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

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  • kirtsypoos
    kirtsypoos Posts: 3,824 Forumite
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    wifigeek2 wrote: »
    welp I have my nice new home.. its a monumental bellway bodge :-(

    what a mess. never buy off-plan again!

    Brickwork is covered in mortar splashes; holes in mortar; holes in render/missing render outside; front step that moves; back and front door not flush/can see light outside and cold air coming in. big gaps underneath my windows and mortar coming out in my hand...

    so far 50+ snags that I know of; and it seems the others on the same estate as me all have similar horror stories. going to get full structural survey done just in case as I have a huge crack in concrete floor. I dont trust them..

    Well worth £200k+. NOT :mad:

    Sounds awful wifigeek, hope you get it sorted soon.
    :j PAID VERY, Barclaycard x3, Vanquis, Natwest, O/D, Tesco & MBNA x2 PAID :j LBM 24/07/15 - Original Debt: £0/31010.23 (100% paid) :eek:
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  • lee111s
    lee111s Posts: 2,988 Forumite
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    wifigeek2 wrote: »
    welp I have my nice new home.. its a monumental bellway bodge :-(

    what a mess. never buy off-plan again!

    Brickwork is covered in mortar splashes; holes in mortar; holes in render/missing render outside; front step that moves; back and front door not flush/can see light outside and cold air coming in. big gaps underneath my windows and mortar coming out in my hand...

    so far 50+ snags that I know of; and it seems the others on the same estate as me all have similar horror stories. going to get full structural survey done just in case as I have a huge crack in concrete floor. I dont trust them..

    Well worth £200k+. NOT :mad:

    Where abouts have you bought?

    We moved into a Bellway in November and I've been really impressed. I'm pretty picky and very aware of what is and isn't acceptable and I must admit, while we had a few issues, they were all sorted very promptly.
  • wifigeek2
    wifigeek2 Posts: 5 Forumite
    Thanks All.

    Fingers crossed.

    We have purchased in west lothian. I am not alone as it seems some of my neighbors have had multiple new bathroom suites etc...
  • FlacosFloozie
    FlacosFloozie Posts: 816 Forumite
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    Hope they get things sorted soon.
    We're due to move in to our new Bellway home at the start of April. Fortunately, its a different development. I haven't heard anything bad but I guess you don't know until you move in .....
    MFW 2024 £0/7500 Mortgage £129,500 Jan 22 Final payment June 38 Now £99,801.75 FP May 36 Emergency Fund £17,500 100% Added to ISA 24 £0 Save 12k in 24 #31 £0/20,000 Debt Free 31.07.14
  • dannyjebb
    dannyjebb Posts: 428 Forumite
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    FlacosFloozie wrote: »
    Hope they get things sorted soon.
    We're due to move in to our new Bellway home at the start of April. Fortunately, its a different development. I haven't heard anything bad but I guess you don't know until you move in .....

    Could I ask if you have any advice on buying with Bellway? We are about to reserve a house with them, did you have any luck getting discount, freebies etc?

    Thanks
  • lee111s
    lee111s Posts: 2,988 Forumite
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    dannyjebb wrote: »
    Could I ask if you have any advice on buying with Bellway? We are about to reserve a house with them, did you have any luck getting discount, freebies etc?

    Thanks

    It's so site and plot specific that there's no rule of thumb. Change your arm, be cheeky. If you're not embarrased by what you're asking for then you're not asking for enough.

    As it happens, with Bellway, we got jack. Popular estate and a numbee of folk looking at our specific plot... not sales patter either, we spoke to two other couples on the sales office who wanted it. Luckily we got the buyer first and put the reservation fee down.
  • FlacosFloozie
    FlacosFloozie Posts: 816 Forumite
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    We found the same as lee111s. We looked at the site early on and talked to the sales rep. At that point, she told us that she had no room to negotiate on price but might be able to do something with extras. When we wre actually at the stage of buying, there was no room for negotiation.
    I think, in our area, few 3 and 4 bed houses are coming on the market post brexit so the demand for new builds is really high.
    Bellway do seem to be a bit more competitively priced than some other builders. Their extras are similar in price. Some things were good value when we priced them (or too much hassle to do after moving in) but some have quite a mark up on them.
    MFW 2024 £0/7500 Mortgage £129,500 Jan 22 Final payment June 38 Now £99,801.75 FP May 36 Emergency Fund £17,500 100% Added to ISA 24 £0 Save 12k in 24 #31 £0/20,000 Debt Free 31.07.14
  • FlacosFloozie
    FlacosFloozie Posts: 816 Forumite
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    As well as the showhouses, our site has a 'viewhome' which is one built with the standard spec. This can be helpful in deciding what extras matter to you.
    MFW 2024 £0/7500 Mortgage £129,500 Jan 22 Final payment June 38 Now £99,801.75 FP May 36 Emergency Fund £17,500 100% Added to ISA 24 £0 Save 12k in 24 #31 £0/20,000 Debt Free 31.07.14
  • Captain89
    Captain89 Posts: 113 Forumite
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    Completion date has been moved up to 28/04 which is amazing for us. Still looking hard online for any warning signs but yet to find anything negative about countryside in recent times.

    Went to a meet the builders meeting and they said all the right things. House goes through multiple checks before each department signs off on it so you should basically be snag free when you move in. I have family on the development and they don't have anything negative to say so I'm cautiously optimistic...
  • allthe7s
    allthe7s Posts: 187 Forumite
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    Got our mortgage offer through today, slowly but surely we're getting there!
    Preparing to go bankrupt April 2020
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