I am currently in a similar situation to this, I bought an appartment from the plans in May 2006. I have still not moved into (or snagged) the property as I feel the building is not ready yet! the reason for this is that the plans (& brochure) that i signed my contract for state that there is a window in the bathroom & now that the building is 'complete?' the window is not present.
The argument has gone on now for a couple of months & the builders have now admitted that they have made a mistake by not putting in the window & by not informing me of the change of spec. My solicitor now thinks we should put across demands & suggested that I ask for floors to be laid but in my opinion, as the builder has increased the price of the same unit by 25,000 since my contract was signed, that i should be entitled to more than floors.
Now I am not looking for the world but i expect to be compensated for the loss of the window so I can expect at least the same sell on value. Does anyone have any suggestions of what to demand or any similar stories?
By the way, my contract is up next month but if I pull out the the builder will have gotten out of the trouble & will make a profit from the new sales prices!
The argument has gone on now for a couple of months & the builders have now admitted that they have made a mistake by not putting in the window & by not informing me of the change of spec. My solicitor now thinks we should put across demands & suggested that I ask for floors to be laid but in my opinion, as the builder has increased the price of the same unit by 25,000 since my contract was signed, that i should be entitled to more than floors.
Now I am not looking for the world but i expect to be compensated for the loss of the window so I can expect at least the same sell on value. Does anyone have any suggestions of what to demand or any similar stories?
By the way, my contract is up next month but if I pull out the the builder will have gotten out of the trouble & will make a profit from the new sales prices!