Carton Grove

abc12abc wrote: »

I have to agree with you. It's crazy! Was looking at Carton Wood and Carton Grove but in my opinion I think Beechpark in Leixlip are much better value, quality and the attics are already prepped for future conversion as part of the price.

Hey! Why do u say the beech park properties are better value than carton grove? Have you viewed carton grove?

Hi Mharding,

Yes, I have viewed Carton Wood, Carton Grove, and Beech Park. All the showhouses are beautiful as they always are. I am from the area so was looking to live in the area close to Maynooth. The reason I THINK Beech Park is better value is outlined below - based on 4 bed semi-detached.

Carton Wood & Carton Grove:
Timber Frame Built (wood)
€415K (grove), €395K + (wood)
1,400sq ft (grove), 1,446sq ft (wood)
On/very close to main road
Haunting site across the road
Not all front gardens can fit 2 cars in carton wood, not sure about carton grove yet.
Roadworks for the next few years with link road being built
Closing dates unknown... Keep pushing out...

Beech Park:
Brick Built/no timber frame - Durkan/Kilbegnet Homes
Closer to motorway
€390K
1,426sq ft + 370 sq ft attic conversion
Not on main road and front of estate is well established with existing creche
2 cars fit in driveway
Realistic/factual closing dates and timeframes

But it all depends on what your looking for and what your requirements are. The above is just my take on it.

abc12abc

Ah well thats great the end of terrace has potential for attic conversion. Pity about the semi-d's. Yea when we did our comparison there was no difference really between finishing. For all 3 there the builders are providing fitted kitchens, fitted warerobes, fireplace, appliances, and flooring etc. which is great starting out after forking out so much money.

Oh really. I didnt realise that with Carton Grove. Yes for Beech Park and Carton Wood(as far as I'm aware) built in dishwasher, fridge/freezer, oven, microwave, hob and fan are included once unconditional contracts are signed within 20 days. Tiled floors in kitchen and hall also included and tiled floors and walls in bathrooms.

Cormac82 wrote: »

Hi,
We are buying one of the 3 bed semi D's in carton grove (phase 2). Yes the price is very high and were disappointed that it doesn't come with appliances fitted in the kitchen, but we went with it, for us beechpark was too far a walk from the train station and we prefer maynooth to leixlip, and I preferred carton grove to carton wood as carton grove are block built.
Does anyone know how the Help To Buy works after the initial application approval? After you sign the mortgage contract, do you give the HTB application & access number to the builder and they do the rest? Or do you continue to work on the application yourself through the revenue website?

Hi there! You have to upload your proof of mortgage (letter of offer) and the contracts of sale which would have to have been signed by you and the developer. You can then proceed to claim the help to buy. Has the developer signed and returned the contracts to you yet? Have you any idea about completion dates yet?

Hey Mharding
Thanks for the reply.
No we aren't at that stage yet, I have the booking deposit down. I think it will be sometime next month when we sign the contract. Does the house need to be completed before the developer will sign and return the contract to me, or is that done before completion? As the HTB refund will go directly to the builder, do you know if the house needs to be completed before the HTB refund is processed?
Thanks for your help

For completion dates, we were told that they planned to start moving people into phase 1 around September time, we drove past it today and the builders were putting down tarmac. Do you have a house from Phase 1? When did they tell you it would be complete?
For Phase 2, they told us around November, but from the delays that have happened on phase 1, I am guessing it will be at the earliest December or Jan 2018. Hopefully there wont be too much delay on phase 2 completion

Cormac82 wrote: »

Hey Mharding
Thanks for the reply.
No we aren't at that stage yet, I have the booking deposit down. I think it will be sometime next month when we sign the contract. Does the house need to be completed before the developer will sign and return the contract to me, or is that done before completion? As the HTB refund will go directly to the builder, do you know if the house needs to be completed before the HTB refund is processed?


Thanks for your help

For completion dates, we were told that they planned to start moving people into phase 1 around September time, we drove past it today and the builders were putting down tarmac. Do you have a house from Phase 1? When did they tell you it would be complete?
For Phase 2, they told us around November, but from the delays that have happened on phase 1, I am guessing it will be at the earliest December or Jan 2018. Hopefully there wont be too much delay on phase 2 completion

I don't know if your house has to be completed before the builders send Contracts back. We haven't received ours and our house is pretty much completed, I gather that it will be returned to you before completion. We are expecting them back sometime next week, hopefully! I would suggest getting a move on with the HTB as it appears that it will get the axe in the upcoming budget.

Mharding wrote: »

Also, even though the refund will go to the developer, you can get everything completed on your end once you have proof of mortgage and the signed contracts returned. At that point it's pretty much on the builder to access the HTB funds. We were told August/September so we will see. Carton wood seems to be having huge problems with drainage and they tore up the road which they had around phase 1. Hopefully since we are next to them, we won't be experiencing the same issues!

Great, thanks for that info!
Yea I was reading about the problem with drainage in the area, hopefully they have done enough work on the grounds so that it won't be an issue in the future.
Would be great to see the phase 1 houses released by september

Hi.We got 3 bed terrace in 1st phase. Only floor supplied will be bathrooms,no appliances included,attic ready for converting and two parking spots for each house.

Yeah we are also buying a three bed terrace. We were told September sometime for completion. Has anyone who bought in phase 1 received their signed contracts back from the developers yet?

dhlane wrote: »

Hi, we also bought a 3 bed terrace in phase 1. Has anyone heard anything else in relation to completion dates? We were told start of September but drove by yesterday and it looks nearly finished, road has been tarmaced and plants/trees are outside all houses. Hopefully we might get to snag the house in August.

Yeah me too, I heard that the contracts were signed and that they will be returned next week, fingers crossed!

HenMar wrote: »

We got a reply from solicitor today that contract should be back next week.

Congrats on the house. I can't guide you on completion dates since I don't know if you have bought in phase 1 or 2. We bought a terraced house off the plans and we've been told that they should be ready to snag in August sometime. I'd say move in dates could be anywhere from September to mid October or so. Hopefully!! Anyway that's what the EA are saying. Terraced houses were sold off the plans. We got our contract returned to the developer a couple of days after the 3 week signing, no problems apparently. Not sure if it's a great idea to delay too much if you really want the house though!

HOCR wrote: »

Anyone got any idea when move in dates will be. Buying 4 bed and in the middle of selling my property so want to ensure the dates coincide and I don't have to rent anywhere.
The EA seems to be very secretive on the whole development, we went to view but there were no brochures!! And only the 3 and 4 bed semis were available Are all the 3/4 bed terraced sold off plans etc?
How strict are they on 3 week contract signing?

Brd123 wrote: »

We considered beechpark to lovely houses houses but had the below issues:
- new houses are very far back from the entrance of estate
- houses at the back are also close to motorway
- pylons going through the estate
- not much in that area of leixlip
Went to look at carton grove last night nice houses just a pity you don't have your own driveway (can cause arguments with neighbours)
Link road has been planned for last 20 years and still has not happened

EA told me each house will have two spaces and will be numbered. My sister lives in Straffan Wood where there is a similar set up but no numbering. Honestly has never been an issue for her.
Re link road any iNFO on where I can see more details like proposed route et

Hi,

Was just wondering if anyone had got their contracts back yet. I know some people thought they might be getting them this week.

We've bought a 3-bed on the as yet un-tarmaced side of phase 1. Drove past 2 weeks ago & noticed the work being done on parking bays & road, so I stopped & got out of the car to have a look.

A fella came out from the site and identified himself as a supervisor; spoke about how quickly the phase was progressing (the good weather this year helping), that they were hopeful the first houses would be occupied by end of August/early September and that we could look forward to being in end of Sept/early October.

I'm aware that builder estimates can be on the optimistic side, but it was nice all the same to hear such positive talk.

I'd be keen to hear progress from those who have bought on the more developed side of phase one.