In reply to a post by RobertoS:

Presumably there is a reason for that 800m without poles?

The houses on either side are on different cabinets.

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

In reply to a post by candlerb:

Quotes so far on this thread (for those who decided to proceed with a survey) are summarised here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QFkK1sLBFQjl...

Only one person was lucky enough to get an initial desktop quote under £4K - it was £3.9K - but several have had final quotes below that level.

OK so confirmed build costs have now come back at £6,450+VAT including reduction for survey and deduction of £850 for premises passed (I guess that must be my nearest neighbour).

So my desktop quote has gone UP by £1,550 - that must be some sort of precedent!

After DCMS voucher and VAT reclaim, the net cost is £3,450

For those that have had their Cerberus connections, how accurate is the timing in NetCONNECT customer portal?

For instance my order is showing an �expected date� of 18 December 2018? Optimistic / pessimistic / realistic date?

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

For instance my order is showing an �expected date� of 18 December 2018? Optimistic / pessimistic / realistic date?

That date will be based on info Openreach have given to Cerberus, not a date Cerberus have determined themselves.

Based on my experience, treat any completion dates with a large pinch of salt as they are not set in stone and are just tentative. As a very rough guide expect completion anytime between 3-12 months depending on the complexity of your install. You will need lots of patience

My expected date is blank!

Stuff is going on though. Some digging in nearby streets took place a few weeks back to unblock ducts. 34m of new duct needs to be laid - roadworks.org says it should be taking place now, but these permits have slipped several times.

Basically, it takes as long as it takes. My survey order went in mid-March and the confirmed order end of June. I'm hoping maybe by Christmas.

To update regarding my progress, I was told some days ago that Openreach have now received the survey data or such. I'm now waiting for a price from the planning team, hopefully that won't take too long.

Just to update to say that I've had a reasonably pleasant surprise. My build charge has come through this afternoon and it's a little less than I expected it might've ended up being.

The Openreach estimated build charge was £6,500.00 + VAT. The confirmed build charge is £2,734.83 + VAT. This includes the reduction for the survey and a deduction of £1,250.00 for premises passed.

I've agreed to the price and am waiting to be invoiced.

EDIT: Ouch, additional IP's are chargeable at nearly 10 pounds per month including VAT for a block of /29. Well, I have no choice for the first year so I'll pay for it, but possibly after the first year of FTTPoD I might consider changing back to AAISP (depending on whether FTTP is still capped at 160Mbps).

Edited by Ixel (Thu 18-Oct-18 15:04:40)

In reply to a post by Ixel:

Just to update to say that I've had a reasonably pleasant surprise. My build charge has come through this afternoon and it's a little less than I expected it might've ended up being.

The Openreach estimated build charge was £6,500.00 + VAT. The confirmed build charge is £2,734.83 + VAT. This includes the reduction for the survey and a deduction of £1,250.00 for premises passed.

I've agreed to the price and am waiting to be invoiced.

Congratulations....I'm....not....jealous....at....all
If you are able to get a £3000 grant from the gigabit voucher scheme that would be the icing on the cake.

Unfortunately I can't. As much as I'd love to do so the address I'm working at home, remotely, from isn't the actual business office address. However, I can reclaim back the VAT via my business as it's VAT registered so that's something.

In reply to a post by Ixel:

Unfortunately I can't. As much as I'd love to do so the address I'm working at home, remotely, from isn't the actual business office address. However, I can reclaim back the VAT via my business as it's VAT registered so that's something.

It says you can use the voucher for your registered business address or trading address.
"Vouchers may only be used for eligible connections at premises from which you actively
trade or (in the case of residential beneficiaries) reside. This may be your registered office
and/or trading address(es) in the case of SME beneficiaries."

Indeed, but I'm not certain if "actively trade" includes 'working remotely from my house'. I think I asked on the forum before and was told that I'd probably need to prove I do business from my house, e.g. business bank statement (which doesn't say this address so that's not possible) or VAT registered address (again not possible). Perhaps I should ask the scheme for more insight, or Cerberus, as to if and how I might be able to claim it as a business if I'm working from home remotely?