Pentland Reach, ML12

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Lovely street within a great development. Easy parking (most have private driveways though there is plenty on-street parking too).

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

To lower my expectations of the developer, Story Homes, in terms of after sales service and dealing with snagging issues. They claim to have been housebuilder of the year! (Lol)

What is the best feature of your home:

Great street within a super development. South west facing garden is excellent in summer.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Biggar is a vibrant town with good transport connections and a thriving high street. Good local services, including doctors, dentists, sports centre, library, etc. Very peaceful, yet with good road access to both Edinburgh and Glasgow and a reasonable bus service to Edinburgh.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I feel I was very lucky with the position of my house, meaning the garden is particularly open and not overshadowed by other houses. It is difficult to get a feel for that from looking at a plan.

What is the best feature of your home:

Good sized garden and attractive development. Great local services.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Quiet little estate, close to Edinburgh. Play park surfaces not laid properly in the first place and now are all uneven and breaking up causing trip hazard for children. Will now have to oay for this through the factor.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

There will be snagging in a new build, be prepared to list these in writing so they can be dealt with by the developer.

What is the best feature of your home:

Location of the house and the garden that gets the sun all day.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Very good amenities in the area. If you don’t have a car public transport can be an issue

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

None

What is the best feature of your home:

Elevation treatment and rear garden with boundary wall

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Very good selection of independent shops and pubs. Though a larger supermarket in Biggar would be nice. Zero anti social behaviour. Bin collection very good.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Consider what direction your garden faces if you want to get the sun. Mine is south west so lots of sunlight which is treating summer. Would not like to have north facing.

What is the best feature of your home:

Kitchen diner looks great and is a great hub of the house.