Contract renegotiate ?

I signed contracts in Feb for a €365K new 4 bed semi in Westmeath and paid my 10% deposit.

The house will not be complete until Aug timeframe by which time listening to all the current doomsday reports my new house will be worth alot less that what I agreed to pay for it - can I go back and renegotiate a better deal without losing my deposit or do I just have to take the hit ?

I need the house and even if I think by August its worth less than the €365K its unlikely I would pull out and write off the 20K.

James.

If the developer is having difficulty selling the houses they won't want to put it back on the market again so it's always worth trying to negotiate.

You've signed contracts - the house is effectively yours now and the developer can pursue you through the courts if you pull out. It's not just your deposit at risk.