House being used as a show home without my knowledge

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leeb1977 said:

AdrianC said:

leeb1977 said:

AdrianC said:

leeb1977 said:

I’ve been through all the documents provided, and our reservation form, and there’s nothing about what condition they’ll provide it in, or saying what they can, (or can’t) do to the house after I’ve reserved.

There's your answer, then.

Their house, they can do what they like with it until you buy it. The condition at exchange of contracts is the condition you buy it in.

Cheers, yep, guess I just need to be prepared to walk away, and ship the family off to my mums for a bit whilst we find somewhere else I guess.

You would actually walk away over this...?

Depending on the state I might, yes.

You pay a premium for a new build for a reason, if I then have to get carpet cleaners in, repair defects etc, then it starts to lose any appeal to me. It’s no longer the place I reserved / wanted.

I know there’s supposed to be a warranty, but I also know that’s worthless once you’re in.

 I think you'd be overreacting, you'd be better off to just see what the condition is before you exchange and if it needs a carpet cleaner ask the developer to pay for one.  They most likely would if there was a genuine need.

People buy show homes, they are usually in perfectly fine condition. 

Anyway, I can't think of a single way in which cramming a whole family into a parent/in-law's house for an indefinite period of time is a better option! 

kinger101

leeb1977 said:

AdrianC said:

leeb1977 said:

I’ve been through all the documents provided, and our reservation form, and there’s nothing about what condition they’ll provide it in, or saying what they can, (or can’t) do to the house after I’ve reserved.

There's your answer, then.

Their house, they can do what they like with it until you buy it. The condition at exchange of contracts is the condition you buy it in.

Cheers, yep, guess I just need to be prepared to walk away, and ship the family off to my mums for a bit whilst we find somewhere else I guess.

Sounds a bit like cutting off your nose to spite your face.  I suspect the carpet at your mum's house has also had people whom you don't know walking over it. 

The cumulative wear and tear from showing a dozen or so people around a showhome likely amounts to less than one day of normal occupancy.

p00hsticks

kinger101 said:

Sounds a bit like cutting off your nose to spite your face.  I suspect the carpet at your mum's house has also had people whom you don't know walking over it. 

The cumulative wear and tear from showing a dozen or so people around a showhome likely amounts to less than one day of normal occupancy.

Plus, as other posters have suggested, if it's being used as a show home it's likely that they'll have done much of the snagging and taken extra care of the quality, so there are positives too.

Norman_Castle

It seems underhand if they've done this without telling you. Is there normally a price difference in price when buying the show home on a new estate?

clearancer

leeb1977 said:

Hi, I’m after some advice.

I reserved a new build house last week, it’s build complete, ready to move in. Just need to finish the sale of ours and exchange contracts etc..

We live local to the house so went for a walk up there last night to have a look, and it’s been fully furnished.

Can they do this? I’m now concerned they’ve done this to show people around like a show home, so we’ll have people going through our place constantly before we move in, potentially ruining carpets, etc.

Also, any furniture will obviously leave impressions in the carpets, marks on walls.

Overall, I’m just surprised they’d do this, I’ve dropped the sales office a line, but interested in everyone’s thoughts.

Thanks,

Lee

I'd be standing at the door of the sales office waiting for them to open. My first thought would not be that its a show home, my first thought would be that someone gazumped me and moved in!

Thrugelmir

leeb1977 said:

I reserved a new build house last week, it’s build complete, ready to move in. Just need to finish the sale of ours and exchange contracts etc..

Reserved being the operative word. Until you exchange contracts it's not yours. 

dimbo61

You might get a few expensive extras that don't normally come with a New build, window blinds and curtains.
Outside security lights, grass front and rear plus nice fences.
Good quality curtains and upgraded kitchen and bathrooms.
Dishwasher, etc
Have a tour round with a tape measure and see if the beds are full sized.

lincroft1710

dimbo61 said:

Have a tour round with a tape measure and see if the beds are full sized.

Ha ha ha.

And make sure they put the doors back into their frames

AdrianC

Norman_Castle said:

Is there normally a price difference in price when buying the show home on a new estate?

No. In many ways, it's often viewed as preferable...

pinkteapot

Have you actually asked the developer why there’s furniture in the house?