Does anyone want to join me waiting for new build to be built and complete

We had already cleared Bellway's affordability check and I've filled in the reservation forms today. Boyfriend will drop them into the office tomorrow.

We read a few of the big lenders terms and conditions and it would seem as long as incentives are less than 5% of purchase price they're generally ok. I know they don't like the developer to pay your deposit and I do realise not all lenders are the same.

I know it's still early doors and so much could go wrong but I'd like to be a little bit hopeful that we may be on the property ladder by the time the year is out.

That's good dgtazzman. I've had further compensation agreed today. Which has increased the figure by another two thirds. Which takes it to 2.5% of the purchase price as well as a number of freebies.

Fingers crossed for 10th of June. If they don't complete on that date we've decided to walk away. Need to draw the line somewhere.

we are using the TW EasyMover scheme, and the new house is estimated completed 1st August. Our current house has been up for sale for 3 weeks and we've finally got our first viewing! (had to drop price a little bit). Scheduled for Monday but I've got everything crossed...the estate agents said she is definitely in a position to buy quickly (nothing to sell etc)

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We have just had a confirmed completion date of 30th June. We were told they were aiming for 24th. Another week to pack I guess. All looking good from the outside, just putting in the drives and finishing the back gardens. Think im starting to get a bit tired of it now though, its been such a long time (first went to see the site at the start of November, reserved start of December) just want it over and done with.

Lucky you! We reserved in July last year. Due to get the keys Jan, March, April, May and now 10th June. Was at site today and I'm not hopeful!

Wow this group is getting bigger by the week!

Thought I'd update now we've been in for 2 months and hopefully give some food for thought.

We STILL have no broadband/phoneline! Hence my absence. It turns out the BT Openreach contractor was sacked from the job and at this point they are digging everything up to find out what was finished and what wasn't. The section they need to check now is under scaffold so we have at least another fortnight to go. Even if we'd started this a month before we moved in it would've taken ages.

Affinity water are one big mess up! I called them before we moved and they told me to submit a reading the day we left which I duly did and gave our new details and new meter reading. Weeks of hearing nothing I called again and it was being processed. This week we had a bill for 31p, a new account number and a request for a direct debit; basically 2 seperate departments not bothering to communicate. This has now been resolved, although they want to double our dd due to Anglian Water being more expensive than Thames.

When we informed E.on we were moving they sent me a text reminder on the day asking for readings. The new build was with British gas and I arranged a swap to First Utility immediately but this hasn't been straight forward; BG say they haven't had a reading from FU, FU say it was sent 5 weeks ago...

We registered for council tax and have a provisional band of E (we were expecting C!) So that's a lot dearer than expected. It's provisional and could go down (or up) but it will be months before we know.

There's a 6-8 week wait for bins from the council. In the mean time I've had to contact them a few times to get the refuse collectors to come to our part of the site and take our rubbish. Should have the bins next week but ask way in advance!

We've had lots of *conversations* with various delivery companies whose drivers aren't delivering. They get to the end of the original estate and rather than thinking of looking on the new site or asking one of the many staff members, they assume the house doesn't exist and leave. A number of drivers have been less than honest about their attempts to deliver and I've resorted to either having things delivered to work or writing in the additional notes "my house does exist!"

Our 1 month snag was minimal really; some paint scuffs (some of which we'd caused), a missing plinth cover in the kitchen, scratched extractor hood. Main one was the bath seal went and we had damage to the downstairs WC. The handyman was booked, OH took a day off but the handyman decided to protest about the mileage he was being asked to do and quit! It's all resolved now and we've had some extra patio tiles given to us as compensation (it'll double the size).

We're really getting used to village life; plant sales, open gardens and a local pub we actually want to drink in. OH did crash his car this week though on a windy country bend (always told him he drives too fast and too close but what do I know!)

Hopefully that's given you guys some thoughts on what not to do and things to get the ball rolling on in advance.