Items Tagged With New HomesGuide to Newly Built Homes (BBC)
You'd expect a newly built home to be perfect, but just like a new car, your new home needs to be 'run in'. A minimum of six months should do it. Here's what to expect, how you can minimise the effects and how to claim if a serious problem develops. Read more: New Homes
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A frustrated homeowner lost his temper and brawled with staff when a building company failed to fix 400 defects in his new luxury villa. Alan McIntee finally flew into a rage after claiming he had visited the Muir Homes sales office to complain on more than 100 occasions. He tried to speak to management on the office phone, but when it was taken away from him he lashed out at the company's staff.
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Or Close Read More About Homeowner Fined As Complaints Lead To Property Rage Outburst... Homing in on the pitfalls of buying a newly built house
Many people think a relatively easy option is to buy a new-build house as they expect to be able to move in on a set date and have no work to carry out to make it liveable. This, in theory, means they should be able to calculate a pretty precise budget as they will not be expecting to cope with the cost of broken boilers and other unforeseen problems. Unfortunately this is not always the case, so it is vital to do thorough research before committing yourself to what, you hope, will be the home of your dreams.
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Or Close Read More About Homing In On The Pitfalls Of Buying A Newly Built House... It's time to learn a few home truths
Wrong size, wrong shape, wrong place: developers are building tiny inner-city flats when buyers want three-bed family houses. Meanwhile new apartments stand empty and are losing value. Susan Emmett reports.
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Or Close Read More About It's Time To Learn A Few Home Truths... Lenders and surveyors debate new-build valuation scams (Reuters, January 2006)
The Council of Mortgage Lenders and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors have begun talks to deal with reports of over-valuations on new-build properties, following a move by some mortgage lenders to pull out of lending on new developments.
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