Fitting Out
Whilst I am not 1005 sure of the legal requirements, unless a house has a working kitchen sink and bathroom it is deemed as "not habitable" and it is virtually impossible to raise a mortgage or loan on it. And of course people's expectations have got higher and higher over the years - when my last home was built in 1991 (it was at the lower end of the market) it came with a sink drainer, thee wall cupboards, a 20" drawer unit and a smaller single cabinet. Nowadays it would come fully fitted out with almost certainly built in oven, hob and maybe fridge/freezer. Sadly these, along with the cupboards are usually "builders grade" so you know what that means .....