The Wise Words of Experience

An experienced local builder/developer was recently asked why he had not bought the plots at Pattiesmuir when they were for sale. His response is as follows:

“That one would have been a nightmare logistically…… things spread over a few areas, biotreatment plant being away from the other houses meant running drains a fair distance. Couple that with likely endless complaints from residents etc. it would have to have been cheap to wear all the grief that’d come with it”.

He might have added – and then there is the road, a long stretch needing to be brought up to adoptable standard but too narrow to be adopted and uncertainty over ownership. Overhead electricity cables from telegraph poles on residents’ property. Negotiations required on access to neighbours’ septic tank etc. etc.

He continued “Oh aye, that job had heartache written all over it”.

I think our developer will be feeling the truth in those words. There is no substitute for experience when it comes to buying land and developing property.