The new builds in my area are targeted straight away by a number of cleaners,they have their own little battle i am sure.
I try to stick to specific targets,that way i know i am increasing my rounds with work that i want.It may take me longer but the quality of work coming through is what i want.I tend to stick to outlying areas,not so much villages,kind of small pockets of quality properties.I have found that a lot of wc's steer well away from these,probably because they are not concentrated enough in one area.