Thanks for that N&V.
This is just one of many stuff ups over the past eight months. When I went through it all from day one with my solicitor this week…

Hi All
Glad to hear that some of you are making progress and envy those that have started to build.
For us its been all bad. From the start we have had…

Well said.

Sounds like a great garage, whats a home if you cant store all your toys there.
Dont stress to much over the 180 days, it has taken us 7…

Hi EmoH
We are building the Valina but have extended the house by 3m to move the study and fit a workshop in the garage. Due to this we have…

Hi EmoH
I have had my solicitor involved now for a few months after the run around that we have been given so far. Our solicitor did go over the contact…

Looks like we are all going through the same frustration. If it helps any this is the way is has happened for us.
March: $2500 paid.
April: First tender
May: Second Tender and…

Hi all
Thought I would give you an update of what we have decided. After all the mucking around, yelling and screeming, lost paper work and what have you we decided…

That is unreal. I cant get off it. NOW Im the one driving the wife insane with colours. Shame the other big M doesnt have something similar.
Would make picking those…

Hi Mrs Rose
We recived our contact last Thurday. That was close to 6 months from our deposit.
I have been told that after we sign the contact plans will be submitted…

Mrs Rose I feel your pain. I have been so close to walking on the whole deal so many times. The one thing that stops me is that I have…

No unfortunatly our zoning does not allow for it. Its not the council side of things, so far our council has been great and actually very helpfull. Our new house…

Good to see I am not on my own.
I just get so frustrated at the thought of being six months down the track and still not in council.
Thank you to…

They now say another two weeks but i have herd that to many times now so I cant really say when only guess. We are in the Sutherland Shire and…

I guess thats all you can do unfortunately. Thats the problem with this whole process they seem to hold the higher card.
All i can really say is good luck…

Hi kkat
No not yet, they did send us a letter today regarding our booking for studio m but after my conversation with them this afternoon I really have had enough.…

We paid our first deposit in March. Four weeks later the first plans were ready for viewing, made our changes to them and waited another six weeks for the new…

Thanks Staz88
Do you mind me asking who you are building with.

Was just wondering how long is the normal wait to go into council. Not talking about council, just the time from you handing over your deposit to the builder submitting…

Hi Loretta
I am amaized at the amount of people who are building in the Shire.
We did look at the owner builder deal at one stage but were lucky to find…

Hi All
Just an update, went to Masterton today to go over the lost paper work and have a quite chat regarding the problems that we have had over the last…

Hi Bexi
I wish I had an answer for you but we are in the same boat. It has been 5 months since we paid our deposit and between then and…

Thanks for the welcome everyone.
We are building in Oyster Bay with Masterton. When we first bought the house we were hoping for a knock down rebuild but we have since…

Thanks heaps bel.
I have spent a bit of time on the Masterton thread geting everyones feed back and so on. As I said its good to know we are not…

Thanks, good to see that i am not on my own. looking forward to everyones advise and storys. This building thing can be a complete maze. We thought we were…

Anyone?

I thought that is why we build new homes. So we have more space for the race car. Every home should have one:z:
Nathan

Hi all
Was wondering how many people on here are building in the Sutherland Shire and with who.
We are currently trying to build the Vallina with savoy facade with Masterton homes.
Regards
Nathan