Update 07/05/2025

Last week, we informed you that further certification was required, and our aim was to give you a clearer timeline this week.

Progressing to PC

To achieve practical completion, the following compliance items remain outstanding. Most of these are because the initial commissioning period has lapsed due to the overall delay. Mulalley is responsible for providing this information to enable us to achieve PC:

Pumps – heating

Inhibitors for block C

Cold water cat5 pumps

AOV’s smoke ventilation

Warden Call system for block B

Communal fire doors

Height safety equipment including man safe, free-standing handrail systems.

We also need to ensure that Mulalley have been carrying out regular inspections and we have requested the evidence of this. For example, CCTV, powered doors and gates, lighting protection.

We had advised that there was a risk of accepting PC for block B whilst there was also additional documentation required for the registration. To mitigate this, we have been discussing whether Mulalley would allow us to work on a strategy for achieving sectional completion. Previously we have been unable to get their agreement, but they have now verbally agreed which enables us to take and occupy block C whilst getting the required comfort for block B. We are pushing forward with Mulalley to formalise this as soon as possible, and to obtain the required outstanding information.

Timeline for occupation of block C

The timeline to accepting PC is still dependent on the contractor's responsiveness in providing the commissioning certificates listed above. Mulalley has been asked to provide us with a timeline to identify when the outstanding items will be achieved. We have contacted Mulalley on several occasions for this and escalated the request to both Director and Managing Director level, but we have not yet received a timeline. Without it, we are unable to give you a specific timeline. Once we are in receipt of these, we will be able to set a date to take PC and serve notice to complete to those buying in block C and this would be a very quick process. Setting the PC date would usually take place within a week and notice to complete would usually be within 10 working days (subject to your finances and current living arrangements).

PC for Block B

Whilst we do not require the full suite of documents for the BSR to achieve PC, we do still want assurances that we can achieve what is required in the relevant formats, and will as a very minimum need the above documentation to achieve PC for block B. The collation of and review for the building registration is progressing, and 75% of the Operations and Maintenance manual has been completed. Once reviewed we will liaise with Mulalley to obtain missing or insufficient information and conduct subsequent reviews until all items are satisfactory. The duration of this process and a timeline is dependent on the contractor's responsiveness in amending and providing the documents. Mulalley has been asked for a timeline for these items as well and we are also awaiting a response for this.

Should Mulalley fail to provide the required documents for building safety registration, we would need to commission inspections directly with alternative contractors, which can be achieved but would further extend the timeline for us to procure and instruct. We previously stated that occupation would be 8 weeks from achieving PC which we still believe to be the case, but at this stage we are unable to advise on a PC date for block B based on the above.

Parking

The Section 278 process is still underway, and a meeting was held with the local authority last week. We have reiterated that we are pushing forward to occupy block C, but they are not facilitating expedition of the approval we require to instruct the works. They have advised that it will be up to a further six weeks to provide us with an outcome. To date we have provided all of the information and answered any questions they have had about the plans. Once they approve the works it will take up to two weeks to instruct and complete, and up to two weeks for their full sign-off.

Potential plot changes

We have had some buyers approach us as to whether there is the possibility of plot swapping from block B to C. We do have two apartments available in block C, both with two bedrooms. If this is something you wanted to discuss further, please contact our sales team to discuss.

Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work through these outstanding issues. Over the period to our next update, our continued focus is on obtaining formal agreement from Mulalley to the sectional PC, a timeline, and the outstanding certificates to accept PC. Additionally, we will continue our review of the documentation for the registration of Block B.

If there is sufficient information received on any of these three points before our next update, we will inform you between otherwise our next update will be on 21 May 2025.

Thank you once again for your patience and cooperation.

Best regards,

Vikki Walker – Director of Sales and Marketing

Richard White – Executive Director of Development