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This is very dependent on location. There are places where, eg, the buildings from the 60s are rather well built, but the later buildings are terrible. It's not

This is very dependent on location. There are places where, eg, the buildings from the 60s are rather well built, but the later buildings are terrible. It's not the age that matters. My previous apartment was brand new building, but cheaply built to cash in on certain developments nearby (new transport links, new faculty building at the university). I doubt it will still be there in twenty years. My current building is much older but much nicer to live in (thicker walls, better ventilation, no creaks and whistles when the wind blows the wrong way). I think it must be 40 years old or more.

systemtest 3y ago
In The Netherlands, anything post-WWII up to the 1980s is typically of very low quality. We had to quickly rebuild the country. And it was the start of prefab concrete, which had some teething issues. In the 1980s we had the Bouwbesluit, a set of rules for building residential homes. Everything built since the Bouwbesluit is of high quality and can usually be purchased without worry. Those homes are typically also well insulated. Looking at pre-war the 1930s were great. Opulent homes with a high degree of finishing, including stained glass, beautiful mouldings, lots of wood finishing, en-suite doors.