| Comment | We bought a new build in 2017 for the same reasons you did. It’s worked out for us as the area is great and the house suits us.
House builders are generally shite, their primary goal is to extract profit so expect lots of snags and be prepared to keep on top of them.
Our house was the last to be built so it was a hassle to get trades on site as they’d all fucked off after a couple of weeks. The developer has also been forced to do major drainage work this year that should have been completed when the site was first being built so it’s a building site once again with heavy plant making loads of noise during the day. We both work from home so that’s a pain in the arse.
We spent a fair amount of cash with the builder on upgrades and I would advise against this. It wasn’t particularly good value and they made a major fuck up with our kitchen meaning it had to be torn out and carcasses replaced which took months to sort out. Let them install the basics and then change stuff over time as desired.
In a nutshell, seems like you are doing it for the right reasons but prepare yourself to keep on top of the builder for snags, track stuff, follow up and get good value for your money. |
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