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Blowins wrote: ↑03 Jan 2019, 19:57 Hi All,

Thanks for all the posts to date, informative forum!

Obviously the majority of you have received contracts on your houses, congrats. Just looking through ours and the information appears to be exceptionally bare for what we were expecting.

Could I ask what level of information was included in your own? Particularly regarding drawings /specification?

Thanks in advance!

Jay wrote: ↑08 Jan 2019, 13:47 Hi folks, just a quick update for those who have bought on Beresford Court.

I was speaking to Aidan yesterday and he said that snagging will likely start in 4-5 weeks.

PS FWIW my solicitor also said the detail-light contract was standard fare.

Jay

Markr1492 wrote: ↑14 Jan 2019, 22:11 From speaking to people in the Crescent there is no choice of paint or tiles in this phase.

Mr. Stupid wrote: ↑19 Jan 2019, 09:18 The apartment block is in planning permission but like everything in planning permission it is unclear as to how much will be social. In Ireland, the developer can keep his arrangements for social housing private and with the council.

What a lot of the developers are doing is selling all their private houses first and then once sold they leg it and then you'll find out the social arrangements because if they told you for example, that someone living in a 4 bed opposite you was social are you still as likely to but your 3 bed and pay 2K a month for your 3 bed for 25 years?

harasb wrote: ↑21 Jan 2019, 12:30 as they break ground on this Phase 5 ghetto, I'll be moving back to my old house in 1920s Alabama. We knew who was who then.

harasb wrote: ↑21 Jan 2019, 12:30 Yeah, the apartment blocks in Donabate are like warzones. The coppers from Swords won't head into the areas with social housing without helicopter support. Think the first couple of series of The Wire. I've heard people on social housing (thankfully haven't actually met any myself) are equipped with listening devices that alert them to when 4 bed detached houses are unoccupied during the day. Because these freeloaders have nothing better to do, they're ready and waiting to pounce 24/7. I'm a homeowner in Beresford but as soon as they break ground on this Phase 5 ghetto, I'll be moving back to my old house in 1920s Alabama. We knew who was who then.

Sunshine1 wrote: ↑25 Jan 2019, 23:50 Aidan informed the original residents of Beresford that there would be no social housing blocks, just houses peppered around Beresford. This was on the back of them putting enormous pressure on the original residents who were originally informed that Beresford would be a small contained estate stopping at woods. Of course this didnt happen and there will now be one pokey road taking an additional 300 houses alongside the original 160. along with this the residents were also promised that the apartment blocks would not go ahead if residents didn't object... If any new residents have queries/ objections you can email the residents association beresford.donabate@gmail.com. Not sure if they have the fight in them though, a lot of residents were bitterly disappointed with outcomes and their suggestions after many meetings went ahead.