Browse Forums Buying Land Re: somerfield estate stage 36 massive delays for title 52Jan 11, 2016 11:10 pm Hi We're building in stage 37 and like all of you have been absolutely frustrated with this whole process. We too received the update email, the light at the end of the tunnel is approaching. I must say though we changed builders during this massive delay for the better, so I'll take that as some positive for us. Re: somerfield estate stage 36 massive delays for title 53Jan 12, 2016 6:46 am Hi Mozzzy, that's good news - I don't see an update on SPEAR about lodgement yet though. It could be that SPEAR is not updated yet. It's still showing me "released for lodgement" but not "lodget at land vic" yet. In any case, we are getting closer!! Re: somerfield estate stage 36 massive delays for title 54Jan 14, 2016 6:46 am Thank goodness! We have waited almost 2 years for this (and definitely over 2 years once the build is done). I feel really bad for the people that have been renting during this whole time with the hope that they would have had their titles in April last year :S Re: somerfield estate stage 36 massive delays for title 55Jan 14, 2016 8:04 am tl12345 Thank goodness! We have waited almost 2 years for this (and definitely over 2 years once the build is done). I feel really bad for the people that have been renting during this whole time with the hope that they would have had their titles in April last year :S Yeah that's us It's ok though. The delays also allowed us to save more money and put down a larger deposit. So not a total loss. But it has come to a point where we want to start building yesterday, we can't help it. Re: somerfield estate stage 36 massive delays for title 59Jan 17, 2016 7:09 pm Settlement is 14 days after registration of titles. So first we need titles, hopefully they will be done until 1st week of Feb and then settlement 14 days after that. Re: somerfield estate stage 36 massive delays for title 60Jan 18, 2016 11:10 am Out of curiosity - have you guys completed tender and contract yet with your builders? We haven't yet because the titles aren't ready so our house is pretty much not going to be ready until Christmas the earliest. So we probably be moving in until another 12 months 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 82155 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 74499 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 14738 |