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Unfortunately we are not in a position to now walk away.
We sold our home of 11 years to purchase this apartment & have been renting for the last 12 months awaiting completion.
We did not have to pay stamp duty when we purchased last year – we will now.
A comparable apartment will now cost us considerably more – believe me, we have tried to find one. We would have loved to have found somewhere else.
We have bought tiles for this apartment (that have been laid), we have bought furniture for this apartment that is awaiting delivery. Walking away is not so simple now.
Of course we now understand that we have purchased in a development where we will continue to have problems with the builder/developer and that saddens us no end.
This exercise has shown us that even if you do your research & you think you have found a somewhat reputable builder & developer – chances are you have not. I do not believe that any exist.
As for listening to our solicitor we have been, but everything the vendor has offered so far is conditional – we have been more than reasonable in trying to find a solution.
Your suggestion that we just do it ourselves (as we don’t need to seek permission to “unpaint” the ceiling), and chase them up for costs is a valid one.
However, as I have explained Dry Ice Blasting is a method that uses compressed air and is very noisy & uses a large piece of machinery – and as the builders are still on site completing Stage 2 of the development, I don’t see how we can do this without drawing their attention. As they have asked we seek permission from the owners corporation (i.e. them) what if they choose to throw the contractors off site?
We have also been advised that it is best to sort the ceiling prior to moving in as we will have to move everything out again should we choose to do it later.
So alas, while some people may be in a position to just throw money away – we are not.