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  • And the house is a new build, was constructed in 2021, so shouldn’t have any major issues

    Where I live, the opposite is true. Buying a new-build is like buying a Tesla: expect to spend the first few years fixing quality problems, with a residual risk that some can’t be fixed at all. And look at the neighborhood closely: it’s not unusual for new-bulid property to be far from useful infrastructure and services. In my Victorian neighborhood, there are shops, cafes, pubs, good schools, medical clinics. In far-flung new-build land, you might have to drive into my neighborhood to access any of those. And don’t bother taking the bus, because there are probably no bus routes either.