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New Building - how long does it take from first fix to handing over the keys

fapb48
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Hi,
Quick question..
Does anyone know how long it takes for a house to be ready to handover when the building is at first fix stage?
The reason i am asking is that we have bought a new house through bellway and we already told our landlord that we would vacate the house by the 31st of May.
Bellway says completion date is sometime in May (no specific date)
And we are kind of scared that we will not have enough time to move out and move in properly. Or actually worst case scenarios have no house at all for a few days.
When we have shown interested in buying the house last September(!!) they have told us March. In October when we exchanged contracts it was changed to 16th of April.. Now its just May....
Any ideas/opinions would be much appreciated
Thank you
Quick question..
Does anyone know how long it takes for a house to be ready to handover when the building is at first fix stage?
The reason i am asking is that we have bought a new house through bellway and we already told our landlord that we would vacate the house by the 31st of May.
Bellway says completion date is sometime in May (no specific date)
And we are kind of scared that we will not have enough time to move out and move in properly. Or actually worst case scenarios have no house at all for a few days.
When we have shown interested in buying the house last September(!!) they have told us March. In October when we exchanged contracts it was changed to 16th of April.. Now its just May....
Any ideas/opinions would be much appreciated
Thank you
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fapb48 said:Hi,
Quick question..
Does anyone know how long it takes for a house to be ready to handover when the building is at first fix stage?
The reason i am asking is that we have bought a new house through bellway and we already told our landlord that we would vacate the house by the 31st of May.
Bellway says completion date is sometime in May (no specific date)
And we are kind of scared that we will not have enough time to move out and move in properly. Or actually worst case scenarios have no house at all for a few days.
When we have shown interested in buying the house last September(!!) they have told us March. In October when we exchanged contracts it was changed to 16th of April.. Now its just May....
Any ideas/opinions would be much appreciated
Thank you
And keep talking to Bellway, I doubt they would have such high a tolerance around completion dates in normal times. They should however let you know when you can move in within 2 weeks of completion.No man is worth crawling on this earth.
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Rosa_Damascena said:fapb48 said:Hi,
Quick question..
Does anyone know how long it takes for a house to be ready to handover when the building is at first fix stage?
The reason i am asking is that we have bought a new house through bellway and we already told our landlord that we would vacate the house by the 31st of May.
Bellway says completion date is sometime in May (no specific date)
And we are kind of scared that we will not have enough time to move out and move in properly. Or actually worst case scenarios have no house at all for a few days.
When we have shown interested in buying the house last September(!!) they have told us March. In October when we exchanged contracts it was changed to 16th of April.. Now its just May....
Any ideas/opinions would be much appreciated
Thank you
And keep talking to Bellway, I doubt they would have such high a tolerance around completion dates in normal times. They should however let you know when you can move in within 2 weeks of completion.
the biggest problem now is that we believe the house is already rented to new tenants((
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fapb48 said:Rosa_Damascena said:fapb48 said:Hi,
Quick question..
Does anyone know how long it takes for a house to be ready to handover when the building is at first fix stage?
The reason i am asking is that we have bought a new house through bellway and we already told our landlord that we would vacate the house by the 31st of May.
Bellway says completion date is sometime in May (no specific date)
And we are kind of scared that we will not have enough time to move out and move in properly. Or actually worst case scenarios have no house at all for a few days.
When we have shown interested in buying the house last September(!!) they have told us March. In October when we exchanged contracts it was changed to 16th of April.. Now its just May....
Any ideas/opinions would be much appreciated
Thank you
And keep talking to Bellway, I doubt they would have such high a tolerance around completion dates in normal times. They should however let you know when you can move in within 2 weeks of completion.
the biggest problem now is that we believe the house is already rented to new tenants((
Unfortunately you may have to find short term accommodation and put your belongings into storage. The builder hasn't given anything other than a rough estimate of completion date for the build and, once complete, there will almost certainly be snagging issues you pick up when viewing the property before final handover.
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TELLIT01 said:fapb48 said:Rosa_Damascena said:fapb48 said:Hi,
Quick question..
Does anyone know how long it takes for a house to be ready to handover when the building is at first fix stage?
The reason i am asking is that we have bought a new house through bellway and we already told our landlord that we would vacate the house by the 31st of May.
Bellway says completion date is sometime in May (no specific date)
And we are kind of scared that we will not have enough time to move out and move in properly. Or actually worst case scenarios have no house at all for a few days.
When we have shown interested in buying the house last September(!!) they have told us March. In October when we exchanged contracts it was changed to 16th of April.. Now its just May....
Any ideas/opinions would be much appreciated
Thank you
And keep talking to Bellway, I doubt they would have such high a tolerance around completion dates in normal times. They should however let you know when you can move in within 2 weeks of completion.
the biggest problem now is that we believe the house is already rented to new tenants((
Unfortunately you may have to find short term accommodation and put your belongings into storage. The builder hasn't given anything other than a rough estimate of completion date for the build and, once complete, there will almost certainly be snagging issues you pick up when viewing the property before final handover.
If that happens will be painful. bahh
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fapb48 said:TELLIT01 said:fapb48 said:Rosa_Damascena said:fapb48 said:Hi,
Quick question..
Does anyone know how long it takes for a house to be ready to handover when the building is at first fix stage?
The reason i am asking is that we have bought a new house through bellway and we already told our landlord that we would vacate the house by the 31st of May.
Bellway says completion date is sometime in May (no specific date)
And we are kind of scared that we will not have enough time to move out and move in properly. Or actually worst case scenarios have no house at all for a few days.
When we have shown interested in buying the house last September(!!) they have told us March. In October when we exchanged contracts it was changed to 16th of April.. Now its just May....
Any ideas/opinions would be much appreciated
Thank you
And keep talking to Bellway, I doubt they would have such high a tolerance around completion dates in normal times. They should however let you know when you can move in within 2 weeks of completion.
the biggest problem now is that we believe the house is already rented to new tenants((
Unfortunately you may have to find short term accommodation and put your belongings into storage. The builder hasn't given anything other than a rough estimate of completion date for the build and, once complete, there will almost certainly be snagging issues you pick up when viewing the property before final handover.
If that happens will be painful. bahh
thanks for your opinion
You may be interested to know that when I bought my first home (also a new build) that the sales team would not get their bonus if feedback was not consistently 9 or 10/10. Not that I would suggest a revenge tactic, but its handy to know how the world works sometimes.No man is worth crawling on this earth.
So much to read, so little time.0 -
Rosa_Damascena said:fapb48 said:TELLIT01 said:fapb48 said:Rosa_Damascena said:fapb48 said:Hi,
Quick question..
Does anyone know how long it takes for a house to be ready to handover when the building is at first fix stage?
The reason i am asking is that we have bought a new house through bellway and we already told our landlord that we would vacate the house by the 31st of May.
Bellway says completion date is sometime in May (no specific date)
And we are kind of scared that we will not have enough time to move out and move in properly. Or actually worst case scenarios have no house at all for a few days.
When we have shown interested in buying the house last September(!!) they have told us March. In October when we exchanged contracts it was changed to 16th of April.. Now its just May....
Any ideas/opinions would be much appreciated
Thank you
And keep talking to Bellway, I doubt they would have such high a tolerance around completion dates in normal times. They should however let you know when you can move in within 2 weeks of completion.
the biggest problem now is that we believe the house is already rented to new tenants((
Unfortunately you may have to find short term accommodation and put your belongings into storage. The builder hasn't given anything other than a rough estimate of completion date for the build and, once complete, there will almost certainly be snagging issues you pick up when viewing the property before final handover.
If that happens will be painful. bahh
thanks for your opinion
You may be interested to know that when I bought my first home (also a new build) that the sales team would not get their bonus if feedback was not consistently 9 or 10/10. Not that I would suggest a revenge tactic, but its handy to know how the world works sometimes.1
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