Taylor Wimpey what to expect and haggling.....?
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Parking is a problem on new estates but in my experience it is largely due to:
People not using their allocated parking, (even though they may have two spaces 20 feet from their back door) and parking on the pavement by their front door instead. A neighbour of mine has even extended his garden over one of his parking spaces, he said he never uses them anyway!
People having two cars, and a garage and a parking space. Garage gets filled with junk, second car uses pavement as default parking space, usually outside mine!
Vans being bought home (even though they shouldn't be on the estate) and cannot get into the parking courts, they are then left on the pavement. Luckily these are on the earlier phases of the estate to where I am, but they are a pain to get past.
People not using their allocated parking, (even though they may have two spaces 20 feet from their back door) and parking on the pavement by their front door instead. A neighbour of mine has even extended his garden over one of his parking spaces, he said he never uses them anyway!
People having two cars, and a garage and a parking space. Garage gets filled with junk, second car uses pavement as default parking space, usually outside mine!
Vans being bought home (even though they shouldn't be on the estate) and cannot get into the parking courts, they are then left on the pavement. Luckily these are on the earlier phases of the estate to where I am, but they are a pain to get past.
watch out on new builds for:
rented social housing
rented social housing
rented social housing
they will affect your property price when you come to sell
as the OP correctly mentioned, the new estates are up to 40% SH unless the developer has contributed extra bunce to the local council to reduce their obligation to build them
rented social housing
rented social housing
rented social housing
they will affect your property price when you come to sell
as the OP correctly mentioned, the new estates are up to 40% SH unless the developer has contributed extra bunce to the local council to reduce their obligation to build them
We bought a new TW house at the start of the year. Bought off plan and got zero discount but stamp duty paid. We are lucky that the estate has no social housing and all house are either 4 or 5 bedrooms so no flats and most have double garages. Some house do have cars who park on the street but on the whole, parking is not a problem.
There were snagging issues with the main problem being the ground floor living room/dining room floor not being level. They had managed to pour the screed layer and not level properly. To be fair, they sorted quickly but did necisstate a stay in a hotel fully paid for including meals. I know there are horror stories but our house has been on the whole great. The site manager is key. Get a good one and your are sorted.
We looked at both old and new houses. We decided to go new as it offered the best combination of practical living space, multiple en-suit bathrooms for kids as they grow up/ guests. It also had a lovely practical kitchen, a double garage a with parking on the drive for 6 cars. A combination we couldn't get in the area we liked. We also ended up with a decent garden size as well. In the North East so builders will have more options for different types of estates (TW currently has 5 sites in a 5 mile radius hence how they could get around not building social housing on this one and more on others in the area).
There were snagging issues with the main problem being the ground floor living room/dining room floor not being level. They had managed to pour the screed layer and not level properly. To be fair, they sorted quickly but did necisstate a stay in a hotel fully paid for including meals. I know there are horror stories but our house has been on the whole great. The site manager is key. Get a good one and your are sorted.
We looked at both old and new houses. We decided to go new as it offered the best combination of practical living space, multiple en-suit bathrooms for kids as they grow up/ guests. It also had a lovely practical kitchen, a double garage a with parking on the drive for 6 cars. A combination we couldn't get in the area we liked. We also ended up with a decent garden size as well. In the North East so builders will have more options for different types of estates (TW currently has 5 sites in a 5 mile radius hence how they could get around not building social housing on this one and more on others in the area).
Good luck!
My brother bought a TW home last year. He has had a snag list longer than his arm and about 2 months ago TW got in touch and told him they had 'forgotten' to put insulation in the top floor which then entailed them ripping the dividing wall down between his house and next door to rectify the situation - with no compensation.
Absolute joke IMO. I bought a 1920s house this year with more space, bigger gardens in a nicer location for the fraction of what he paid for his.
The only way I would ever buy a new build is if I built it myself.
My brother bought a TW home last year. He has had a snag list longer than his arm and about 2 months ago TW got in touch and told him they had 'forgotten' to put insulation in the top floor which then entailed them ripping the dividing wall down between his house and next door to rectify the situation - with no compensation.
Absolute joke IMO. I bought a 1920s house this year with more space, bigger gardens in a nicer location for the fraction of what he paid for his.
The only way I would ever buy a new build is if I built it myself.
Reminds me of some friends, bought a 5 y/o executive house from a couple. After moving in they had loads of guests to stay and a party or two.
Anyhoo, shortly after the visitors departed they noticed a smell, one of the toilets hadn't been connected up resulting in piss and poo under the floor. They reckon the couple they bought from may never have noticed if this particular loo was rarely used.
Anyhoo, shortly after the visitors departed they noticed a smell, one of the toilets hadn't been connected up resulting in piss and poo under the floor. They reckon the couple they bought from may never have noticed if this particular loo was rarely used.
We bought our TW house 5 years ago when it was 6 years old. We have had a few issues, but that is because the previous owners did absolutely nothing in the way of maintenance and very little cleaning. We have a smallish garden, but they vary depending on plot. Our garage is a decent size, but it was originally used as the sales office so is wider than normal. Parking is a joke, but that is just down to people being inconsiderate. One chap has 2 vans and 2 cars for his 1 parking space, so spreads them around the place, a girl with a Fiat 500 insists on parking it over 2 spaces, roads are very narrow so pretty much single file for most of the time.
Social housing occupants seem to vary. One on our estate treats her house like a tip, while others are immaculate. Private renters seem worse. A house on a nearby TW estate has the staff of a local restaurant all living there and never seems to open any curtains or windows. I have counted 12 cars from that one house parked outside on numerous occasions.
Social housing occupants seem to vary. One on our estate treats her house like a tip, while others are immaculate. Private renters seem worse. A house on a nearby TW estate has the staff of a local restaurant all living there and never seems to open any curtains or windows. I have counted 12 cars from that one house parked outside on numerous occasions.
PositronicRay said:
Reminds me of some friends, bought a 5 y/o executive house from a couple. After moving in they had loads of guests to stay and a party or two.
Anyhoo, shortly after the visitors departed they noticed a smell, one of the toilets hadn't been connected up resulting in piss and poo under the floor. They reckon the couple they bought from may never have noticed if this particular loo was rarely used.
sAnyhoo, shortly after the visitors departed they noticed a smell, one of the toilets hadn't been connected up resulting in piss and poo under the floor. They reckon the couple they bought from may never have noticed if this particular loo was rarely used.
t happens 
Find out when their financial year end is. Can't remember for TW whether its December, March or June. Tell then that you will complete by the year end, this works even better if you are close to the year end when offering and if its a stock plot or a plot that can be finished by the year end.
Year end figures are important to developers, that's why the Bovis CEO lost his job earlier this year.
Year end figures are important to developers, that's why the Bovis CEO lost his job earlier this year.
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