Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 16, 2010 9:43 pm Hi all, Some of the builders I have investigated specifically use the Master Builders Association contract. i was wondering if anyone could recommend a Brisbane based solicitor who has experience with these contracts? Did anyone sign their contract without having a solicitor look over it? Did anyone find any nasty surprises in their contract down the track? Regards Alf... Built Hallmark Home in SE Queensland - modified Flair 181 - no A/C: n/e orientation - 9 foot ceilings - copius insulation - loads of windows - fresh breeze - home... Re: Master Builder contract: Brisbane solicitor recommendati 2Apr 14, 2010 2:20 pm Hi alfabeta. i've already pm'd you about something different. Stay away from the MBA/BSA contracts. They are designed to advantage the builder only. The HIA contract, though still flawed, is the only contract worth signing in Qld. It gives the owner alot more legal rights and the BSA still by law has to insure you if anything goes wrong. . Do not deal with builders that use anything other than an HIA contract. Re: Master Builder contract: Brisbane solicitor recommendati 3Apr 18, 2010 11:13 am tsurf Hi alfabeta. i've already pm'd you about something different. Stay away from the MBA/BSA contracts. They are designed to advantage the builder only. The HIA contract, though still flawed, is the only contract worth signing in Qld. It gives the owner alot more legal rights and the BSA still by law has to insure you if anything goes wrong. . Do not deal with builders that use anything other than an HIA contract. I'm in a similar situation and have read through both the HIA and QBSA contracts and have to disagree with tsurf. For my personal situation I believe the QSBA major works contract is more balanced than the HIA contract (note the following is my interpretation and doesn't constitute legal advice):
Personnally I would never build under a HIA contract for the reasons above. Get your own independent legal advice on which building contract is best for you. Remember you are the one paying the money and therefore the choice of contract is up to you. If a contract is less favourable to a builder then they have the option to incorporate that into their price. Re: Master Builder contract: Brisbane solicitor recommendati 4Apr 18, 2010 11:52 am kesawi tsurf Hi alfabeta. i've already pm'd you about something different. Stay away from the MBA/BSA contracts. They are designed to advantage the builder only. The HIA contract, though still flawed, is the only contract worth signing in Qld. It gives the owner alot more legal rights and the BSA still by law has to insure you if anything goes wrong. . Do not deal with builders that use anything other than an HIA contract. I'm in a similar situation and have read through both the HIA and QBSA contracts and have to disagree with tsurf. For my personal situation I believe the QSBA major works contract is more balanced than the HIA contract (note the following is my interpretation and doesn't constitute legal advice):
Personnally I would never build under a HIA contract for the reasons above. Get your own independent legal advice on which building contract is best for you. Remember you are the one paying the money and therefore the choice of contract is up to you. If a contract is less favourable to a builder then they have the option to incorporate that into their price. my points are not legal advice. I am not a representative of HIA or a fanboi .. We are currently building and Went down this road before signing our contract. We had it looked at by our solicitor as well as our independant building inspector. Both parties advised it is a very good contract, its not the best but by no means the worst. It is a little bit for the builder but there are also a lot of protections for you on the banking finance contractual side of things Thank you so much. This has been very helpful. We definitely wish to settle and get these people out of our life. They are trying to charge us interest on late… 7 14278 From the information posted it looks to me your rumpus room is nothing more than extended garage. That will present a number of challenges. Single brick wall between… 2 7769 You talk about deletions, are they variations or PS and PC adjustments? pleas list them 1 16567 |