Caporegime
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Me and my Girlfriend recently purchased a new build house.
We currently live with parents (Hers at her parents, me at mine) so this is the first time we'll have moved anywhere, let alone owning a house.
Originally it was touted to be finished January/February.
In November I got a phone call as they'd brought the plans forward and we were to move in December 15th.
We were told that if we declined, it'd be early January, which I was happy with.
Because of this, me and my girlfriend rushed preparation, we've bought all of our furniture pretty much, we've got sofas ordered (And they're now due for delivery).
We've been down the road, people have moved in next to us, the majority of people are in their houses. Our house for all intents and purposes is complete and even has a statement of completion.
I was unable to get any new information from the developer until the December 22nd, in which we were told that it'd be ready February 15th, but on the phone was told that date can't be right as the house has been completed. I was told to hold on over December and it'd be chased up in January.
We're now on January 7th and I'm no further forward, I've been told to hang on until January 9th and I'll be told a date. I've chased them multiple times, even had my solicitors doing so. I've pretty much been unable to get anything out of them since December.
The problem being of course that I've got 2 weeks booked off starting January 16th (I get an extra day off when I officially "move" house, so I'd probably have been off one day next week to complete and that, and then sort everything out from the 16th) and we've got sofas that need delivering, or I'm liable to pay for storage fees.
If come Monday I'm told that the 15th of February date stands, is it reasonable for me to ask for compensation in the way of the developer paying not only the storage fees for my furniture, but the reimbursement of the extras we paid for (So I can have like 1.5K of my money back, that frankly they're over charging for anyway)?
We've been strung along for a month, I've also got other furniture that will be past the date of a simple return if it simply doesn't go with the style we're after (I purchased because I've saved hundreds through sales, and I could return up till the 24th of Jan).
Or do I just suck it up? My girlfriend's furious, and I'm pretty miffed off too.
We currently live with parents (Hers at her parents, me at mine) so this is the first time we'll have moved anywhere, let alone owning a house.
Originally it was touted to be finished January/February.
In November I got a phone call as they'd brought the plans forward and we were to move in December 15th.
We were told that if we declined, it'd be early January, which I was happy with.
Because of this, me and my girlfriend rushed preparation, we've bought all of our furniture pretty much, we've got sofas ordered (And they're now due for delivery).
We've been down the road, people have moved in next to us, the majority of people are in their houses. Our house for all intents and purposes is complete and even has a statement of completion.
I was unable to get any new information from the developer until the December 22nd, in which we were told that it'd be ready February 15th, but on the phone was told that date can't be right as the house has been completed. I was told to hold on over December and it'd be chased up in January.
We're now on January 7th and I'm no further forward, I've been told to hang on until January 9th and I'll be told a date. I've chased them multiple times, even had my solicitors doing so. I've pretty much been unable to get anything out of them since December.
The problem being of course that I've got 2 weeks booked off starting January 16th (I get an extra day off when I officially "move" house, so I'd probably have been off one day next week to complete and that, and then sort everything out from the 16th) and we've got sofas that need delivering, or I'm liable to pay for storage fees.
If come Monday I'm told that the 15th of February date stands, is it reasonable for me to ask for compensation in the way of the developer paying not only the storage fees for my furniture, but the reimbursement of the extras we paid for (So I can have like 1.5K of my money back, that frankly they're over charging for anyway)?
We've been strung along for a month, I've also got other furniture that will be past the date of a simple return if it simply doesn't go with the style we're after (I purchased because I've saved hundreds through sales, and I could return up till the 24th of Jan).
Or do I just suck it up? My girlfriend's furious, and I'm pretty miffed off too.
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