YAY - Letter of Commencement 10-06-10

Well after waiting most of yesterday I was about to head off to Westfields at 3pm when the Mortgage Broker called to say I could collect my letter and the letter for Allworth and deliver the letter to Allworth rather than wait for it to arrive in the mail, which may have meant the price increase would have applied.
So I am very pleased to announce that at 4pm I left the Allworth Head Office building at Parramatta having passed the letter onto the Customer Service Officer.
20 days people! They have 20 business days to commence and then 15 weeks to complete (God willing), so we should have movement on the patch of dirt by 8 July 2010.

Still waiting on the Commencement Letter 3

I received a phone call from Allworth yesterday asking where we are at getting the letter of commencement when usually it should have been available within a few days. Read earlier posts if you do not know the answer to this. The problem however is that a price rise is scheduled for 15 June, being next Tuesday, which will affect the price by approx $2,000. Don't you love it! They've mucked us around a number of times to date, but when things happen outside our control we get penalized.

I let the Mortgage Broker know that the letter needs to be issued this week as Monday is a public holiday and then Tuesday is the first day for the price rise. He called me last night to let me know that CBA has prioritised my file for today and that the letter should be issued by close of business. He also asked would I be able to collect the letter from the HO in Parramatta and take it to the HO of Allworth, which is also in Parramatta, as the builder's copy will probably go in the mail and will probably not be actioned until Tuesday. So I've agreed to do this and currently I am waiting for a phone call to head off, but I am guessing it might not be until tomorrow.

Still waiting on the Commencement Letter 2

I was advised by the Mortgage Broker late last week that the JP who witnessed some documents used a middle initial in his signature, but failed to refer to the middle name in his printed name - WTF! This is apparently holding up the commencement letter from being issued. I mean seriously, refer to the other documents where he has signed and you would be able to compare the signatures and I know that somewhere along the way he did print his complete name. So word to the wise - dot you i's and cross your t's.

The dog has also been very antsy due to the continuous wet weather as she loves to have a good run around and play fetch, but her big paws churn the earth up when it is this wet. So to abate her boredom I took her for a drive out the Spring Farm and had a look at what progress has been made in the last fortnight. Our peach neighbour appears to have internal linings up and her doors are either hung or waiting to be. Two other houses have been started in the street, one either direction and both of these have been framed and windows installed. My friend's ex-husband who is building around the corner has been framed with the windows delivered but waiting to be installed. Today, despite being cold, experienced no rain, so I am guessing more work might happen later in the week, but really I am as jealous as hell and wanting to start.

Also becoming very conscious that it has been a while since we first signed off on contracts and the basis for which the FHOG was issued, so with the 12 month deadline coming closer they really need to start. I think I will call Allworth tomorrow and put them on notice of this fact.

Final Contract Signed

YAY! The fixed price contract was issued today, and it's $2k cheaper than the original. After waiting what seems like forever the final contract variations have been signed off on and the documents are on the way to the Lender to issue the commencement letter. Once the commencement letter is issued the materials are ordered and they have 15 weeks to complete. So whatever colours have been picked are it, there is no going back now.

Also over the weekend I went through the garage as the new letterbox insert went missing. Bunnings had it on a clearance back so many months ago and it was the exact right colour combination of a brown face with brushed chrome collars for the newspaper hole and the mail slot. But in amongst the accumulation of this and that it went a-missing. So after unpacking half of the garage, there it was, apparently slipped from its position at the top the pile and down behind a few other boxes.
On another note I've had a read on google and the aperture of the letterbox (being the slot as far as I can figure) in a single mailbox arrangement should sit between 0.9m and 1.2m above the ground. Driving around Spring Farm I noticed that our new letterbox is a bit larger than most because it includes the newspaper hole. As the traditional post and box is not permitted in Spring Farm according to the Council guidelines, most homes have gone with a bricked in version. But typically they are a single slot with the column 2 bricks wide, or thereabouts. So thinking about the Bunnings bargain (can't recall what model it is without going out in the cold to check) I am a little concerned that it's going to look like a hobbit in the front yard. But too late to worry now as it is going to be installed no matter what.

Overall though this is turning out to be a good news week.