well ...2 things
1 i am sure it had not been planned to be that close and so they have had to bodge it ...and
2 the quality of workmanship is appalling
so you could forgive them the design and measuring error if the execution were better in dealing with the issue
some warranties exclude garages if seperate from house ....but it may be worth checking with them .....given you reported the issue earlier
Is the builder still trading
small claims court could be an issue , you will need some quotes to quantify your losses
theres no simple answer to this one , and its going to depend on what snags you have identified
i take it , its a small builder given they have used checkmate
does your checkmate policy ...what are the details of thier cover with regards for snagging , what does your purchase contract say ...
sounds like you got a blockage somewhere ....i had a client last week and the sink was blocked ....it turned out the plumber or some one had sabotaged it and put foam filler in pipe
First thing is ..we have so many stories of problems trying to challenge or complain about developers conveyancers
There's a conflict of interest if you make a complaint to them
Ask them !!!
Also I've heard of developers pulling rug if you don't use Thiers or withdraw incentives
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778817322612
An interesting read
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I agree it's worth while seeing what you can get
There's going to be some inconvenience and loss of use
Then there's the boundary issue ...they cannot just move it unless it's correctly positioned in the first place
Worth a call to a specialist construction solicitor
Try Geoff at...