… due to the council dragging their foot with the license for supplying the mains or something to that effect. I had to re-read the letter a couple of times to try to get what Laing was trying to say. They have stated that they are still trying to complete as soon as possible so we can move in for Christmas.

So in effect, we’re not going to be given 28 days notice, or rather the letter is acting as the 28 days letter but not actually giving us 28 days notice. (huh??) Am I to take it as it could be less than 28 days? Surely not. I take it to mean it’s likely to take more than 28 days. What it boils down to is they can’t give us a definite date for completion yet.

Oh well, time to go sort out the mortgage then.

Hear that Laing is arranging a site visit for new buyers mid-Oct. We get to put on hard hats and boots and go trooping round the site to view various stages of development. I think it’s brilliant, it’s really good to know what and how your house is being built. Not to mention checking out potential new neighbours. Till then..

No news, so we went to have a look ourselves over the weekend. Sales told us it won’t be ready for another couple of weeks.. *sigh*.. the development is looking good though.. it’s gone up quite quickly, so perhaps there’s hope yet for completion before next Spring. Oh well, it’s good to move in spring anyway.

In the meantime, we’re still keeping our ears out for that show home completion. Yet to make firm choices for our flat.

Anyway, day comes when we get to meet the site manager. He’s just been to see another couple and obviously a little tired out from talking for the past hour or so. Nevertheless, he welcomed us and set off to reel off the usual why we’re doing this, how good Laing is with customers etc.

He pulls out the plans and explains to us how construction of our home is going. There’s been a fire recently, we were advised, due to an arson attack. No worries, everything is going back to foundations and will be tested before they start rebuilding from scratch. Great.. completion will be pushed back a couple of months. We’re not too worried since we’re not in any rush to move.

He goes on to tell us how the property is constructed. It’s a timber-frame construction and he assures us it’s quick and easy to assemble and totally safe when it comes to fire-proofing. Lots of information is thrown at us over the next hour, we can hardly keep up. We’re also told we will be invited to the site one Sat in summer to view various stages of completion. Cool!

He tells us that their bonus is dependent on a questionaire that we have to fill out about 2 or 3 weeks after we move in to our new place. Hmm… I feel a little pressure to make sure I ‘tick the right boxes’ when it comes to it. He assures me that he’s just joking, but I don’t think so.

Oh well, looking forward to that onsite visit in summer. Next up – Homestyle!