Difficult, old or new house? Character charm and lovely high ceilings in the olds, but wind tunnels hard to heat, problems if listed etc. New houses? Yuk, all the same, no character, over insulated so the damp stays inside. I'd go for an earthship if i were able to choose, not in lanarkshire though, too many old mines that suddenly cave in, especially with all the wet, and there are so many unsavoury places in Lanarkshire too, although there must be good bits somewhere. I spoke to someone here in Somerset who had left lanarkshire as her village had been filled with rough tough families from glasgow who were paid thousands to move out into the village, then turned it into a slum. I just can't think of a nice bit of lanarkshire i'm afraid, though the new market is grand, well it won't be so new now but it was when i lived in scotland. Sleep well!!
