Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Must final payment be paid before handover? 4Feb 16, 2019 6:49 pm Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Must final payment be paid before handover? 5Feb 17, 2019 10:24 pm building-expert Have you read your building contract and do you understand the concept of practical completion and the procedures of final inspection? If so you will have you answers, if not then do it. Do not be bullied by the builder and if you can't handle it on your own then get a very good building consultant to assist you. Once you have paid your money and there are defects or unfinished works you may be doing a lot of whistling to get them back. I am requesting a pre-handover inspection before final payment made but the site manager declined my request. He told me the final payment must be paid before handover without allowing me to perform a inspection otherwise the builder will leave me alone without given me keys. I am completely uncomfortable with paying the final payment without performing a pre-handover inspection. If all the defects have been repaired then there should be no problem with an inspection surely. I just want have the peace of mind that the defects have been fixed properly. Re: Must final payment be paid before handover? 6Feb 17, 2019 10:34 pm Read the contract and stick to the terms, don't listen to what your manager tells you. Tell him that you agree for them to walk away but then you will come back with the lawyer and Fairtrading complaint and we will both see what happens next. Re: Must final payment be paid before handover? 7Feb 18, 2019 7:35 am alexp79 Read the contract and stick to the terms, don't listen to what your manager tells you. Tell him that you agree for them to walk away but then you will come back with the lawyer and Fairtrading complaint and we will both see what happens next. Thanks for your suggestion. This would be my final step. I emailed to the Head of Construction Department. He agreed to let me to perform a pre-handover inspection before the final payment made. What a shame on Rawson Homes! regardless, your contract stipulates a payments schedule and SOPA doesn't give provision to that scenario. Your contractual terms appear to stand. Hence get a lawyer, it… 4 11877 There is no reason why building contract reconciliation cannot be done prior to handover, if the builder won't do it get someone to do it for you. Why would you pay for… 3 6690 1) I had requested R6 ceiling insualtion batts, however I noticed that on some areas there are huge gaps which will allow hot air to sweep in, and also noticed black/grey… 0 3603 |