More delays from Crest

July 11, 2005

I picked up a very aggravated answer phone message from Kerry at Crest Nicholson today, around about 11.15am, telling me that it was urgent that I spoke with her. This was followed up by an e-mail sent at 11.59.

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I can’t say I’m completely surprised…

July 5, 2005

… to have received a phone call from Crest Nicholson explaining that there’s another delay. Stephen in Customer Relations has told me that the work that was supposed to be complete today will now be complete this Friday. On the upside…

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It’s perpetually three weeks away…

June 30, 2005

… or at least it seems like it that. Completion, that is. A quick recap of the story so far — had the house snagged, and found roughly 150 faults, Crest said they’d put most of them right by the 24th. Went to the place on the 25th, discovered that most of them hadn’t been [...]

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Movement from Crest Nicholson

June 27, 2005

News from Crest Nicholson! I’ll be meeting Darren Wright, their “Build Executive” on Wednesday morning at the property. That should be an interesting meeting.

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Catching up…

June 26, 2005

It’s been a busy week, and what with the heatwave and all, sat in front of a computer updating the blog hasn’t been right at the top of my priorities. But it’s Sunday evening, the children are asleep, and there’s a gin and tonic to hand, so it seems as good a time as any [...]

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Crest Nicholson’s response to the snagging report

June 15, 2005

Crest Nicholson’s response to the snagging report came through late yesterday, and I’ve been going through it. Of the 145 or so defects noted in the report, they’ve agreed to remediate all but 17 of them. And by 24th June. Which isn’t bad. I’ve got a couple of concerns and things I still need to [...]

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“Almost there…”

June 10, 2005

The last of the mortgage paperwork came through yesterday, which means we’re now this > < close to exchanging contracts. The sticking point at the moment is the items that came up in the inspection report, and (a) how many of the findings Crest Nicholson agree with, and (b) what sort of timetable there’s going [...]

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One more step along the road I go…

June 8, 2005

I received the snagging report from New Build Inspections yesterday (by e-mail, the paper version should follow in a few days). Almost 150 defects…

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Grand Designs Live

June 7, 2005

With impeccable timing it’s the Grand Designs Live show this weekend at the Excel centre in London. Some cut price vouchers came through with the last round of junk mail from Direct Line, so I’ll be off to check out design ideas for the new house.

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More snag photos

June 5, 2005

Below the fold are three more photos from yesterday’s snagging inspection. And to quote from the previous entry: Keep in mind when you look at these that Crest Nicholson had told me that they’d completed all their snagging, and that as far as they were concerned the house was ready. Enjoy.

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