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It is very expensive to restore old buildings, and it would be better to spend this money on new houses. To what extent do you agree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

#buildings #money #houses
The refurbishment of decrepit
buildings
 requires a large amount of investment, and there are those who claim that it would be more efficient to create new
buildings
. Because of growing demand and modernization, I consider it to be a wise decision, which I would discuss in the
next
 paragraphs. Overpopulation causes numerous issues, and one of them is lack of accommodation which leads to increasing average prices for
houses
 and growing the number of homeless individuals.
Although
 old
buildings
 have in them cultural value, it is more crucial to provide a decent condition of living to those who need them,
that is
 why I do believe that building new
houses
 would be more reasonable than restoring historical facilities. It is equally important to note that due to the development of new technologies there are changes in living conditions as well.
Houses
 become more modernized and self-sufficient, which results in being more convenient in general, that's why more and more people by seeing all perks, chose
such
buildings
 as their home.
Furthermore
, electricity, water and heating system in new
houses
 are more efficient and reliable in comparison to those in ancient
buildings
, where facilities are outdated and need repair all the time, which leads to additional exes. To illustrate
this
 issue, we can compare prices for heating, usually, old apartments have high сeilings which makes them more attractive,
however
, it makes them hard to warm which causes an increase in the cost of living there. To summarise there are definitely more advantages of spending money wisely by creating new
buildings
, as it can provide up-to-date accommodation as well as decreasing the housing crisis we are facing nowadays.
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