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« on: Monday, October 21, 2013, 12:24:18 » |
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Looking to buy a brand new house. I know you have to pay extra for upgrades, flooring etc., but has anyone done this and got a good deal e.g. carpets included, stamp duty paid? I just wondered how flexible the house builders can be. Note - this should bring my home maintenance days to an end (for a few years)
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« Reply #1 on: Monday, October 21, 2013, 12:26:26 » |
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Note - this should bring my home maintenance days to an end (for a few years) In which case I reckon we should all chip in
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« Reply #2 on: Monday, October 21, 2013, 12:28:45 » |
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Fine by me
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« Reply #3 on: Monday, October 21, 2013, 13:56:03 » |
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Moved into Redrow by bug n spider 6 months ago.
Contact Samdy for any financials....we went through one of Mrs Flash family in the end but he knows his stuff does Samdy.
Message me and I will tell you it all, good and bad.
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« Reply #4 on: Monday, October 21, 2013, 14:15:34 » |
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« Reply #5 on: Monday, October 21, 2013, 15:16:39 » |
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Contact Samdy for any financials....we went through one of Mrs Flash family in the end but he knows his stuff does Samdy.
I did wonder...
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« Reply #6 on: Monday, October 21, 2013, 15:17:45 » |
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4D, careful on the freebies/upgrades. It'll count as an incentive and the valuer might knock it off the value of the house so could cause complications with any mortgage.
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« Reply #7 on: Monday, October 21, 2013, 15:22:26 » |
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Isn't it also liable to stamp duty, as part of the purchase price (non freebies)?
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« Reply #8 on: Monday, October 21, 2013, 15:42:03 » |
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Get a cash back credit card and put all your fees etc on that - at least you'll get a little kick back
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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 19:35:12 » |
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Also make a careful note of the warranty period and make sure you make a full and very detailed list of snagging problems to get rectified just prior to expiry. New houses are rarely without problems and its amazing the number of people that sort problems themselves which are covered by warranty.
Friend of mine presented a list of about 50 issues to the builder (a major company) and got around 48 of them sorted under warranty having been in the house for a number of years.
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 20:16:48 » |
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Looking to buy a brand new house. I know you have to pay extra for upgrades, flooring etc., but has anyone done this and got a good deal e.g. carpets included, stamp duty paid? I just wondered how flexible the house builders can be. Note - this should bring my home maintenance days to an end (for a few years) There is usually a £10k budget which you can use how best you want it (well, it was for me), e.g. lower the price, pay stamp duty, pay for flooring / carpets etc
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 08:33:35 » |
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Just a word of advice - I moved from a 1960's house to a 1990's house and the build quality is nowhere close to being comparable. The older house was a solid the new house was just thrown up, stud walls chip, board floors etc. Give the upstairs walls a bit of a knock and you'll understand.
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 08:51:13 » |
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My current house was built in 2000 . Swings and roundabouts - I've lived in older houses, solid walls but damp issues etc.
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« Reply #13 on: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 13:02:38 » |
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Most new builds look to be wooden structures with bricks then laid around them to me. I've also heard of loads of people who have had problems with their houses. That said, i'm sure they can't all be like that. Personally i don't like the estates thrown up in Swindon where they are all built on top of each other,narrow roads with shite parking etc. Don't appeal to me but plenty buy them.
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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 13:34:41 » |
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Yep, wood lined. Well insulated though. Parking does seem an issue, a five bed house with one car space on the drive. The one we are interested in has space for 2 to 3 cars.
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