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'Things I Wish I Knew' New Build Edition
m344
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Hi all
Creating a thread where we can discuss things we wish we knew before purchasing new builds via shared ownership or the equity loan. It seems they are quite controversial its worked out well for some and terribly for others. I thought the thread would be useful to give others some tips and tricks or things to look out for. Feel free to drop in any other thoughts or anecdotes which might be helpful!
I'll start with a tip:
Tip: One thing I've noticed is if you buy the last remaining you can negotiate in all of the show home furniture! If you are a FTB without all of your own stuff it's nice to move in somewhere fully furnished! Tables, chairs, beds etc. Some developers will give it all away to the last to buy.
Creating a thread where we can discuss things we wish we knew before purchasing new builds via shared ownership or the equity loan. It seems they are quite controversial its worked out well for some and terribly for others. I thought the thread would be useful to give others some tips and tricks or things to look out for. Feel free to drop in any other thoughts or anecdotes which might be helpful!
I'll start with a tip:
Tip: One thing I've noticed is if you buy the last remaining you can negotiate in all of the show home furniture! If you are a FTB without all of your own stuff it's nice to move in somewhere fully furnished! Tables, chairs, beds etc. Some developers will give it all away to the last to buy.
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The reason the heating doesn’t work is because the thermostats are wired to the wrong floor!6
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The downstairs light that lights the stairs cannot be switched off when you are upstairs!9
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The house will be hot. Too hot in summer.7
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After 18 months or so all your drying out cracks will have appeared and you’ll want to redecorate the entire house.5
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I'm impressed you made it to 18 months 🤣🤣🤣pinkteapot said:After 18 months or so all your drying out cracks will have appeared and you’ll want to redecorate the entire house.2 -
Yes, agreed!! So annoying!!knightstyle said:The downstairs light that lights the stairs cannot be switched off when you are upstairs!0 -
Bathroom light switches are on the outside of the room, not funny when you have kids!!!3
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why there are so many metal drain/water/manhole covers randomly placed over the garden, lawn and driveway?4
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So that the drainage to your house works!!bhaisab said:why there are so many metal drain/water/manhole covers randomly placed over the garden, lawn and driveway?
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If it’s not water leak related it will take months before your snags are fixed.2
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