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29 August 2023

Re: Champion Home clause 44.4 - Anyone?General Discussion

Aug 29, 2023 9:11 pm

Hi ch1ntook, The penalty due to clause44.4 was the main upset which took us by a big surprise. Our variations were kind of expected and budgeted. The silver line out of it was the build quality of both mine and my friend's house was acceptable, and the defects were fixed promptly and my friend got h...

Hi ch1ntook, The penalty due to clause44.4 was the main upset which took us by a big surprise. Our variations were kind ...

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KJones

26 August 2023

Re: Champion Home clause 44.4 - Anyone?General Discussion

Aug 26, 2023 3:20 pm

Just wondering whether anyone here fell foul of the clause 44.4 of the building contract Champion Homes gets you to sign. 44.4 If the time allowed in the Tender for building works to commence expires before all the Clauses and all the Special Conditions of this contract governing the commencement o...

That was what happened to me and my friend. We were hit with the penalty at the end of the construction process, and ha...

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KJones

26 August 2023

Re: Builder : Eagle Home / Champion Home / New South HomesBuilding A New House

Aug 26, 2023 3:15 pm

I am with C Homes, already up to variation 17 and have billed me extra 24%, If I can give you tips, run away as fast as you can away from the C (C for Crap) Homes, not sure if the E Home is a crap or not I suspect they are all similar. Pay a lawyer to review the contract before you sign anything. I...

I can't agree more with your comments about C Homes. My friend and I both built with it a few years ago, the contract t...

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