Browse Forums General Discussion 1 May 27, 2022 2:38 pm Another one. 200 new home builds in the works. https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-es ... eae9a5d842 Re: Pivotal Homes in QLD goes under 2May 28, 2022 8:30 am What's worse is battlers get sucked into putting an extra 10% +10% +10%... on top of the initial 5% deposit.... thinking the builder is solvent and trading ethically? Tips to watch out for 1. Builders demanding extra money on a fixed price contracts.. with salesman promising quick starts and early finishes 2. Current Building sites laying dormant for months and months, salesman MIA (Sacked) and builders not returning emails and phone calls 3. Builders blaming Councils and regulators for holdups in finalising DA and BA applications 4. Trades refusing to work for specific builders who are bad payers 5. Builders telling homeowners that there are supply shortages of materials, yet the suppliers yards are filling up with materials. 6. Queensland Government adverts " Tradies in Paradise" yet Queensland has the highest rate of builder bankruptcies.. why would you bother moving to Queensland to surf and be on the dole (humour)? 7. Business owner (Cash Chicken Feed) Injections and promises to re-assure homeowners that their life long investment is safe..... 8.9.10... Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Hi all. Anyone know when the $11,000 limit was set in legislation for renovations in QLD? Ive been renovating for 5 years now and this was the limit back then. As we know,… 0 4254 Hi, I contracted a Builder to do a Garage to Bedroom + ensuite conversion (Class 1a), the Builder engaged the Certifier and Engineer and received BDA from the Certifier… 0 5042 We used a smaller qld builder who went bankrupt about 12 months after completion of ours. It was a shame as they were good and relatively cheap and I would have used… 3 4737 |