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Buiders Promise heaven in a two - bedroom flat in colourful brochures and a spate of hoardings, banners, pamphlets, advertisements, short films and personal calls. Check the site and flat personally before finalising the deal. That way, a stay in hell can be avoided.

A Walking distance in brochure could mean a few kilometers.
A plot may have been touted as a safe investment. But it may have been sold to others also.
A fully developed plot in some cases does not even have proper demarcations and levelling.
Gleaming roads shown in publicity material could in reality be just a rough pathway.
Green and appealing pictures of lawns may turn out to be a rocky outcrop.
Bathrooms without tiles, kitchen without sink and living room without cupboards are some of the complaints.
Flat buyers spend anxious moments on realising that their dream apartments do not come with the assured lift, generator or a play area for children.
It is a good idea to withhold part of the agreed payment till the promised amenities are provided.
It is always advisable to visit and revisit the site before entering into an agreement for a property.
Do follow it up with enquiries and if it is an apartment or row house, monitor the ptogress of work at regular intervals.
A badminton court may have been situated in an open area where play is not possible when there is rain and wind. This is an indoor game. So is table tennis.
Party hall is a misnomer. While the brochures clearly state that the party hall is different from the club house, they cleverly reword it in the agreement to show party hall as club house.
The drawings in the brochure can be different from the approved drawings.
The developer may not have paid enough attention to ensure structural safety especially from earthquake forces, fire safety and hazards from electrical accidents.
If there are objections to the plan from the approving authority, haphazard modifications are made just to satisfy the authority concerned. In one case, there was no sunshade for the sit-out and utility areas. So it could not be used in the rainly season.
Check whether you can keep the washing machine under cover. If exposed to rain, electrical accidents may occur.
Buyers should get together even during the construction stage and fight for the facilities.
From an informal forum and insist that all safety equipments provided are in working condition; for example, fire fighting equipment, exit through staircases, horizontal exists connecting different blocks.
Customers, who are in a hurry to take possession of a flat, may sign the documents which are binding but may not be giving the promised facilities.