I'm looking at purchasing a house in a new estate which has already been built by a builder, everything is complete and they are marketing it as a brand new/spec home. The builder has bought the land, designed & built the house and now sells it to move onto the next.
In the contract it says 'the buyer acknowledges receiving, reading and agrees to take over all responsibilities and understood copies of the Covenant requirements relating to this property'.
Is this a normal thing, I feel like it's not right because the builder designed the house, built it, did everything, shouldn't they ensure it was all done to meet the covenants?
I have a copy of all the covenants, theres about 30+ of them, and seem quite strict - things like driveway slopes, landscaping out the front, external facade materials, eaves/roof pitch/colour,
If the builder resides/builds only in this suburb/estate area, should I be expecting them to warrant that the place was built to meet covenants? Because the house is now built/complete, would there be something like a certificate from the estate company saying they confirm it meets their requirements?
In the contract it says 'the buyer acknowledges receiving, reading and agrees to take over all responsibilities and understood copies of the Covenant requirements relating to this property'.
Is this a normal thing, I feel like it's not right because the builder designed the house, built it, did everything, shouldn't they ensure it was all done to meet the covenants?
I have a copy of all the covenants, theres about 30+ of them, and seem quite strict - things like driveway slopes, landscaping out the front, external facade materials, eaves/roof pitch/colour,
If the builder resides/builds only in this suburb/estate area, should I be expecting them to warrant that the place was built to meet covenants? Because the house is now built/complete, would there be something like a certificate from the estate company saying they confirm it meets their requirements?