Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jun 01, 2017 5:19 pm Friends, I am going to start construction of new house in south east Melbourne. Builder had already appointed a third party surveyor. Is there a need for me to appoint one more private surveyor just to ensure the one appointed from builder is fair. This is my first home and need your valuable advice. Re: Private Building Surveyor for new house 2Jun 01, 2017 6:42 pm Victorian legislation was introduced on 1 September 2016 to prevent builders from appointing private building surveyors in order to end widespread conflicts of interest. The appointment of a private building surveyor must be made by the owner or the owner's agent but the owner's agent cannot be the builder. It is illegal for the builder to do otherwise. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/victo ... lkk7x.html It sounds like you also need the services of a top rate private building consultant. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Private Building Surveyor for new house 4Jun 02, 2017 9:45 am If you have a look around the VBA website and also do a bit of Googling, you will gain an awareness of your rights and the reasons for the new legislation. Don't let your builder railroad you. All the best with your build. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 12057 If you already have a contract, is the inspection cost stated in there? If not they would be forced to issue you a variation which you could of course object to. 12 26078 Yes well there solution is to blame everyone else while I a 65yr old woman with major medical problems have to just continue to boil water and wash myself in a bucket… 2 16106 |