New home builder issues with garage

Base level on the house is the same as all houses. No idea if any power etc. has been added but it will be.

Not a Miller Home.. Although I like their houses the developments by me have very few double garages and they're normally associated with the biggest house.

I agree about the door being easy enough to put in, but they flat said no at the time, despite being built far too early. Possibly built for storage purposes?

I'd be happy with upgrades, I was planning to spend about £10k on upgrades anyway... So some paid for would be nice, but after the offer of plants I'm doubting their cooperation for monetary value at the moment!
 
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New build companies are very focused on customer service and want that 5 star review from every customer. Go up a level, ask for the regional director and put the ball in their court.
The company I work for deal with sites every day and I hear what customers do when they are not happy (I get on very well with various site sales and managers).
I've seen driveways ripped up and block paved, free conservatories, full kitchen upgrades etc so just go for it. Don't mention backing out though, keep that up your sleeve.
 
My garage on my fairly new build is built just for storage, no access door only the main door. Every other garage has a side door and power. Sadly I didn't buy mine new. But yeah garages seem to be an after thought for builders. Just a shell.
 
They should at least put the door in the side for you, aswell as covering the visible wall with plants etc. I hate new builds. I think they are just so focused on getting as much profit out of a plot of land they totally disregard the personal and emotional side to house buying.

I like to think that a century ago houses were built to cater for the needs of the people, to house families and provide suitable homes for people in nearby industry. I feel now this simple desire to cram as many houses as possible into a development lacks any kind of emotion. Other than greed.


Obviously thats all a bit of romantic thinking, but its still a shame.

They should be bending over backwards to rectify it in my opinion.
 
Why on earth the bricklayer goes to the trouble of laying Hessian on the floor then flings muck 6 ft back beggars belief, why bother with the Hessian in the first place, I assume that is just the base course? Or is it? the manhole cover is flush, if that's a wearing course they'd better be out there with a jet wash soon.

TBH it's not a buyers market at the moment, I'd just be asking for a contribution to the garden and leave it. But that all depends on what you have bought with the house.
 
FinglisHobbit said:
I like to think that a century ago houses were built to cater for the needs of the people, to house families and provide suitable homes for people in nearby industry. I feel now this simple desire to cram as many houses as possible into a development lacks any kind of emotion. Other than greed.
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Indeed. Unfortunately due to the Help to Buy scheme and high property prices, a new build is probably the route a lot of people are forced to go down to get a house the size they need/want (take a look at Taylor Wimpey's share price to see how they're loving the scheme). It will be interesting to see what happens when the scheme ends; suddenly people whom could afford 4-bed detached new builds can now only afford 3-bed semis.

I hate the fact you generally get no front garden (to create a driveway if you wanted) and at best get a garage and two 'allocated' parking spaces. All the "roads" they build seem about 50% the size of roads found on estates 40 years ago too, despite cars probably now being twice the size.
 
AndrewNR said:
All the "roads" they build seem about 50% the size of roads found on estates 40 years ago too, despite cars probably now being twice the size.
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That's because most of them are not adopted by the local authority and are private roads.

A adoptable road standard is probably twice the cost of what a developer can get away with. Depending on the rights over the land any repairs can fall to the home owners to split or the developer still owns and maintains them.

This below is a local authority build we did 36 houses with adopted road, the road is massive and the build up and construction was very expensive.

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I'd ask for my deposit back and all solicitors costs, cost for time and as compensation a contribution to the difference when finding a similar property - they have broken a contract to supply and just offering to cover it is almost offensive!
 
See this is where the lines are a bit blurred for me.

I'm yet to sign solicitors paperwork for the sale, but I signed a lot of reservation documents which detailed things like the bricks, locations of power sockets etc. etc. So I'd say they're in a breach of reservation but not "contract" ?

Anyway the reason I bought this house with a double garage was because of the better parking available with it. You're right in that all new builds suck generally. Single garage houses have the garage and then a space or 2 behind it. I am not playing musical cars for the rest of my life!

There are houses with render, spec'd by the buyers. Not something I want near my house or garage.

I don't think that is the top layer of tarmac for the drive as normally the garage floor is level with the drive from what I have seen on the other plots.

I don't want to cancel my reservation, but I don't also want to be fobbed off for their mistake. Will be pushing and not mentioning pulling out. I want a resolution or a peace offering.
 
ScoobyDoo69 said:
See this is where the lines are a bit blurred for me.

I'm yet to sign solicitors paperwork for the sale, but I signed a lot of reservation documents which detailed things like the bricks, locations of power sockets etc. etc. So I'd say they're in a breach of reservation but not "contract" ?

Anyway the reason I bought this house with a double garage was because of the better parking available with it. You're right in that all new builds suck generally. Single garage houses have the garage and then a space or 2 behind it. I am not playing musical cars for the rest of my life!

There are houses with render, spec'd by the buyers. Not something I want near my house or garage.

I don't think that is the top layer of tarmac for the drive as normally the garage floor is level with the drive from what I have seen on the other plots.

I don't want to cancel my reservation, but I don't also want to be fobbed off for their mistake. Will be pushing and not mentioning pulling out. I want a resolution or a peace offering.
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Have you paid a deposit to the developer yet as part of the reservation process?
 
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