25 Mar 2012 6:19 PM:

 Hi

I had given up all hope...I had even stopped looking at this site as all it did was depress me; most of all the constant bickering between those that wanted to continue and those that did not began to disappoint and frustrate me. My wife and I were one of the first to sign up for the dream that turned into a complete nightmare. This has been made more annoying as without the return of our deposit we have been unable to pursue another alternative, and there have been some real bargains out there!

Anyway moving on now whilst it appears nothing can be taken for granted, and I am certainly not getting too excited at the moment, but do I need to be doing anything? Please dont say make contact with your solicitor because they are worse than the builder with regard to promises made; they are as good as each other at taking your money mind...oh no there I go again!!! Will stop now...any advice would be greatly appreciated as what I could do next.

Thanks and regards

Mike Smith

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29 Jun 2008 6:16 PM:

Hi all,

After much thought and deliberation I have decided to pull out of Santa Ana. I hope all the people who are hanging on in there end up fulfilling their dream. Unfortunately I can wait no longer and have started down the legal route to re-claim my monies back. I have experienced 4 years of many ups and downs, but I am not giving up on the dream. I intend to start looking again... indeed I have started although only looking until the money issue is sorted.
One last thought. I found this and other forums most useful when I started out. We should not forget the value they offer, although of late that value has diminished with all the negativity and lack of clarity that seems to have taken over. I don't however want to forget all the useful advice I have picked up along the way. May I thank everybody who has helped in this respect and hope that mine and your dream home in the sun will take shape wherever and whenever that may be.

Cheers

Mike Smith 

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18 May 2008 4:49 PM:

Hi TonyMal

Your post is very apt and the points you raise are difficult to contest. My fear is that where are you going to get the facts from!? I have been involved with the project since the end of 2004 when i paid my deposit on a property. Since then the information I have received dealing direct with San Jose has been less than honest...certainly the events of the last few days would indicate this. I am not naive in that I appreciate when selling the need to be 'economical with the tuth' can be a part of any selling process but I have now had 4 years of dreaming about my wonderful property realised as a nightmare. It is difficult to be objective so thanks for your post which has made me think more logically again.

Good luck with your visit and I wish you well in your quest for the truth.

Thanks and regards

 

Mike Smith

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06 Apr 2008 7:24 PM:

Hi Sally and Martin

The world of off plan buying is not for the faint hearted but I have found sites like this both interesting and informative. I have purchased direct from San Jose and therefore have no agent on which I can rely for information (although reading lots of comments on this site and others maybe this is not such a disadvantage!). I too have paid my deposit which I did so  in February 2005.

Despite all the problems and issues since I remain hopeful that I will one day own a beautiful property in the sunshine. We are lucky in many respects as we are buying as a holiday home for family use so the delays are merely an inconvenience from a holiday viewpoint. Having said that I am paying a mortgage on lending that has yet to be utilised! My patience has also been helped by the fact that my research indicated that buying this way was likely to result in lots of frustration and delay - the compensation is that we were able to afford a much better and bigger property than we would otherwise have achieved.

At the moment we are hanging in there... we are still excited and cannot even contemplate that the dream will turn in to a nightmare.

Dont know if any of that helps but hopefully it will!

Cheers Mike...

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30 Sep 2007 3:36 PM:

Hi

I have kept off this site as well as others for sometime now as I was getting concerned/worried/annoyed with all the comments which I thought were all rather negative in their content. I have purchased direct with San Jose and having researched the subject of buying off plan was not surprised by the delays that have resulted. The benefits of cost however outweighed in my opinion the time delays all my reading said I should expect.

I was therefore pleased to see the massive progress that had been made following my recent visit in August. We are buying on R4 352 and the lady in the sales office was quoting May 2008 for our completion. I have since received an e-mail from San Jose confirming that they will advise a completion date in Oct 2007 Whilst I think May is optimistic at this stage, I am really pleased we 'hung in there' and now feel sure our place in the sun is no longer a distant dream.

Shame all this good news has coincided with Chelsea's poor form and the unbelievable decision to get rid of Jose Mourinho (my wife is upset too but for entirely different reasons!!!). Still I remain positive that the good days will return...I just wont take any notice of negativity!!!

Come on Chels!

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