Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Building Contract 2Feb 04, 2012 8:20 am Not without generally losing at least part of your deposit no... There may be a "cooling-off" period written into your contract through - read through it and see if one is there and whether you are still within the stated timeframe. Some people apparently have nothing better to do than comment on other people's sigs. Re: Building Contract 3Feb 05, 2012 12:16 pm cmhamilton No longer contributing to H1 on principle. Your reply suggests that you're still contributing....so maybe your signature is no longer valid, or your account was accidentally accessed by your wife/husband/dog through browser cache without logging you off first. Re: Building Contract 4Feb 05, 2012 12:19 pm There should be a 5 day (typically) cooling off period. Check your contract and don't let the builder pressure you. If you are having doubts now about the builder, it's worth reconsidering the contract. If you are reconsidering because of a better deal, good for you! Re: Building Contract 6Feb 06, 2012 3:20 pm zeitgeber cmhamilton No longer contributing to H1 on principle. Your reply suggests that you're still contributing....so maybe your signature is no longer valid, or your account was accidentally accessed by your wife/husband/dog through browser cache without logging you off first. Perhaps you could try staying on topic instead of commenting on other people's sigs? Some people apparently have nothing better to do than comment on other people's sigs. Re: Building Contract 7Feb 07, 2012 11:40 pm caz_770 Where are you located wmurphy? If you are in WA and you have signed contracts/ paid your deposit, there is no cooling off period Can you pull out of the contract after pre-start or is it going too far? Re: Building Contract 8Feb 07, 2012 11:55 pm AubinGroveFan caz_770 Where are you located wmurphy? If you are in WA and you have signed contracts/ paid your deposit, there is no cooling off period Can you pull out of the contract after pre-start or is it going too far? I think you can pull out of the contract, but at a cost.... And I don't think it's just the cost you have paid to that point.... I think they can actually ask for more because of all the work they have done to that point. Let's just say, I wouldn't opt out at that point.... But then I'd be worried about losing $500.... We all have our thresholds, I guess Re: Building Contract 9Feb 08, 2012 12:03 am caz_770 AubinGroveFan caz_770 Where are you located wmurphy? If you are in WA and you have signed contracts/ paid your deposit, there is no cooling off period Can you pull out of the contract after pre-start or is it going too far? I think you can pull out of the contract, but at a cost.... And I don't think it's just the cost you have paid to that point.... I think they can actually ask for more because of all the work they have done to that point. What work? Asking you for more and more money and screwing you every step of the way... I recon at pre-start that's when they know they got you and they will suck you dry at that point... "would you like to have this door handle?... ok... that will be extra $5000..." Re: Building Contract 10Feb 09, 2012 3:10 pm Have you read through the terms of your contract? Generally there's no real cooling off period as that is what the time is for between PPA and contract signing. By pulling out of a contract, it depends on the relationship and what the builder wants to do. By you and the builder signing a contract, you've come to a decision to build the house. By pulling out, you are changing your mind and renegging on the deal (effectively moving the goal posts). As time, potentially money etc has been invested, the builder may let you cancel and walk freely. Alternatively, they may let you cancel but ask that you pay to cover their costs to date. Take it a step further they may let you cancel but order you to pay them for loss of profits as by signing that agreement, they may have taken staff on, ordered materials or even committed to furthe projects which could damage the viability of their business. Almost a how long is a piece of string question. I'd suggest having a look through your contract to see what the terms are and what they cover with regards to cancellations. From there, if it isn't clear i'd look at contacting your builder. You have to understand that there's more than likely to be a penalty as you can't simply change your mind when you've progressed that far - imagine if everybody could do this? There wouldn't be many builders left to change to that's for sure! Re: Building Contract 11Feb 10, 2012 12:33 am jayw ... imagine if everybody could do this? There wouldn't be many builders left to change to that's for sure! Maybe if they were more upfront with their cost we wouldn't have this issue. They're trying to be an a**holes about it... When I ask about some prices trying to figure out approximate upgrade cost (whether it's $100 or $2000), no one gives me even small indication on price, the only thing they say is "you'll do that at pre-start"... Re: Building Contract 12Feb 10, 2012 12:50 am Hi All, I know how you feel..... I signed a PPA and paid depo back in June last year and I am still trying to get costings. Sure there were a lot of changes to the plan and many upgrades but I have been pushing for a costing before I go to prestart as I dont want to be left hanging. While I expect builders to have a mark-up some are potentially over the top. Shifting walls should not cost so much as nothing has been built...... Rant over. Hope it all works out for you Ciao Mark Re: Building Contract 13Feb 10, 2012 8:09 am We must have been lucky with our Builder, a couple of months of how much to ? etcetc. They would send a variation with the cost of the How much to ? We accumulated a few so as to have a list rather than single items. We would either sign and return the variation with or without alterations. Signed contract last week, reflecting our variations, so far so good. edit: maybe we did not have as many variations as others. You talk about deletions, are they variations or PS and PC adjustments? pleas list them 1 16571 I've decided, after a period of confusion (my building broker told me it's probably not worth it to use a lawyer, but others have said it is a must) that I definitely will… 7 27959 |