So we got our handover just before Christmas... SS claimed that it's like a Christmas gift... but we had mixed feelings about it.
On handover - the house was liveable - needed a lot of cleaning from our side, but generally in acceptable condition. Many things that we had pointed our during PCI were not done, and were pushed to Jan/Feb. Some of those things are OK to delay (like changing some handles, few kitchen cupboard doors etc), but some are totally unacceptable (like all our vertical blinds need to be replaced). We just did not reject the handover coz we had given notice on our previous rental place, and it was easier to move in during holidays without taking extra days off from work.
Sorry to hear handover didn't go as anticipated!
How the hęll did they damage all of your blinds? Thats cr@zy! Was that the biggest issue?
How did your SS note down all the items that still needed to be done? What was his timeline for these getting all the items rectified?
Such a shame when you have no doubt spent so much money on this dream!!!