Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Signing house contract 3Jan 04, 2011 12:12 am Up to you but we signed our builders contract before we settled on the block (we hadn't even received approval on finance). We just did it with conditions on these things. That way we had an out (although would lose our $1k deposit). We thought it was a good idea for us to lock in a price of a promo house. It will depend on your situation and whether you are going to save any money on your house by signing now. Remember that signing the contract can also lock in your price of your house whereas delaying it there could be increases in the build price etc. Jason Building a modified Platinum MKII with Blueprint Homes. House Plan Contracts Signed: 18/10/2010 Prestart 21/10/2010 Sandpad: 14/1/2011 Slabbed: 27/1/2011 Brickwork: 15/2/2011 Roof: 18/3/2011 Re: Signing house contract 4Jan 04, 2011 5:06 am You will also need to consider the term of the contract. We signed our in Feb '10 & it was valid to 30 June, land reg was delayed so builder took opportunity to inform us that to extend contract to 30 Dec they would accept an additional $2000 - was supposed to be more but they felt kind & offered us a discount Got a life, just can't find it! You talk about deletions, are they variations or PS and PC adjustments? pleas list them 1 16548 It seems very clear to me that your contract states that a security account does NOT need to be established so the answer to the builder is NO. If in doubt find a contract… 1 8505 10 12302 |