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Castlepark, Maynooth

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  • #52
    Rebelski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Rebelski


    Totally agree, its down to each persons situation and where best suits them. Sounds like Maynooth is popular too, hence the thread!


  • #53
    Jammie01
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Jammie01


    I have heard from a friend that someone got one of the front detached for 360k before the showhouses were open to the public but this could just be word of mouth!


  • #54
    dernipper
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭dernipper


    Fair play to them if they did
    Jammie01 wrote: »
    I have heard from a friend that someone got one of the front detached for 360k before the showhouses were open to the public but this could just be word of mouth!


  • #55
    kevint
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭kevint


    I think you have to value these house based on their specific location, size, specifications etc and make the closet comparisons to local property. Personally I think they present a fair price when you consider the much higher spec and the very good specific location. Comparing to 3 bed's in Lucan is not relevant, and my personal experience having recently sold in Lucan after living there for 15 years is that it is definitely going downhill particularly in term of anti-social behaviour (and I lived in one of the supposedly better estates)!


  • #56
    Sierra21
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭Sierra21


    I think that's a good point.
    Maynooth does have the advantage of being on the rail line, with very frequent trains in and out of Dublin.


  • #57
    Rebelski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Rebelski


    Spoke with a Valuer today from Leixlip, said he hasn't seen an estate like Castlepark since 2007. He used to be an estate agent, but moved into valuations and energy assessments. Anyways, he said Castlepark is attracting huge interest, and houses are flying out the door. He said location is obviously good, but the value for money is whats working.


  • #58
    Jammie01
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Jammie01


    I don't think it's necessarily anything to brag about being the best estate since 2007 when everyone knows how bad build quality was in those bubble years!

    The more I look at these houses the less impressed I am. The gardens are absolutely tiny and there is no scope whatsoever to extend in the future, the semi-ds are wedged together very tightly. Went for a look and as mentioned before the furniture used in the showhouses is deceptively smaller than average. For example the 4 bed Semi-detached sitting room would be completely cramped if you wanted a coffee table, and that's already with an extra small fireplace.

    And the master ensuite upstairs is just not big enough- a very tight squeeze to walk around the (very small) double bed and nowhere to put a dressing table.

    Take for example this house in parklands:

    http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=659106&t_rd=1

    already has an extra reception room off the hall and plenty of these houses extend upstairs and create a bigger bedroom or some extra space. Plus the asking price is lower than castlepark with I'd guess much more room for negotiation. Put in some triple glazed windows, update the decor and it could be much nicer and more spacious than castlepark.

    The castlepark houses need to drop hugely IMHO just to compensate for the tiny gardens and lack of space to extend.

    Edited to add I was talkin about the semi-detached in castlepark, not the detached.


  • #59
    Rebelski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Rebelski


    When I referred to 2007, I wasn't talking about quality, I was talking about popularity. Big difference.

    I see your point, and it is a good one. But it is slightly flawed. Your talking to a 4 bed detached in Castlepark, and yes some rooms are limited, but then you compare it to a 3/4 bed semi detached, an aged house, so your really not comparing like for like. Sitting room 16" by 11"? Not exactly a ballroom. Also, you wouldn't be able to gain A rated energy standard by just putting triple glazing in, so again, apples and oranges i'm afraid. And as for the back garden, well, let me know when Westlife are playing there comeback tour there.

    But hey, go for it. Its down to individual taste, and if Castlepark is not for you, its not for you.


  • #60
    Jammie01
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Jammie01


    Rebelski wrote: »
    When I referred to 2007, I wasn't talking about quality, I was talking about popularity. Big difference.

    I see your point, and it is a good one. But it is slightly flawed. Your talking to a 4 bed detached in Castlepark, and yes some rooms are limited, but then you compare it to a 3/4 bed semi detached, an aged house, so your really not comparing like for like. Sitting room 16" by 11"? Not exactly a ballroom. Also, you wouldn't be able to gain A rated energy standard by just putting triple glazing in, so again, apples and oranges i'm afraid. And as for the back garden, well, let me know when Westlife are playing there comeback tour there.

    But hey, go for it. Its down to individual taste, and if Castlepark is not for you, its not for you.


    You sure you're not trying to sell these houses rebelski? You're getting a little defensive so I sniff a vested interest. :-)

    I'm actually comparing the four bed semi detached in castlepark to a four bed semi detached in parklands, the difference being that the parklands house has an extra reception room to the side, an asset that I don't think (in my opinion) can be compensated for by having an A BER rating.

    I do think the four bed detached houses are amazing, but still need to come down a little in price. If I wanted to compare like for like with regards to the detached then maybe some of the larger houses in parklands would give it a run fist it's money.

    I know you're saying that I can't compare old to new but really I think the castlepark homes are just too much of a difference in price. You could spend the money you saved by not buying these by extending and doing up one of the parklands/rockfield houses to your own taste and you woukd be secure in the fact you're buying in an already established estate. Just my two cents as ive been weighing up purchasing in Maynooth for quite a while.


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  • #61
    Rebelski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Rebelski


    Thanks for that J01, and no, definately not trying to represent anyone on these exchanges. I enjoy your input, and you make huge sense in what your saying. Trust me, I've been doing the same for the last 12 months, but If I sound defensive, its probably because I love the estate, so much so I have bought there! Yes there on the expensive side, and it is a buyers market, so we shouldn't be paying through the roof. But the location for me is great, I like the layout and extras, and I think this will be our last purchase, so we'll make it a good one! Lifes short!

    Best of luck to you


  • #62
    kevint
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭kevint


    I think you need to be objective when making comparisons with other similar properties rather than relying on anecdotal stories. For example the Castlepark 4 bed semis are 1450 sq/ft and 3 beds are 1320sq/ft while typical 4 bed semis are usually 1250sq/ft max (based on a previous stamp duty system) and 3 beds are typically 1100sq/ft max. Agree that the gardens are small, but they are typical of the size of garden that you will get in almost all such houses. Like Rebelski I am actually buying one of the houses here, and I have done a lot of research and looking over the past 3 years.
    The main reasons I have decided to buy here:
    1. Specific location - Quieter side of Maynooth away from student accommodation, 3 minutes walk to main street and easy access from Leixlip/ Dunboyne road. More generally I think Maynooth is a much better place to live than other suburban towns in the area - especially Lucan where I recently lived for 15 years.
    2. Specification - very high internal spec (doors, kitchen, bathrooms etc) and in particular the A-Rated energy which will be a great long term money saver (energy costs are only going upwards in the long term!!)
    3. Price - Price seems average when 1 and 2 above are not considered, but when you do take these in to account it certainly offers relative value for money.

    Anyway, that's my 2 cents into the Castlpark debate....


  • #63
    Jammie01
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Jammie01


    Yea I have to agree with you both on the location anyway. That side of Maynooth is definitely more attractive a position in my opinion, maybe thats where some of the price difference is coming from?

    For me, if the 4 bed semis had another reception room/garage to the side of the front door or at least room to extend to create a playroom/study, then I'd be buying one first thing tomorrow morning! I'd put up with the small garden and other complaints if they had this, pity!


  • #64
    Jammie01
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Jammie01


    Actually for those of you who have bought here or are in the process of buying here, did the builder give you any guarantee or assurance that the full estate will be built or did he offer a timeline? I see on the brochure's site plan that there's supposed to be a crèche built in the back as well? Could the builder just up sticks and down tools if things didn't work out for him?


  • #65
    Rebelski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Rebelski


    No such guarantees, only that the estate seems to be popular as previously posted, and the next 'phase' of 4 and 3 bed semi's are now on sale. Also the creche is currently in the plans, but plans can change.

    As for downing tools and moving on, not sure it makes good business sense while houses are selling? There are always risks.


  • #66
    kevint
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭kevint


    I'm not aware of any such guarantee either. The developers strategy, is to build and sell in relatively small batches of about 10 houses - which makes obvious sense nowadays. So the development may take longer to fully complete but at least it won't risk becoming a ghost estate. I'd say the creche would be the last thing to be built - if ever.


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  • #67
    Sierra21
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭Sierra21


    I've also just bought in Castlepark - 4 bed semi - having been looking in Maynooth for over a year. My reasons are location and the house appeals to me more than anything else i've seen. I did put in a bid on a 4 bed in the Arches. I think it eventually went around 320,000. It would have needed quite a bit of redecoration. Having bought a 1948 house in Dublin, twenty five years ago, I am very keen not to have a lot of work to do on a second-hand house. Having had a bigger garden, much of which I changed to patio, in my last house, I would certainly find the garden adequate and probably as much as I would want to maintain.

    The houses in Castlepark are being sold from the plans, rather than being built and then sold, so I have no idea how long it will take to finish the estate.


  • #68
    sockpuppets
    Registered Users Posts: 237 ✭✭sockpuppets


    Sierra21 wrote: »
    I've also just bought in Castlepark - 4 bed semi - having been looking in Maynooth for over a year. My reasons are location and the house appeals to me more than anything else i've seen. I did put in a bid on a 4 bed in the Arches. I think it eventually went around 320,000. It would have needed quite a bit of redecoration. Having bought a 1948 house in Dublin, twenty five years ago, I am very keen not to have a lot of work to do on a second-hand house. Having had a bigger garden, much of which I changed to patio, in my last house, I would certainly find the garden adequate and probably as much as I would want to maintain.

    The houses in Castlepark are being sold from the plans, rather than being built and then sold, so I have no idea how long it will take to finish the estate.

    Did they give you an expected finish date for your house? how long after purchase can you expect to move in?


  • #69
    Sierra21
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭Sierra21


    Six months is the suggested time.


  • #70
    sockpuppets
    Registered Users Posts: 237 ✭✭sockpuppets


    Sierra21 wrote: »
    Six months is the suggested time.

    Thanks Sierra


  • #71
    Laguna02
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Laguna02


    High, I am interested in Castlepark and am thankful for the recent inputs from those who live there. Just one question, does the advertised house size include the as yet non converted attic space. The only reason I ask is that the only advertising that I can see states that the 4 bed S/D extends to approx 1,450 sq ft. Having been in the property it feels slightly cramped especially upstairs. Cannot find any advertising showing room sizes. Can anyone clear this up before I get my tape measure out.
    Detached also looks tight extending to 1930 Sq Ft, but the attic space which is floored and definitely shown as a selling feature could be included in the advertised overall size?


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  • #72
    kevint
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭kevint


    House sizes quoted are excluding attic conversion. You can download the detailed plans from Kildare country council website which has all the room dimensions - I have done this already and found it very useful.


  • #73
    Laguna02
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Laguna02


    Kevint,

    Many thanks will check out as suggested.


  • #74
    kevint
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭kevint


    You can access the planning information at:
    http://webgis.kildarecoco.ie/PlanningEnquiry/
    There are several planning numbers due to changes but try number 09219
    You will probably be asked to download and install some software to view the drawings / documments.


  • #75
    dernipper
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭dernipper


    Recently moved to our new house in Castlepak and have to say really love it, looking forward to getting settled and meeting the neighbours, from thd posts above you all seem such a pleasant bunch !!


  • #76
    Rebelski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Rebelski


    Dernipper, did it take long for your house to be built? And trust me, we're not so bad, our bark is worse than our bite!


  • #77
    Rebelski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Rebelski


    Great site, thanks. More planning was submitted 06/06/2012.
    kevint wrote: »
    You can access the planning information at:
    http://webgis.kildarecoco.ie/PlanningEnquiry/
    There are several planning numbers due to changes but try number 09219
    You will probably be asked to download and install some software to view the drawings / documments.


  • #78
    tellmesomethin
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭tellmesomethin


    I had a relation of this builder call to my house in Maynooth because they heard through a friend we were looking to purchase here. I can tell you that 245 will buy you a 4 bed semi. I'm afraid some people here don't realize how bad things are and how bad they are going to get in the next 3 years. In any case i declined their approach that reeked of desperation as I don't want to live in a half finished estate for the next 8 years...


  • #79
    sockpuppets
    Registered Users Posts: 237 ✭✭sockpuppets


    tellmesomethin wrote: »
    I had a relation of this builder call to my house in Maynooth because they heard through a friend we were looking to purchase here. I can tell you that 245 will buy you a 4 bed semi. I'm afraid some people here don't realize how bad things are and how bad they are going to get in the next 3 years. In any case i declined their approach that reeked of desperation as I don't want to live in a half finished estate for the next 8 years...

    Really? I heard there is a relatively high demand for these houses. Any more details given by him?


  • #80
    yanqingliqici
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭yanqingliqici


    tellmesomethin wrote: »
    I had a relation of this builder call to my house in Maynooth because they heard through a friend we were looking to purchase here. I can tell you that 245 will buy you a 4 bed semi. I'm afraid some people here don't realize how bad things are and how bad they are going to get in the next 3 years. In any case i declined their approach that reeked of desperation as I don't want to live in a half finished estate for the next 8 years...

    Thanks for sharing this. This is quite interesting though - 245 for a 4 bed semi... we would definitely buy one if it is the case since these facing the Dunboyne road won't give us any feeling of living in a half finished estate...

    Did the build indicate that it would take 8 more years to finish the whole development?

    Many thanks...


  • #81
    sockpuppets
    Registered Users Posts: 237 ✭✭sockpuppets


    yanqingliqici wrote: »
    Thanks for sharing this. This is quite interesting though - 245 for a 4 bed semi... we would definitely buy one if it is the case since these facing the Dunboyne road won't give us any feeling of living in a half finished estate...

    Did the build indicate that it would take 8 more years to finish the whole development?

    Many thanks...

    I think all the houses facing the road have been sold. So it would be behind those houses facing the building site.


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  • #82
    dernipper
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭dernipper


    In the region of 6 months,
    Rebelski wrote: »
    Dernipper, did it take long for your house to be built? And trust me, we're not so bad, our bark is worse than our bite!


  • #83
    dernipper
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭dernipper


    Interesting and some food for thought, can I ask how you arrived at the 3 & 8 years figures?

    tellmesomethin wrote: »
    I had a relation of this builder call to my house in Maynooth because they heard through a friend we were looking to purchase here. I can tell you that 245 will buy you a 4 bed semi. I'm afraid some people here don't realize how bad things are and how bad they are going to get in the next 3 years. In any case i declined their approach that reeked of desperation as I don't want to live in a half finished estate for the next 8 years...


  • #84
    kevint
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭kevint


    No doubt those 3 and 8 year forecasts are based on thorough economic analysis.........


  • #85
    tellmesomethin
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭tellmesomethin


    kevint wrote: »
    No doubt those 3 and 8 year forecasts are based on thorough economic analysis.........

    Not really, but plugging that 18 or is it 19 billion in the next 3/4 budgets could hurt a little... just a guess so don't kill me if they don't hurt a little- just a crazy guess. :D


  • #86
    darkienero
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭darkienero


    did they really offer you the house for 245k?


  • #87
    tellmesomethin
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭tellmesomethin


    sockpuppets wrote: »
    I think all the houses facing the road have been sold. So it would be behind those houses facing the building site.

    You would be facing someones house to the front and building materials to the rear.


    I have since giving up the idea of living in a house stuck to another so it's a country house for me! :cool:


  • #88
    tellmesomethin
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭tellmesomethin


    darkienero wrote: »
    did they really offer you the house for 245k?

    They didn't offer it, you have to be prepared to walk away- builders will take your hand off if they can keep the banks off their backs for another month. 245k will suffice - I think the fact she was knocking on our door whom she doesn;t really know should tell you people something. Of course there are those beyond help and so you get people paying 700K for a semi detached house in a commuter town in a country on the edge of Europe.


  • #89
    darkienero
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭darkienero


    tellmesomethin wrote: »
    They didn't offer it, you have to be prepared to walk away- builders will take your hand off if they can keep the banks off their backs for another month. 245k will suffice - I think the fact she was knocking on our door whom she doesn;t really know should tell you people something. Of course there are those beyond help and so you get people paying 700K for a semi detached house in a commuter town in a country on the edge of Europe.
    Sorry yeah i didnt mean they offered it to you!
    Thats very interesting, might have a another look at these so! No way I'd pay anything near the asking price with such a small garden!


  • #90
    Rebelski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Rebelski


    Thanks for the update tellm me whatever, but your post seems to be factless, and a little bit raving.. . . .. .

    You've just mentioned no one has said 245K to you, so is this a figure you are coming up with yourself? If so, it just sounds like a shot in the dark, so i fail to see the relevance of your post.

    "They didn't offer it, you have to be prepared to walk away- builders will take your hand off"

    It just sounds like you were in no way inclined making a serious offer in this estate, because it looks like you can't back up your arguement by saying you even tried to negotiate with a builder?

    There have been 33 houses sold to date. with another 10 in progess as we speak. If you look at earliar fact based posts, you will see where its actually one of the more popular estates in the country at the moment.


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  • #91
    tellmesomethin
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭tellmesomethin


    Rebelski wrote: »
    Thanks for the update tellm me whatever, but your post seems to be factless, and a little bit raving.. . . .. .

    You've just mentioned no one has said 245K to you, so is this a figure you are coming up with yourself? If so, it just sounds like a shot in the dark, so i fail to see the relevance of your post.

    "They didn't offer it, you have to be prepared to walk away- builders will take your hand off"

    It just sounds like you were in no way inclined making a serious offer in this estate, because it looks like you can't back up your arguement by saying you even tried to negotiate with a builder?

    There have been 33 houses sold to date. with another 10 in progess as we speak. If you look at earliar fact based posts, you will see where its actually one of the more popular estates in the country at the moment.

    You have bought a house now and so are a little emotional over prices continuing to fall. I on the other hand can be impartial and share my experience of offering 245k and having it accepted before opting for a house on an acre.

    Sounds like you're going to have to live with your decision. Just let others take advantage of a very weak market.


  • #92
    tellmesomethin
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭tellmesomethin


    darkienero wrote: »
    Sorry yeah i didnt mean they offered it to you!
    Thats very interesting, might have a another look at these so! No way I'd pay anything near the asking price with such a small garden!

    True, very compact development.... Although you could share a lawnmower for the estate :)


  • #93
    kevint
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭kevint


    Interesting little flurry of activity on this thread!
    At least we seem to have established a few things such as that 245k was accepted.... actually it wasn't accepted.... actually it was accepted.... crikey I'm getting confused here by this flip flopping unverifable account??
    Anyway, "tellmesomethin" figures of 8 years and 3 years are confirmed as just a "crazy guess" by a contributor who appears to have zero previous experience in the property market.
    I have purchased a detached in this estate which is currently under construction, and having previously owned a 4 bed semi in Lucan and having spent the last 3 years closely watching the housing market in the area of Lucan, Maynooth, Leixlip and Celbridge I can confidently say that when everything is considered Castlepark offers far better value than anything else I have seen in this area. Who knows where the propertry market will go over the next few years, there are some signs of it stablising and the economy seems to have stabilised over the last 2 years - albeit it at a very low point, but even an economy with 15% unemployed will have a property market bottom which in this case is now approximately 55% below the quite ridiculous peak prices of 2007.


  • #94
    tellmesomethin
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭tellmesomethin


    kevint wrote: »
    Interesting little flurry of activity on this thread!
    At least we seem to have established a few things such as that 245k was accepted.... actually it wasn't accepted.... actually it was accepted.... crikey I'm getting confused here by this flip flopping unverifable account??

    It was accepted, I didn't go ahead with it.

    Anyway, "tellmesomethin" figures of 8 years and 3 years are confirmed as just a "crazy guess" by a contributor who appears to have zero previous experience in the property market.

    I bought one house before in 03, sold it in early 08.

    I have purchased a detached in this estate which is currently under construction, and having previously owned a 4 bed semi in Lucan and having spent the last 3 years closely watching the housing market in the area of Lucan, Maynooth, Leixlip and Celbridge I can confidently say that when everything is considered Castlepark offers far better value than anything else I have seen in this area.

    You are emotionally attached and can no longer look at this objectively.

    Who knows where the propertry market will go over the next few years, there are some signs of it stablising and the economy seems to have stabilised over the last 2 years - albeit it at a very low point, but even an economy with 15% unemployed will have a property market bottom which in this case is now approximately 55% below the quite ridiculous peak prices of 2007.

    The property market will not recover in the short to medium term, no economist or vested interest is bold enough to suggest otherwise. I also would like to point to 3/4 very severe budgets ahead of this Republic and property/water taxes averaging 1K annually.

    It seems you'd like others interested in these houses to pay the asking price, that baffles me.


  • #95
    aaabbbb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭aaabbbb


    shangri la wrote: »
    EA definately chancing their arm.

    There is something in the region of 16,000 students in the local university.

    10,000 actually we out number the population of Maynooth by 2,000 :p. Though I'm not sure with the new census has that changed or not....


  • #96
    kevint
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭kevint


    tellmesomethin wrote: »
    The property market will not recover in the short to medium term, no economist or vested interest is bold enough to suggest otherwise. I also would like to point to 3/4 very severe budgets ahead of this Republic and property/water taxes averaging 1K annually.

    It seems you'd like others interested in these houses to pay the asking price, that baffles me.

    Who said anything about a property market recovery, please reference??
    I suggested that it may be STABILISING - massive difference (actually about a 55% difference).

    I am actually rather pleased that the market has collapsed as I could never afford a detached house in Castlepark if it were at 2007 prices (although the banks would be probably dumb enough to lend the money back then).

    To offset those future property tax and water charges perhaps you should consider buying an A energy rated home!!


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  • #97
    Rebelski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Rebelski


    tellmesomethin wrote: »
    You have bought a house now and so are a little emotional over prices continuing to fall. I on the other hand can be impartial and share my experience of offering 245k and having it accepted before opting for a house on an acre.

    Sounds like you're going to have to live with your decision. Just let others take advantage of a very weak market.

    Your first accurate fact since you've started TMS, but your still raving!

    Yes I have bought a house there, but I am in no way emotionally connected to dropping house prices, as I anticipated this would be the case for next couple of years

    You see our decision to buy in this estate goes beyond getting one over on the builder. The merits of the estate have already been considered in this thread, so I'm not going to return to that. It sounde like if there is anyone emotionally challenged here its you, your still waiting to take a jump and buy in the current market. Grow a pair.

    I'm so happy with our decision you have no idea, . We love, love, love this estate. And the more we speak to future neighbours, the more we cant wait. And we are getting great value for money

    So best of luck to you. You are right to get your money working for you, and hopefully you get the solitude you need on that acre of yours, we all do.


  • #98
    JustAThought
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,324 ✭✭✭JustAThought


    littlediver wrote: »
    Well that's the end of my thoughts about buying a Castlepark Home. Live Line today revealed that the builder is the one who is responsible for all the pyrite homes in Leixlip. He transferred his assets and set up Mason Homes. Prime Time were at Castlepark estate today so there is bound to be coverage of it on a future episode.


    I'm genuinely sorry to be the person to bring this to your attention from the start if the thread 20 months ago: but did you not spot this?

    If I were you and had just bought or signed a contract I would be back screaming at the solicitor to get me the * out of it : immediately.

    I would also be looking to contact & post onto the Pyrite action Group on Facebook to see if anyone in the estate would PM you privately if they thought their house there was affected.
    Because IF this is true, and the poster refered to podcasts on Lifeline that are available, I would be talking non-disclosure & breach of contract if the EA , the local solicitor it the builder or it's agents knowing sold with this invitation to hand and didn't advise you.

    If it's true, lovely house & estate or not, you need to get out.

    Seriously.


  • #99
    kevint
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭kevint


    JustAThought wrote: »
    I'm genuinely sorry to be the person to bring this to your attention from the start if the thread 20 months ago: but did you not spot this?

    If I were you and had just bought or signed a contract I would be back screaming at the solicitor to get me the * out of it : immediately.

    I would also be looking to contact & post onto the Pyrite action Group on Facebook to see if anyone in the estate would PM you privately I they thought their house there was affected. Because IF this is true, and the follow immolated refered to podcasts on Lifeline that are available, I would be talking non-disclosure & breach of contract if the EA , the local solicitor it the builder or it's agents knowing sold with this invitation to hand and didn't advise you.

    If it's true, lovely house & estate or not, you need to get out.

    Seriously.

    Yes, I was of course aware of this.
    Pyrite is an issue with a contaminated supply chain (of aggregate material used in concrete I believe?) that affected multiple suppliers, builders, estates and ultimately homeowners. Legal liability is very unclear - homebond have paid up in many cases.

    Pyrite is now only an issue for those unfortunate to have been caught up in the above mess. However, I did make a point with my solicitor confirming that my 10% deposit in Castlepark remained in a bonded and was not payable to the builder until sale closure.


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    JustAThought
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,324 ✭✭✭JustAThought


    Hi; no. Pyrite is nothing to do with cement it is in the subsoil beneath the cement & foundations ; brought in in bulk from quarries who supply it to builders. So it is feasible that an order of X tonnes of " infill" ordered by a builder for mumtiple builds would be used & delivered to multiple sites . Hence the concern in relation to the build.

    Homebond has walked away from any payouts for the past 7+ years in relation to pyrite : and only a very few esets of estates/ homeowners gave managed to successfully " sue" the builders in relation to re costs of getting the pyrite issue fixed.

    I understand that there are 60,000 + houses/ homeowners affected; most of whom Will be left with the issue. I believerhe " private" cost of remedying pyrite houses is anecdotally being put between 45-60k. Most insurance companies refuse to cover it ( legal precedence is set) and have clauses disclaiming it in their contracts.

    I would seriously be stringently researching this if I had any inkling there was an issue with pyrite in the area or the builder with pyrite ; and PARTICULARLY if there had Been a lifeline or today tonight special on it & the builder.


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    kevint
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭kevint


    JustAThought wrote: »
    Hi; no. Pyrite is nothing to do with cement it is in the subsoil beneath the cement & foundations ; brought in in bulk from quarries who supply it to builders. So it is feasible that an order of X tonnes of " infill" ordered by a builder for mumtiple builds would be used & delivered to multiple sites . Hence the concern in relation to the build.

    Homebond has walked away from any payouts for the past 7+ years in relation to pyrite : and only a very few esets of estates/ homeowners gave managed to successfully " sue" the builders in relation to re costs of getting the pyrite issue fixed.

    I understand that there are 60,000 + houses/ homeowners affected; most of whom Will be left with the issue. I believerhe " private" cost of remedying pyrite houses is anecdotally being put between 45-60k. Most insurance companies refuse to cover it ( legal precedence is set) and have clauses disclaiming it in their contracts.

    I would seriously be stringently researching this if I had any inkling there was an issue with pyrite in the area or the builder with pyrite ; and PARTICULARLY if there had Been a lifeline or today tonight special on it & the builder.


    See the link below in relation to a recent report providing an update:
    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0719/1224320380933.html

    It estimates that about 2k houses require repairs and its an issue with houses build between 2002-2006. Castlepark started building in mid 2011. A colleague of mine has a pyrite issue with her townhouse in Malahide (built in 2005) and is being funded by Homebond - I guess she maybe one of the lucky ones!!


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