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Hi there everyone My name is Natasha

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Natasha Hiku

Hi there everyone My name is Natasha. Partner and I are currently looking into buying a new home. We are currently looking at the lifestyle blocks in Pokeno. However after reading these comments I am officially scared, confused and dumb founded as to the building companies we should consider as a few of these companies are contracted to the build of this new subdivision. We have a meeting with the bank today and I will express my concerns but I’m really doubting this process now
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Helen Porter

Hi Natasha do not be put off building your house I am sure there is lots of great builds out there i have found on the site it is often different from branch to branch.While our build was a night mare we would build again with another builder. There are the exciting things involved in building choosing your kitchen and the paint etc So if its a build you want go for it and be aware there is some cowboys out there
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Cam

Hi Natasha , We live in around Franklin also and are currently building after researching vigorously. So far we are very happy with the timeframe, communication and transparency of processes. From our experience , I would say that the best outcome is to deal directly with the builder to communicate what you want- in our instance the builder is also the Project Manager. This make for more streamlined communication and hopefully no mistakes. Bear in mind that larger companies also have longer turnarounds and thus may sit on your initial deposit for longer. Hope this helps.
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