Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Delays to Start Building 10Jun 09, 2008 7:50 pm rldragon2003 Quote: the 5% was not a penalty, but the CSO said if we pay our 5% downpayment early our file would get a higher priority within Clarendon and move quicker! Did you receive your final plan and home warranty yet? They can not take the 5% until they provide the home warranty. then they should order the peg out, which is your contract start date. Hello the final drawings we are told by the CSO are not necessary for us to sign to go to site. She however said if we do not pay the 5% plus all variations upfront our file would get a low priority at Clarendon The home warranty was posted some time ago .. I have cleared and scraped the site waiting for the builder to start now lobo Buildling a Clarendon Crestmead in Sydney DA Approved on 20/03/2008 Slab Poured on 02/09/2008 Frame Completed 15/10/2008 Brickwork Complete 2/02/2009 Roofwork Complete 05/03/2009 Just to makea point about this, an approach that some people have found sucessful in negotiating these rises down, Is to provide some workings to the builder, specifying… 4 81733 In fairness nobody gave a crap about the ACCC and the gag clauses continued in the pro forma templates of a few other builders after the ACCC took on Wisdom, and more… 19 73524 While i was across this behavior's pre appointing my (the builders) surveyor, I did tell the builder i was aware what they were doing and while i disagreed with it, they… 13 14619 |