No, we are still before signing contracts - we have only booking deposit paid in to ‘secure’ the house for us.I presume you signed a legal agreement when buying the house? Your starting point should be that to see what your contract says.
I only have a booking deposit confirmation with the house number and estate name on it, really.What did you get in writing when paying the deposit?
Prior to contracts being exchanged, either side can withdraw from the sale for any reason. There may have been miscommunication or an error from on the estate agent's part, but unless you can prove they were trying to deceive you, you only really have the options of proceeding with purchasing the house on offer or walking away with your deposit.
Is the house bigger or smaller than you originally thought?I only have a booking deposit confirmation with the house number and estate name on it, really.
That’s what I thought. Someone makes a mistake like that and you can’t even do anything about it .
Thanks for the replies.
You say that the type you initially thought you bought won't be built until next year, would you be willing to wait?Hi all,
I have a question about the above. Myself and partner booked a new build house about a year ago. We booked at the provision of a brochure with the house types and general floor plans and a price list that was sent to us by email (which had a house number, house type, square metres and the price). Now when the house is close to be finished we started contacting the developer more and it turns out we were given wrong information and in fact the house we booked is a different type of house than what was on the price list. In fact, the house type we booked is not even build in this phase. At the moment all of the houses are booked so we can’t even change a house. We’re stuck with this one which is just different from what we thought we are booking… I know there is no chance we will get the house we initially wanted, but there is anything we could do?
Thanks for any insights into this.
No, we are still before signing contracts - we have only booking deposit paid in to ‘secure’ the house for us.
OP has no legally enforceable interest, having paid a refundable contract.no contract deposit. As others have suggested, get a refund and move on.I wonder could you sell on your interest in this or get some benefit. Market value has probably increased? When did you reserve it?
As far as I know they went up price, recently we were shown very similar house in different estate and it’s 30k more expensive. We booked it almost a year ago now. As of now there is actually no houses available in the area so we have to stick with this one anyway.I wonder could you sell on your interest in this or get some benefit. Market value has probably increased? When did you reserve it?
It’s 10m2 smaller.Is the house bigger or smaller than you originally thought?
So 300sq feet approximately which is a utility room, so it's a fair bit of space.It’s 10m2 smaller.
No, we really can’t wait, we are in a situation where the house we are renting is not secure enough to be waiting and we all know how bad the situation with rents is at the moment, nearly impossible to find anything to rent and on top of it we have pets so there is a big no from any landlords…You say that the type you initially thought you bought won't be built until next year, would you be willing to wait?
If so, would the developers allow you to transfer the deposit and perhaps sell it to you at the price you initially were going to pay.
I do understand that ye were probably looking forward to moving in and getting on with life.
I'm trying to throw out ideas.
Not an easy decision but ye have a lifetime to find that perfect house , if theres such a thing. Good LuckNo, we really can’t wait, we are in a situation where the house we are renting is not secure enough to be waiting and we all know how bad the situation with rents is at the moment, nearly impossible to find anything to rent and on top of it we have pets so there is a big no from any landlords…
Thanks everybody - we are going to go with this house no matter but as @peemac suggested we were thinking of getting a bigger house in 5-7 years anyway so we could just do it sooner.
107.639sqft.10sqm is about 110sq ft, not 300 is it not,
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