VGN Projects Estates Complaints & Reviews

Hi All Read this before you invest in Chennai Dear Chennai Credai Members / All Govt Authorities, Greetings from VGN Platina Owners Welfare Association Reg. Notice copy received by us from Panchayat office - Reg. Unauthorised construction without approval / deviations We are writing this letter on behalf of VGN Platina Welfare Association. The project is situated at Ayyapakkam village near Ambattur which was developed and sold by VGN Group. Recently we received demolition notice from Ayyapakkam Village Panchayat alleging that VGN has constructed this project with full of violations and deviations from approved plans and the violations and deviations are listed in the notice. As per the notice VGN has constructed additional 1.5L sq. ft illegally over and above the approved area earning around Rs.50 Crores illegally. We have attached this notice for your reference. Association sent a mail to Mr.Pratish, MD and other VGN officials on 29th July 2014 asking for explanation on the notice, but till now VGN has not bothered to give us a written reply but their officials are insisting orally that there are no violations and they are not willing to come with approval drawings for cross verification which clearly shows that they have cheated us conveniently hiding all the irregularities from us. Further to our mail to VGN, Officials of VGN are saying they have high level contacts at CMDA and with other authorities and they will close this issue silently. VGN is threatening us to keep quiet to avoid unwanted consequences. Now we are left with no other choice except to write to authorities. We do not want to accept our homes with irregularities and without proper approvals. Over 670 families have invested our hard earned money in this residential project. We all trusted VGN and we bought our homes here but now we have been cheated and our future looks bleak and disastrous. We are all from lower middle class families who have put in all our current and future earnings in this project and it is fully VGN’s responsibility to abide by all the rules and regulations and handover the project without any irregularities and disputes. We are all shattered and could not believe that VGN could cheat us like this with such violations and deviations and take all customers and concerned authorities for granted VGN has cheated all o[censored]s conveniently hiding behind their image, Money Power, Political Power, Authority and high level contacts. We were forced to accept poor quality construction, inordinate delays and arrogant behaviour of VGN Officials by intimidating us that they will not handover the flats if we do not pay the final payment. Those who questioned about the poor construction quality were threatened with court cases and hefty penalties. We are being told that as per Supreme Court rulings in the Campa Cola case, this project is also eligible for demolition. We are now living with constant fear as to what will happen to our homes, what will happen to our life time investments incase of any demolition activities of the project. We invite CREDAI Officials and All authorities also to visit VGN Platina to see all the violations. As per the notice in the attachment, there is no approval for 1) STP - built without any approvals from TNPCB and CMDA on Panchayat road 2) WTP - built without any approvals 3) Commercial Complex – built without any approvals 4) Club House – built without any approvals 5) Entrance Arch – built without any approvals ….. and deviations are noticed in 1) Setbacks between flats – setback space been used to build additional 1.5 lakh sq.ft illegally 2) Septic tank – no septic tank is built in any building as per approval. 3) Closure of Panchayat Lake – water body has been converted to park without approvals We now understand why VGN is refusing to give us all the approved drawings which we have asked several times in the past. · Customers like us have been fooled, and the entire Government Authorities / Mechanism have been taken for granted. · Many banks have provided home loans to customers in this project. Have bankers collided with the builder by not taking these violations seriously during their inspection to clear stage payments? How did the bank’s legal panel side-lined the deviated agreement drawings without verifying the approved drawings against each flat? How did the bankers give final payments to VGN without verifying the violations which were very evident? · VGN has taken payment for covered car parking, but lot o[censored]s are not allotted covered car parking space. They are insisting us to take open car parking for the same cost. · Most o[censored]s have not been given or shown approved drawing. They gave only the approval number. Many Innocent customers have bought flats through CREDAI’s FAIRPRO property fair and we would like to know: 1. How a builder from CREDAI can cheat us like day light robbery? 2. Is CREDAI a Marketing Agent for all builders or governing body of all builders? 3. What kind of mechanism does CREDAI have in order to ensure that their member builders abide by CREDAI’s code of conduct? 4. How CREDAI is going to help us from this crisis? 5. How customers like us will be saved from fraudulent builders like VGN? 6. What action is CREDAI going to take against VGN? 7. We hope CREDAI will takes an ethical stand and take action against VGN and its promoters. 8. As mentioned in your website VGN Chairman Mr. Devadoass is the Vice President of CREDAI and we would like know whether VGN has signed The Code of Conduct? If they have signed how they can cheat 670 families so conveniently? As per Supereme Courts order in Campa Cola case, if our project is demolished for all violations we request CREDAI and all other Authorities to help us recover all our investments at market rate from VGN and also suitable compensation for our sufferings. We are writing this mail under distress and fear of life, since VGN is threatening us to keep quiet to avoid unwanted consequences LOOK FORWARD FOR ACTION BY ALL AUTHORITIES. KAMARAJ VGN PLATINA OWNERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION & on behalf of all committee members and owners

Hi, I got a flat from VGN Krona 3 years back. The flat is still under construction.They promised me to give the flat by Aug 2013 and else would compensate for the delays. But till date, they did not complete the flat but they are asking the last installment. Moreover, they did not pay a penny back as a compensation. The customer support person, Kavitha PN, is very poor and she says that she can do only what the management asks her to do. Dont know where to go. Other Krona owners. please contact me @ gopi.v.[protected]@gmail.com. I need to understand your thoughts! VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED! VGN IS BAD!

I booked a flat at vgn and post that no progress update or i get shouting by the people at vgn office, whenever i call them. I tried to reach senior management, but, in vain. The call doesn't go beyond miss. Srikavitha, who is the customer care manager. I would request all fellow citizens of this country, not, to buy anything in vgn. To me, i would term vgn is a fraud.

We booked a flat from VGN Developers in their Brixton Project. Before investing with them, they responded well and make us to buy. But now they are not responding properly, not even answering well when we call them. This makes us feel uneasy with VGN Builders. We expect the update of our construction process in VGN Brixton.

I bought a flat in their southern avenue project. It is horrible, CRM team is very rude, no customer focus, adamant attitude. With out completing respective stage works they will force the customers to release the payment. If we prove with photograph, they will refuse to accept and keep on sending mail for the payment and interest for the payment. Please do not buy flats from VGN.

Dear Guys,

I booked a flat with VGN Homes, Nungambakkam based on their good brand reputation in real estate. Project VGN Ernest Ph I. The VGN Customer care is very bad in response to customer queries. Especially customer service Person Mr. Ramnath is very useless and irresponsible person.

They are good in speak at a time of booking the flats. Once u booked your flat they become dictators. They inform short notice on payment due and impose a panic interest of 24%. while construction in progress.

They never listen customer word. They delaying my project by nearly 5 months and there is no proper response from customer care after my repeated mails and phone calls.

Very bad attitude ever seen from such a repute VGN builder.

Appreciate any experts’ advice pls.

Regrads,

Mohan. A

I am dinesh. I have booked a flat in vgn platina (Plot no ii, flat no s1) on nov 2011, and the developer has agreed to complete the entire construction of flat by 31.07.2012 with an additional grace period of 6 months. But on dec 2012 we again received a mail from vgn developers stating that they can handover the project only on april 2013. Pointing out the reason as load shedding which is not at all acceptable. Load shedding at chennai is only for 2 hrs. And this will not affect the construction adversely.

See the plight o[censored]s, one side zooming rent year by year and on the other side emi for the bank borrowed loan. It is very difficult for me to pay the rent and to pay my emi. Until vgn gives me the position. Vgn till now is not clear as when it will handover the procession and it gives a tentative date by 30th april, 2012.

Further it is unethical on the part of vgn to compensate @18% per annum on the value of remaining construction cost when my emi with bank is already started and the bank is started debiting the interest component for the paid amount every month. I want vgn has to acceptthe bank interest for the amount received till now as vgn has not honored their commitment even after 6 months grace time.

I request vgn to expedite the project by feb end, 2013 else agree to
Compensate the emi interest part.

VGN developers started Platina Appartment Projects on July 2010 and they were commited to handover by Dec 2011.
Till now they have not handover the flat to me. Whenever i approch regarding this issue they keep on deffering by giving unacceptable reasons .Last week I got a mail from Vgn Developers exdenting hanover date to April 2013 .But i can't thurst there words,I surely know that they will deffer with a reason, thus i here by i am requesting you to take the proper action against them and provide justice for me and the dependents on the apartment.

VGN SP Koil site

we booked an apartment in VGN SP Koil after that we found the showed site is different from agreement document. then we raise the issue but they were not look into it and they force me to register their documented flat.since it not the showed site (ie) where we saw at site visit, we canceled and waiting for the amount that we paid earlier. VGN made a fault and is not responding for my paid amount and they...

I have booked a flat in VGN (office at Poonamalle high road). I was promised by executive (Name : Hariharan) that my project will be completed by 8 months, but now it was close to 16 months, till the site is not hand over to me. I made a several call to VGN people, but there are not considering this issue. They will be concentrating only at the time of collecting the money; afterward they are not good in customer query.

I was paid my entire amount by June 1, based on the confirmation mail provided by them, that my flat is handing over on June 3 rd, but still I am awaiting for my house keys. Especially, their customer care executive (Mr. Ramnath) is not at all a responsible person.

There were 24 families were affected because of this issue. So, my personal opinion is not to book any flats in VGN group.

Dear Sir,

We have booked a flat in VGN Southern Spring Potheri on June 20, 2011. We paid 3,12,000 INR as advance and booked the flat last year. We were told that DTCP approval for the project will be given in 10 days. But approval was given only recently after a year and we were informed about the approval on 31-03-12. We waited for around one year after paying the advance. We had received pre approval for the housing loan also when we booked the flat paying Rs.15000 to the bank

Once the project got DTCP approval, the sales executive gave us the sale agreement to sign off. There was an increase in the price of the flat for about Rs. 50000. We were intimated that the guideline value has been increased hence there is an increase in the stamp duty registration charges. We accepted since that it is reasonable. We signed off the agreement and gave it back to the VGN executive. We didnt receive the agreement back signed off from the VGN MD.

When we followed up, we were informed that there is an increase of about Rs. 500 per sq feet i.e 900*500 RS. 450000 increase in the rate of flat due to revision of guideline value. We didnt accept the increase since we booked the flat one year ago paying Rs. 312000 and we waited for about a year for getting the approval of the flat.

This is mere cheating from VGN builders. How can they increase the rate of sq. feet when the flat is booked a year back. And it is the delay from their side since they didnt get the plan approval. We waited a year for that to be done. If not, we would have registered the flat a year ago. How is it related to guideline value?

CAn any builder do this? All the flats are booked a year back and their possession is given after couple of months only. If a flat is booked in 2011 and if they give the possession by 2012 how can they increase the rate per sq feet due to revision in guideline. Then what is the use of booking a flat one year back , waiting for approval waiting for the flat etc etc.

I Ganesh Kamble owner of Excellent Printers, Pune. We have done some printing work for VGN Infra India Pvt. Ltd Pune project invoice no. 878 & 879 Invoice date 17/10/2011. Total Amt Rs 4233.00. We got fed up doing follow-ups and know they are saying that we have wound up Pune Project Know we cannot pay. So Please help us in getting our payment back.

Dear sir / madam,

I have a bought a house from vgn homes priviate limited. The work man ship is very poor. I have made several written complaints to them. They have never responded to me. None of loft is proper. Plastering is also not even. Celing plastering also not proper. Looks like a old house even before occupying. I am totally frustrated about their delivery schedule. They promised me to deliver in january. But in agreement they have made it 24 months + 6 months grace period. No one in vgn is responding to our quries. Every one who has bought house in vgn pinnacle is frustrated. Need some action.

Booked a flat of VGN at Girugambakkam, Chennai on 28-Feb 2011 signing the application form by paying INR 2Lac.Later our finance was so poor to go-ahead of this project, we decided to cancel and requested on 14-Mar 2011 for refund. VGN people are arguing that they will charge 50,000 as cancellation fee and refund will be made after 45-60 days and full refund is not possible.

Dear all,

Please post your problems on non-refund of booking amount against cancellation on builders.. Vgn at aminjikarai paid rs 40000- out of rs50000/- we paid as advance.

Myself and 2 more friends each booked a flat at AVIV court of VGN at Avadi, Chennai on 14-July 2010 signing the application form by paying INR 50000/-.Later our finance was so poor to go-ahead of this project, we decided to cancel and requested on 07/08/2010 for refund, submitting all copies of documents except receipt.VGN argued that refund is not possible, we phoned / visited them many times atlast agreed and paid Rs 40000/- holding Rs 10000/- on a condition that we book any of VGN projects in near future. Our finance never improved till this time and Rs 10000/- which they hold would be useful for us to recover to some extent from debts.