New build boundary issues

moneyistooshorttomention

Oh yeah....and what was the explanation as to just why these meters "cant be moved"?????:cool::p

G_M

Get all you paperwork together (original plans, reservation documents etc, plus most recent correspondance/plans) and go in to see your solicitor.

As others have said, his job is to represent you and protect your interests, so you need to make quite sure he understands your concerns, and knows what you want him to do about it.

Talk through the original plans, and the more recent changes, and (as others have said) make clear he is not to Exchange contracts till it's sorted.

Unfortunately, even if he is acting just for you, he clearly has some kind of relationship with the builders (otherwise why did they recomend him?). It may be the builder gets a referral fee from him, or perhaps not, but he (solicior) will not want to sour the relationship if he can avoid it as he will then not get future referrals..........

Once you've met, discussed, and agreed what he should do, follow up with a letter ("further to our meeting of xx/xx/15, this is to confirm a)yyyyyyyyyyy; b) yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy; c) uuuuuuuuuuuuu"

etc

It does seem quite common that people buying new builds off a plan often find the reality does not later match their expectations, & personally I'd never buy like this (except perhaps as a BTL!), but if buyers let builders get away with it, builders will just keep doing it.

chanz4

depends where the meters are situated on the supply, sometimes it isn't possible

Herbalus

chanz4 wrote: »

depends where the meters are situated on the supply, sometimes it isn't possible

Having just moved the meters at my own house, I can't see why. It's just cable and pipe. It should be able to go anywhere.

Considering the amount of hassle it was, I can imagine why they would say it's impossible though.

Davesnave

Herbalus wrote: »

.Considering the amount of hassle it was, I can imagine why they would say it's impossible though.

Well, it's not their guys who'll be allowed to do it, so I think the expense factor comes into play more than anything else.

It was certainly a factor for me. It was cheaper to have a joiner build a bespoke cabinet to hide the incoming cable than move it into the utility area, literally just through the wall.

chanz4

Herbalus wrote: »

Having just moved the meters at my own house, I can't see why. It's just cable and pipe. It should be able to go anywhere.

Considering the amount of hassle it was, I can imagine why they would say it's impossible though.

Depends where the ecv is

VXR8

Hi All

Well, on Fri we checked the plans received from the solicitors (with all the other documents to be exchanged) and they show shared access for similar properties on another part of the estate, but not ours. Furthermore, they also show no meters on the wall facing our property, where one is now situated.

I think the builders have constructed our property wrong and now they don't want to change it.

Still nothing from the solicitors, but according to their 'terms' any legal dispute will not be handled through them, so not expecting much.

Anyone know a good property solicitor?