Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building a new home for the first time!! 21Sep 04, 2012 10:51 pm Hi Knolesy, so sorry to hear that you were also burnt by the Right Build. Doesn't surprise me that he didn't take out warranty insurance. He was a very unreliable operator. Sadly he has taken down around 25 families who were building with him. Although we have the warranty insurance, we have paid way more than what we should have for the amount of work done so it is unlikely we will get everything back. We have have already experienced some vandalism on our site from I assume disgruntled tradesmen. It's a very nerve racking time I have also heard the owner has run off (rumour has it overseas) Re: Building a new home for the first time!! 22Sep 06, 2012 2:48 pm It is very sad that someone who has hurt so many people can't even face the music. I feel sorry for the staff too who have had to put up with all the calls from disgruntled clients over the past months for situations that were ultimately out of their control. I hope things work out for you, and all the other people that have been let down by him. We are now talking to another builder who we are very happy with so far, it is just such a shame starting all over again. Re: Building a new home for the first time!! 23Sep 06, 2012 3:10 pm The Westminster (or was it Cosmo?) directors also did a runner. Very, very sad. If anyone in Sydney needs a builder to step in - I would recommend ours (Zen Homes). They also completed some part-finished jobs from Cosmo and Westminster when they went down We had handover last week and very happy (although building a house is a nerve wracking roller coaster, and not something I will do again any time soon!). PM me if you are interested. SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: Building a new home for the first time!! 24Sep 11, 2012 11:25 am Hi Everyone, I have spoken to the liquidators today as well, as we were a contractor to them with outstanding invoices awaiting to be paid. They are aware of the whereabouts of the director and are compiling the relevant information of creditors. Today I received the list from Smith and Hancock and so far they have an amount of approx 4m of oustanding creditors. Anyone wanting further information should as previously mentioned contact Smith and Hancock in Parramatta on 02 9689 2266 and make sure that you are on the list of creditors. Good luck to you all as it is always sad it see so many innocent people effected by these situations. Re: Building a new home for the first time!! 25Sep 12, 2012 9:40 am Hi Guys, I know I was speaking to my builder not long ago about different building companies that have gone in to liquidation and what happened to there jobs etc. Our building company is also a custom builder, and he took over many of the half completed Cosmopolitan jobs when they went under. He was fantastic, and I can't recommend him enough. I spoke to one of his cosmo clients before I started my job to get a reference and she was ecstatic she ended up getting him too. I would highly recommend calling them !! BuildCarp Constructions, 0403 960 763. PM me for any more details - am also happy for people in the inner west to come see my place if needed C Re: Building a new home for the first time!! 26Sep 21, 2012 10:17 pm Thanks for everyones concern and suggestions of alternative builders. Knolesy, did you end up deciding on a builder? We have found a new builder but have decided to stay clear of the regular home builders. We have found a company called Vantage Corp who do mostly commercial work but are interested in adding some homes to their portfolio. So far we have been extremely happy with their service and the amount of hours dedicated to sorting through the mess they have inherited. All going well they will commence on site next Wednesday Looking forward to starting to put this nightmare experience behind us! Re: Building a new home for the first time!! 27Nov 30, 2012 3:41 pm Chris+Mary Hi Guys, I know I was speaking to my builder not long ago about different building companies that have gone in to liquidation and what happened to there jobs etc. Our building company is also a custom builder, and he took over many of the half completed Cosmopolitan jobs when they went under. He was fantastic, and I can't recommend him enough. I spoke to one of his cosmo clients before I started my job to get a reference and she was ecstatic she ended up getting him too. I would highly recommend calling them !! BuildCarp Constructions, 0403 960 763. PM me for any more details - am also happy for people in the inner west to come see my place if needed C Hi .. we went past your place & had a look a month or so ago ... how is it going now? Do you still highly recommend your builder? Can you tell me if those are clerestory windows at the back? thanks So still no slab and apparently the concreter cancelled. Here come the delays... apparently things haven't recovered quite as much as I thought. I've been told maybe next… 8 31887 Can anyone give me any onfo on New Homes WA? Good or bad, hopefully good just need to know if my choice was good or not? 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