Buying in Maryborough portlaoise ISSUES

Lynnie85

We've just been told aim is July for snagging...Very frustrating..I'm ruling it out now it'll be Christmas I bet..

Jaava

Hi everyone

Anyone moving to Park lane? i asked agent they are saying it will be this yearend. if anyone have update please let us know

A2533

Is anyone waiting on a house In the forge?

Similar to park lane, they have said December, but if Hop Hill and Lions gate is running behind, I can’t imagine December is correct for us.

Anyone with any further intel?

Dtp1979

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119128120#Comment_119128120

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newtoportlaoise

We got into our home in April . We were originally told after about 10 different completions that it would be “definitely by Christmas “ and then they continued to fob us off for a further 4 months . We tried everything to get the keys earlier . It also took them 7 weeks to do our snag . As hard as it is and without minimising the stress, I can tell you that it is worth it once you’re in .

Lynnie85

Lions gate aiming for snagging in July..landscaping has been started went to see yesterday inside looks much the same from about 6 weeks....

but looked in windows of hophill still stuff to do..

zan4ik89

hop hill here, we did our snag last week, waiting on completion… snag had 126 jobs to be done, at the moment there is 3 houses completed out of 7, Joe said that he hopes to get all bop hill in by the end of this month, but I am not believing in a word he says. Terrible developer, pitty there is no way we could drag them in to the court.

Lynnie85

When does builders holidays start...that's another delay in itself...hope your in soon...

We'll all know each other before we're even in 😆...

Cormac_06

Builders holidays start 27th July so being realistic even if the snagging is done in July they will be downing tools for a few weeks so September is still best case scaneario for us in Lions Gate.

It will be worth it once we get the keys but I'm sure we will have a few bumps along the way

Lynnie85

What number lions gate see you?we went down last week landscape started,drive in and back garden poles in...going to try get in this week see anything inside updated...keep us in the loop anything happening and I'll do same were 74

divide_by_zero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120683288#Comment_120683288

Also moving into Park Lane. Was in touch with the estate agent yesterday, was told completion would be end of this year, early 2024. So I'm guessing here that it'll be more likely next year.

Cormac_06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120743155#Comment_120743155

We are Number 78! We haven't been back to the area in around a month now so the last we say there was still a huge amount to do outside.

Are Hume letting you into the property on a regular basis if you ask? We visited back in March to get inside the property and it appeared to be so much hassle for them we just never asked again.

Lynnie85

@Cormac_06 Well I emailed on Wednesday and got in yesterday ,and tbh prob could spent the day there ,I was told where the hard hat was and hi vi..The door was open I went got measurements.. now still loads left inside ours 74. but 76 77 bodies in and out have some kitchen in and painted I rain in real quick just to see progression. Hope people don't mind..

Our grass is growing 😆. We'll be mowning lawns before we're in.

Hophill looks nearly there..there wasn't a lot people around so I dunno if it's man power tbh .

When I went back Joe wasn't even there for answers of completion etc.

Lynnie85

Lions gate looks to be snagging in September...

Cormac_06

I emailed them yesterday and they claimed that August was still likely for snagging.....we must get different answers depending on how they feel that day. I'd definitely be leaning towards the September timeline anyway or even further out.

Does anyone know if Hop Hill has move ins yet?

newtoportlaoise

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120780917#Comment_120780917

From what I can see still no movement on hop hill . They snagged about 4 weeks ago . We were waiting 6-7 weeks for ours

bioreplika

Hi All,

Anyone from Hop Hill on this thread

Irnd

Hi all, This thread has been very helpful. We have a viewing for the 4-Bedroom Detached Bungalow/House which they have as Kilshannig/Glenveagh. Anyone who has already purchased this? The auctioneer said its Q2, 2024 possession. Reading this thread makes me nervous about their timeframe.

bscr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120835170#Comment_120835170

Hey there, me!

newtoportlaoise

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120835359#Comment_120835359

Hey , I would be very wary on their time frame . We were told early 2022 and got keys March 2023. There was no real reason for the delay just extremely frustrating back and forths, without minimising the stress, it is worth it once you get in

Irnd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120839135#Comment_120839135

Thank you for the response. They told me over phone Spring, 2024. Any idea about the location for the Bungalow/House which they have as Kilshannig/Glenveagh? I saw a lot of comments around social housing?

Cormac_06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120841195#Comment_120841195

Like everyone said above, I wouldn't believe a word they say when it comes to timelines. If they told me I was getting my keys tomorrow I wouldn't be planning a moving truck, let's put it like that. We signed our contract in March 2023 and they told us we would have keys around 1st June. It's been 4 months since we signed the contract and somehow it's still 4 months away before we get keys (Best case scenario).

Not sure what you mean about Social Housing comments? I haven't seen any comments mentioning that here.

Irnd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120846246#Comment_120846246

Many thanks for your comment. They told me over the phone today that the builder has completed construction and they even sold the show house 😂

I saw it on another thread where social housing was being a problem in the estate. If yuo ro anyone else has any idea about it would be very helpful. Its our first house, so a really important decision 🙂

newtoportlaoise

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120847237#Comment_120847237

There is still about 40 house not complete, they will be on site for another 2 years I say

there is no issue with social housing in this estate at all . All the houses in the new parts are privately owned.

Cormac_06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120847237#Comment_120847237

You would nearly think they haven't been to the site to see 😂 All I'm saying is, when we signed the contracts we were less than 3 months from "Move in" according to them, it's been 4 months and we are still 3 months from "Move In" haha, if you don't laugh you'll cry!

I believe when we went to view the house back in 2022 we were told that the only Social Housing area was at the front part of the estate by the main road, but all housing under construction was privately owned so you wouldn't have anything to worry about. Few people in the group here have already moved in and if you take a spin around it you'll see there is no trouble.

Best of luck with it and like has been said here above, it will be worth it once you move in, you will just be waiting a bit longer than you'd like.

Lynnie85

Wonder will they move anyone in hophill before builders holidays??...I'm aiming for Christmas for Lions Gate...

😄 our deposit been down since Feb 2022. .

Might head down to the site In August...

I've never known snags even to be long.. its got to be man power...

A2533

I saw people in 62 yesterday in Hop Hill so they much have begun to move in.

Any updates on Lions Gate? what stage is it at?

Cormac_06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120876212#Comment_120876212

Last any of us heard they were hopeful to start snagging in August / September and prior experience from people who moved in to previous developments suggest snagging could take anywhere from 6-8 weeks. So currently looking like Late October for keys, but realistically.....November

A2533

Builders holidays begun on the 21st, will be back on the 8th just in case anyone’s wondering.

Lynnie85

Has anyone moved in Hop Hill yet??

Just curious 🤔

newtoportlaoise

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120930464#Comment_120930464

Hey lynn.

yeah seems like most people have moved into hop hill, it was just before the builders holidays that they got the keys

zan4ik89

Hey :) we have moved in to hop hill, got keys 2 weeks ago

KJ2023

Hi guys ,

has anyone anymore updates about park lane ? ☺️

Shah91n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120940603#Comment_120940603

Congrats! I hope we are next in the coming 2 months - it's taking way too long to be honest.

If you do not mind me asking, I wonder how long did it take you to receive the keys after snagging was done? also, if you do not mind sharing with us, when you did the snagging, did your engineer find anything that needed to be looked at or everything was ok right away?

Anyway, congratulations again to you and your family and hopefully it did worth the waiting and you are happy with the house generally.

A2533

Hi folks,

Has anyone picked flooring / appliances yet? Wondering what suppliers and installers you’ve chosen and if you’ve any recommendations.

Thanks!

Lynnie85

Congratulations 🎊..

Lynnie85

Hi folks,

Does anyone know what WiFi is available in the area?

Cormac_06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120948572#Comment_120948572

We have our appliances booked in from ElectroCity in Carlow. We actually took the recommendation from the Auctioneers and went to Telefords in Portlaoise but found them honestly quite awful. We stood for 45 minutes waiting for their Sales Rep to be free (They had 1 person working their entire kitchen and appliances area on a Bank Holiday Saturday). Eventually they got someone from the tills to come over and took us to a computer, asked us to give them the item code for stuff we had seen, printed off an invoice then went back to the till.....pretty Bad.

However the team in Carlow were great, they took us round the appliances, showed us the offers they had on multibuys and sorted everything out there and then. I believe all in we spent €2500 for appliances once all the discounts were added which I'll take all day long.

We also took the floor dimensions to Des Kelly interiors and they quoted us around €6500 for the house, not quite sure if this is a good price or not, we stopped looking around when the delays kept rolling in.

If anyone else has any details on their flooring please share!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120962808#Comment_120962808

I was told by EA, SIRO high speed fibre installed in the development. You could choose any suitable providers Vodafone/Sky/Pure Telecom/Digiweb etc. Check your address on www.siro.ie . Most cost effective in the long run would be Vodafone as there is no more increase in charges after initial contract. Pure telecom is good too but after contract increase in charges.

Lynnie85

Thanks for this I really appreciate it ...

Hi All,

Has anyone in this thread requested some modifications inside for e.g. say getting appliances etc. of own specifications and measurements, changing shower tray from quadrant to square or rectangle etc. or anything for that matter. And if so do the developers entertain or how does/has it work out ?

A2533

I requested some. Depends on what you want, and what stage the house is at - if it means they’ve to change work that has already been done e.g. shower tray is installed; then you will need to foot the cost to change.

You'll also need to have your 10% deposit paid.

Lynnie85

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Lynnie85

Anyone in yet ?

A2533

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120986924#Comment_120986924

Has lions gate completed snagging?

Cormac_06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120987576#Comment_120987576

Lion's Gate hasn't even started yet.....Just waiting on the EA to let us know we can get the snagger in then the 8 week countdown begins!

A2533

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120989148#Comment_120989148

Sorry I thought when I say @Lynnie85 asked if anyone was in, it meant you had snagging complete and awaiting keys!

Hopefully you get the shout from EA soon.

I’m in the next lot after Lions Gate so I’m keeping close to your timeline updates! :)

Shah91n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120990139#Comment_120990139

I emailed Hume at the start of this week and I was told 'I will be called for snagging soon' which meant to my understanding that in few days or at least next week I should!.. Anyway Lynnie85 got scheduled for snagging however I wasn't yet. So either Hume is scheduling one by one for the best of their ability or probably some houses are done yet others are still to be finished. I am not really sure! if anyone else in Lions Gate got schedule please share. I will keep you updated if they call me next week! But I would assume as Cormac_06 said, it's the countdown begins XD...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120983511#Comment_120983511

This is what they said to me.. Exact words -- "Unfortunately the developer is unable to make any changes" & responded with this when I circled back asking why since my request was fairly small and I was ready to bear costs and sourcing - "They are not in a position to accommodate changes / individual requests as they are trying to complete houses and changes( big and small) in the past have slowed down construction and progress !". However for some extras related to electrical outlets and the likes they said the electrician can do that and to contact and pay him directly. So unfortunate ! 😪🤐

Lynnie85

We're snagging Monday...

They move the whole cul de sac in together was my understanding from the head fella. .

If we all get booked in soon as 😃 😊 we should hopefully be in soon...

I'll update ..