Thursday, February 14, 2008

Sobha Developers provide sub-standard services to customers in the name of “quality”

I recently bought one apartment with Sobha in Bangalore. Here they don't have any amenities like club house, swimming pool, children's pay area etc in the apt complex. Instead they are building a common facility about 500 m away for about 7 apartment complexes in the vicinity. But it still will have only one swimming pool and badminton court for about 1500 families!

Can imagine a Kumbh Mela during summer times near the swimming pool. Sobha is cutting too much corners to save money and provide sub-standard services to customers in the name of “quality”. They also hiked the BWSSB and BESCOM charges to about Rs 100 psqft and refuses to provide receipts from respective agencies. Service tax was collected from us and was apparently not paid to the tax department since it is not required any more. However Sobha refuses to acknowledge this and keeps the money. Not sure how such “reputed” builders get away with such tactics.