Millers Crest Portlaoise

Muthanna11

Hi folks,

Is anyone buying new builds in Millers Crest, Rockview, Portlaoise? I went sale agreed end of October but still haven’t received contracts by the developer’s solicitors. My solicitors have been chasing them, but they have been saying “contracts are being finalised.” Not sure what would average or ideal timeline. Any advice/experience is greatly appreciated. Thanks :)

Kimbot

Well the houses are nearly complete there now so I would imagine once they finish up in the next few weeks you will hear something.

Muthanna11

Thank you! I have received contracts this week.

Jubb88

Hi Muthanna, we’re buying a house in Millers Crest/Rockview too and our solicitor is currently going through the contracts. Have you had any update as to when your house will be ready? We were told it will be ready to move in by end of March a few months ago but no update since… thanks!

Emro22

Hi all. I saw your post regading Millers Crest, we're buying there as well. Has anyone got an update as to when the houses in Millers Crest will be ready? We were told that the completion date will be March or April but that was last year, we have not heard from them since. Our solicitor returned the signed contract last month. Thanks

RGV_123

I'm currently considering buying a house in Millers Crest and went for a viewing today. I quite liked the property, but I'd love to hear some insights about the place and the estate from anyone who has experience living there.

Muthanna11

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121791654#Comment_121791654

Hi, I was told by the agents and builders (last week) the units in Rockview Grove would be completed late March.

Muthanna11

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121809860#Comment_121809860

Hi, I am not from Portlaoise but I quite liked the town and also the train to Dublin is handy. I will be moving out of Dublin.

StikVista

Hi all, just adding to this as I found this thread helpful over the last month. We've gone Sale Agreed this week. Not move in date and still waiting on contracts but things are moving very quickly all round. No move in date given "to be agreed" is what appears on our Sale Agreed Notice. Auctioneer said they are still waiting on Irish Water to hook up to the mains but when we were last in the property (Feb 29th) there was running water in the bathroom tap - maybe they're near the end of this process. Auctioneer has also said allow fro 4 weeks for snagging to be once we've had someone check it over.

As for the area we're originally from Newbridge but had family move to Kilminchy in the last few years so have slowly become more familiar with the area. It seems like a quiet enough part of town. Schools out the front of estate but you can go in the opposite direction and join onto the M7 at Junction 17/18 for a quick escape. Overall it's a nice walking distance from the town but far enough away you'll have a little more peace and quiet. They just moved the entrance of the estate off the roundabout which should help access a bit.

And from reading this thread everyone seems like good decent people so I think overall it's a good choice.

Any major updates I get I'll try post here.

parin

Hi All, I have signed contract last month for one of the houses in rockview grove. Yesterday, when I checked with Hume auctioneer, they told us that house is ready for snagging after 15 march, however the main water connection will be provided after 25 March. I am going there on 15 march to view the status and will keep everyone posted with updates. We are moving from Carlow and looking forward to live in the new community. The location is accessible to most of the amenities including school and that was one of the reasons to move to this estate.

StikVista

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121864135#Comment_121864135

Amazing thanks for the update Parin, my partner will be delighted to hear about the water connection happening so soon!

Look forward to more updates - I'll continue to add as we get them too.

dj4ever

Hi All,

I have booked one of the houses in Rockview Square. They informed me that the houses will be ready by end of April with the caveat on the Irish water connections. Waiting to hear more from them.

Gerard081

Hi folks, hope you are all well. I live in Rockview square the last number of years.

Just to update you Irish Water are here today connecting your homes to the water mains. So looks like you are on the home stretch.

Best wishes with your new home and

new beginnings 🏡

Muthanna11

Hi Gerard,

Nice to hear from you and thanks for the update. I was there yesterday for snagging and I did see Irish water doing some work. Hopefully all be sorted in next 2 weeks. Thanks!

parin

Hi All,

I visited the site on 15th March and the road to rockview grove was being laid, hopefully it should be completed in 2 weeks. I have snagging for my hours scheduled on April 3. I believe all rockview grove houses should be complete by this month end and ready for snagging. Thanks Gerald for the update and Muthanna for starting the thread. Hope to see you all soon.

hugovtm

Hi everyone,

I’d like to know if anybody else from Rockview grove had the snagging cancelled or postponed, because we were supposed to do the snagging on 20th March but it was cancelled by the developers(we aren’t aware of the reason) and so far we do not have a new date.

Thanks

StikVista

Hi all,

Thanks all for keeping this thread alive, it's great to see how everything is coming along.

From my end, our solicitor received the Contracts on the 19th of March, she had some amendments and due to some unfortunate annual leave timing(!) we won't get in to sign the contracts for 2 more weeks. We'll be reaching out to the auctioneers before that to try confirm a snagging date. Just to add this is for Rockview Close, it seems most here are for Rockview Grove.

Thanks for the well wishes Gerard.

If anyone gets a snag list in the coming weeks it would be interesting to hear if there was any major concerns or even better to hear if it all went smoothly!

Thanks everyone 😊

Muthanna11

Hi All,

I finished my snagging on the 20th and there were no major issues. House was completed in standard. There was no water and electricity connected yet as Irish Water was on the site that day doing the work. I haven't heard when the house will be ready for de-snagging.

Thanks!

dj4ever

I had visited Rockview Square yesterday. These are few pics of the houses now. The houses will be ready by April but there are delays currently with Irish water and ESB connections. Hopefully everything will be sorted soon.

parin

Hi All,

We had snagging on 03 April and received the snaglist. No major issues, however the water connection was not there. They filled the tank temporarily with the water tank the builders have. The foreman told that the road will be laid by April 15 and the desnag can be planned after that. I believe water connection may also delay the desnag and handover. Will keep everyone updated about desnag.

Thanks

Muthanna11

Do we know when the water connection would be done? Irish water has connected to the houses in Square and Hill, but not Grove yet!

StikVista

Hi all, we signed contracts today and have snagging due to take place on Thursday. I'll update here if anything major comes up in snagging or if there's any news on water connection - although we're in Rockview Close so may differ from those deeper in the estate.

Muthanna11

Anyone with an update with water connection?

Dublincars12

People who have moved in here, how is the area around Millers Crest in general? Or if anyone has received any feedback from others? I'm interested in this development.

Muthanna11

Hi There,

Haven't moved in yet. But I have heard good things from the locals. Houses are of good quality.

Emro22

Hi all. Any update about Rockview grove? We had our snagging 3 weeks ago but haven't heard any update from the developer since then. Do you think it would be ready by May?

Muthanna11

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122033604#Comment_122033604

Hi, I have received an update yesterday that they are still waiting on Irish Water for Grove, with no timelines yet (which is annoying). We should keep our pressure on the Hume and builders. Last week when I was on site, the foreman said Grove should be ready to move in by 19th, which is obviously not true now. The builders have said they hope move to completion by end of April (with the mercy of irish water). I think it is not practical that they don't have a date from Irish Water.

Emro22

Hi Muthanna, We visited Rockview Grove today, and the road still isn't finished. I think it might take a couple more weeks for them to complete it. I hope they sort out everything, including the water connection, and that they can hand it over to us soon.

Emro22

Hi all. I got an update today from Hume auctioneer, the foreman said they are in the last phase of water connection and will come into conclusion in the coming days then with tarmac to follow immediately. So maybe end of april then we can have our desnag right after.

Kimbot

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122048887#Comment_122048887

I heard yesterday that the first 12 houses are all getting their keys on Thursday of this week not sure which part of the estate however.

Muthanna11

Thanks everyone for the update. The first 12 houses probably Square and Rise.

StikVista

Hi all,

Rockfield Close here - we're de-snagging on Monday 29th April (our initial snag was on Thursday 11th) with the aim to have the keys by Friday 3rd May before the long weekend. Can confirm tarmac was being laid in Close today, not sure about Grove or Square. Excited to get in, will update if we get any more news on 29th.

Gerard081

Rockview Grove has first layer of road now laid and can drive into it for a nosey. Looks very well 👌

StikVista

Hi all, Rockview Close here, finished snagging earlier this week, no major issues and everything we put on the snag list was addressed. Couple neighbours have started to move in and we hope to have the keys in the coming days. Hope everyone else gets sorted soon.

ram101

I will go for viewing next week, just wondering if anyone heard any negative feedback about the area around Millers Crest like some travelers around with caravans?

I heard this feedback from a friend used to live in portlaoise years ago but he wasn't sure?

Thanks

bee616

Hello All,

we have just got sale agreed on one of the houses in Rockview Square. Did anyone get the keys yet? How is the area in general ?

We were told to the house is expected to be completed in September. Is anyone on the same boat?

Also during the site visit I saw a mountain of soil. Is it concerning?

thanks

ram101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122137952#Comment_122137952

Congratulations,
I've also got sale agreed and based on the feedback I got, the house will be ready in September.

I checked the area and I go there often even though I'm currently living in Dublin, I wanted to ensure there were no red flags to avoid but till now so far so good no one mentioned anything negative.
Additionally, I've asked many taxi drivers when I visit if they've heard anything bad about the area, and all of them confirmed it's a good place.

hope we get more feedback about the area from the people already moved there

Muthanna11

I moved in to the Grove a week ago. I am actually liking it, it's quiet enough area. Re the soil, they are probably levelling the ground. I don't think it should be any problem. Thanks!

ram101

is there any WhatsApp group for the residents of Rockview?

bee616

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122140983#Comment_122140983

Not that I am aware of. If you come across any let me know else we can create one.

bee616

Hello all, I just learnt that there are 47 social houses coming in Rockview. Do you have any suggestions about this? Should we be concerned or its alright?

ram101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122145853#Comment_122145853

i think this could be concerning, i'm not against anyone living in social houses but what I heard about drug issues in many social houses is my main concern

could you please confirm if this info is confirmed?

StikVista

Where did you hear that? 47 seems like quite a lot considering the norm is around 10% of the estate but that’s closer to 33%.

Hoping to get the keys ourselves tomorrow, area seems lovely out of all the people I’ve asked no one has had anything bad to say. I drove around the estate today and the houses are all flying up, it’ll be a lovey estate when it’s done.

Portweather

A housing estate in Portarlington is 67% social and 33% private. Social housing can be any amount nowadays because approved housing bodies have the money and builders will sell a batch of houses in a heartbeat. If there is a vacant property beside you and not selling it will end of up as social housing.

bee616

I know thats why I am worried. Its not allowing me to post a link. If you refer pg5 of the Laois County Council MONTHLY MANAGEMENT REPORT
DECEMBER 2023. You can check here it lists number of houses.

bee616

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122146560#Comment_122146560

Congratulations! hopefully it will all be good.

ram101

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122146589#Comment_122146589

Thanks for sharing this info

I found it at laois council website and social housing company which will manage it is Oaklee Housing you can Google the reviews about them and their tenants

bee616

I did look at the reviews. Not very positive. I am very confused 🫤. Do let me know what your suggestions are and if you find any more information.

bee616

I have created a whatsapp group if anyone wants to join: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JI24yeM7vGH43V5kPaXPov

Kimbot

In relation to the large mound of dirt, the plan is to remove same and use for the green areas they are planting.

In relation to the caravans etc, thats not true at all and the area is very quiet.

Muthanna11

I would not be concerned about homes dedicated for people who cannot afford a home.Firstly, there is a stigma around homes being dedicated to low income, single parent, disadvantaged people, etc. Not all people getting a social home are troubled and not all people who can afford a home are saints. I lived near Foxrock (a filthy rich Dublin neighbourhood ) and there were teenagers doing drugs.

It's been 10 days me living in my new home and I am absolutely loving it. Just enjoy the journey of moving in and take any comments online with a pinch of salt.