The inordinate delay and the mental depression due to this can be strong grounds for intimating the decision to cancel the booking of the apartment/flat with the builder.
A subvention scheme in which the home buyer pays 10-20% of the price of the apartment at the time of purchase. The balance is paid by a bank to the developer as a loan under a three-way agreement between the developer, the buyer and the bank. While the project is under construction, the developer pays the interest on the loan to the bank. The bank disburses money to the developer as construction progresses. The buyer's EMIs begin only after he gets possession.
When the project got delayed, the buyer had to start paying the EMI even before he had got possession of his apartment. He thus ended up bearing the burden of both rent and EMI simultaneously,
Don't jump headlong into deferred payment plans where no bank is involved and the developer bears the entire cost of development by himself. "Such schemes highlight the developer's desperate financial situation
Another risk in subvention is that if the developer defaults on interest payment, the buyer's credit record gets marred. Things to watch out for Only invest in schemes offered by credible developers, especially those with the financial wherewithal to complete the project. "In their desperation to push sales, developers are offering very attractive schemes.