While the contract originally stated settlement of approximately December 2008, this is clearly unachievable now. Discussions have been had and it is anticipated that now construction has commenced, each stage (3 stages in total) should take approximately 3-4 months to complete with a high probability of stages overlapping. Based on this, stage 3 should be complete within 6-12 months depending on how much overlap and how efficient they can be.
Christmas is the timeline I am working to and any settlement after November will be considered a complete and utter disappointment. (considering that will make it 20 months since agreeing to purchase the property) The additional money that we've already had to spend on rent, moving, disconnection and reconnection of services... I estimate that we have added an additional $15k to the purchase price just for the privilege of having to deal with them... This hurts...especially when they provide little to no communication and correspondance... They have cost us financially and have made no effort to assist or even apologise for the inconvenience caused...
Anyway, time to look forward and not backward...I thought I would add some photos so you can see the changes that have occurred from start up until now.
April 2008 - The site before any excavation or construction had commenced:
April 2008 - The site before any excavation or construction had commenced:
Photo#1: The shed in the middle of the block
Photo#2: The Western End of the block
May 2008 - Demolition has commenced:
Photo#1: Western End of block
Photo#2: Shed in the middle of the site
October 2008 - Constructions of roads and footpaths:
Photo#1: The western end of the block - footpath construction
Photo#2: The entrance to the block from Braeburn Pde - road construction
Photo#3: The back of the block - parking and driveway construction
Photo#4: Looking from the back to the middle of the block where the main road enters
November 2008 - Completion of roads and footpaths:
Photo#1: Western end of the block - footpaths are complete
Photo#2: Back of the block looking to the middle - roads & driveways are complete
Photo#3: Entrance to the block from Braeburn - roads and court are complete
Photo#4: Inside the block - a court being complete
March 2009 - Construction of housing commences:
Photo#1: Laying the foundations of stage q development
Stay tuned as I continue to post updates and changes in schedule and delivery.
