I've just received my final quotation from Openreach.

Original estimated build charge was £8000 + VAT

Confirmed build charge is £3950 + VAT which includes the reduction dor survey and premises passed.

I'm eligble for the Gigabit voucher scheme which pushes my overall amount due down to £1740

Suffice to say, this is awesome and have just given the go ahead.

Excellent news!

For those struggling to work out the figures, the GBVS is a bit strange because it can't be used to pay VAT. So:

Principal 3950
VAT 790 (= 20% of 3950)
GBVS -3000
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Total: 1740 (of which 790 is VAT)

Nice, congratulations.

I'm still waiting for mine. I had an email from Cerberus Networks last week to update me that Openreach were still doing the survey and the expected completion date was last week. Hopefully not much longer.

Congrats.

Still waiting for mine, email to Cerberus yesterday still unanswered. It doesn't take long to write 'we've had no news from Openreach/we have chased them' etc.

I just had an interesting update from Amvia. They have mentioned that the surveyor may have been able to do the field survey remotely (based on a picture of the outside of my house and the exact location on a map that I sent them), they are waiting for official confirmation from Openreach.

In reply to a post by candlerb:

Excellent news!

For those struggling to work out the figures, the GBVS is a bit strange because it can't be used to pay VAT. So:

Principal 3950
VAT 790 (= 20% of 3950)
GBVS -3000
---------------
Total: 1740 (of which 790 is VAT)

Thanks for that.

Is the GBVS available to private individuals or only businesses?

There is a £500 grant for private individuals

In reply to a post by NornIron91:

There is a £500 grant for private individuals

... but only if used *in conjunction* with a nearby business using the £3000 voucher as part of the same build.

In reply to a post by lincsat:

When my survey was done, the surveyor didn't check for blocked ducts, he said that OR would pay for clearing any blockages as it was their responsibility

I'm glad I don't have to pay for clearing blocked ducts - A team of groundworkers has spent the last 3 Days digging up the footpath to put in 108m of new ducting and they haven't reached our Street yet.

Confirmed build charge is £7,298.00 + VAT. This includes the reduction for the survey and a deduction of £1,100.00 for premises passed.

Even with the GVS, it's too much I think. I'll have to have a think.

Edited by S2KIP (Wed 10-Oct-18 14:19:32)