In article , Mike Mitchell
wrote:
I have details of a new development on which the houses are
finished, yet the developer is stipulating (via the estate agent
contact) that completion will not be possible until or after 1st
July.

It might just be for tax reasons or because there is some planning
condition that the houses may not be occupied until ... [highway
improvements, social facilities etc]

--
Tony Bryer SDA UK 'Software to build on' http://www.sda.co.uk
Free SEDBUK boiler database browser http://www.sda.co.uk/qsedbuk.htm