Newest homes ‘least comfortable’ during lockdown

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Small size and lack of outdoor space made residents less happy with new properties, study by UCL finds

Spending lockdown in a new-build home and neighbourhood has been more difficult than in houses built before 1919, according to a study of 2,500 homeowners.

The research for the Place Alliance group, conducted by UCL, found that people rated their home as less comfortable the newer it was, with those built in the past 10 years ranking the lowest.

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