Customer is always cheated ~ Courtesy Sobha Developers Ltd

Please beware of Sobha Developers.... Few facts we want to share so that you don’t do same mistake:

One example how Sobha cheats, rather uses its brand to cheat customers. When we booked the Flat, they quoted following charges:

BWSSB - Rs: 63,314/-
KEB Charges: Rs: 55,399/-

But when we went for Registration , they tripled the charges (Given Below). We dont have any choice, as it was delayed 1 year 8 months, we want to register ASAP. More over we trusted the Sobha brand.

BWSSB:Rs: 2,08,935/-
KEB Charges: Rs: 1,07,633/-

Later one gentle man volunteered and collected the information from Bescom and KEB about the Sobha Payments (Given in the following mails from Mr C N Kumar, he requested to remove his mail-Id).

Usually people goto Sobha, because the brand it established. But Sobha used its Brand for profiteering.

Some more facts:
1) Always the sale agreemt is one-sided, this may be true with all big builders. In all cases Customers have to compromise. Because we trust Sobha brand , we blindly sign on the agreement.

2) Please worry about the Carpet area, Sobha is worst in that.

3) Substandard quality (Sewage pipe is broken in one block), water tickling in my bathroom from above flat . They fixed it but chances of repeating are there. Surprised , dont you.

4) Sobha 99.99% of times delivers late. And they evade the late penaly charges 99.99% of times. Take my case, While selecting bathroom tiles i selected tiles which look good. They say its not part of the package, and i should pay extra.I paid it(~ 15,000/-). you should pay extra since the standard tiles they show are so ugly. But the impact of selecting good looking tiles costed us Rs:1,80,000/- later. You know why, Sobha didnt pay us late delivery penalty charges saying you altered the tiles. Any alteration you make, you dont deserve late handover charges. Double whammy.

5)What ever profit loss they make because of later delivery, they recover with triple profits: BWSSB and KEB charges.

6) Always customer is looser, i mean we.

From: C N Kumar
To: Sobha Iris Owners
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:01:46 AM
Subject: [sobhairisowners] BWSSB Charges

Dear Fellow Owners,

Sobha paid as follows to BWSSB for water and sewage connection charges:

For water connection- Rs 2,00,74,100
For GBWSP charges- Rs 53,76,000
Total - Rs 2,54,50,100 say Rs 2.55 crores

I have this information from BWSSB collected under RTI Act. BWSSB also confirms they are yet to provide the connection.

I have been charged Rs 2.21 lacs by Sobha towards BWSSB charges. Assuming each of us have been charged the same Sobha they have collected Rs 7.43
crores. The difference is almost Rs 5 Crores! Worth fighting for?

I am yet to get some information from BDA regarding our OC. Once I have this I will propose a POA to the group.

As of now we have 40 members in this group.


Best regards

C N Kumar



----- Forwarded Message ----
From: C N Kumar
To: sobha_iris@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2009 5:00:18 PM
Subject: [sobha_iris] BESCOM deposit etc.


I have a formal letter from BESCOM regarding the payments made by Sobha for the electricity connections to the flats collected under the Right To Information Act:

Deposit- 28,51,800 ( Rs 7560 per flat for 336 flats. Balance for 2 other connections ( maybe general lighting and club house) plus meter security deposit. These payments were made on 23 May 2007). Supervision charges - Rs 11,94,780

Total= 40,46,580 for 336 flats.

Supervision charges are usually 10 % of the estimated work and material for bringing power from the nearest point. This is about Rs 1.1 crores.

The total cost should be in the region of Rs 1.5 crores. Sobha has collected from each of us Rs 1.14 lacs or Rs 3.83 crores. Should we not get answers for this?

I will similarly get the figures from BWSSB

Best regards

C N Kumar