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Smaller windows
Legacy_user
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Hi,
Would appreciate your take on this.
Purchased a flat in a new build block on the first floor, the windows are 1/3 smaller than the windows on the remainder of the 17 floors. There is no mention of this being the case in the contract. Sounds like a small detail but does make a difference. Where do I stand?
Thanks,
Dan
Would appreciate your take on this.
Purchased a flat in a new build block on the first floor, the windows are 1/3 smaller than the windows on the remainder of the 17 floors. There is no mention of this being the case in the contract. Sounds like a small detail but does make a difference. Where do I stand?
Thanks,
Dan
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What information were you given about the windows and does the real situation conflict with it in some way? That's the question.
The contract would be very unlikely to state that the flats are comparable in all respects, as they will not be.
If you just assumed they would, your assumption was wrong and not based on anything which you can now hold the builder to. There must be plans. What did they show?0 -
@davesnave There was only 1 type of floor plan which shows width wise 2/3 one panel, and 1/3 another panel if that makes sense. Ours is only the 2/3 panel and without the remaining shown in the plans.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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What do the approved drawings in the planning permission show?0
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Did you purchase off-plan?No free lunch, and no free laptop
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When you signed the lease, there should have been a plan attached that you should have signed. What does that plan show?
In my case I was shown the engineering/architectural (or whatever they are called) plans with exact dimensions prior to the reservation. Although you are not allowed to have a copy of these the sales drone begrudgingly let me take a snap of them on my phone.0 -
Look on the planning website of the local authority, all plans including elevation drawings should be available.0
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There is the lease plan drawings which doesn't stand out as having narrower windows.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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