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Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 522Mar 23, 2015 1:58 pm Misshappy12 Has anyone had any progress on their house? I went and saw mine last night and still nothing :/ Reached plate height on mid November. NO WORK DONE since. It's almost bloody April ffs !!! The house beside me started just around Christmas. They are now close to lock up stage (wiring done, white set, plumbing, etc). Houses by other builders around me all started 2-3 months later but all of them have roofs and internal work done. Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 523Mar 23, 2015 2:03 pm sickofwaiting81 Read other complaints it won't help I was on the phone to the building commission this morning and as soon as they heard capital works constructions I was put straight through to investigations. Email enforcement@commerce.wa.gov.au and explain what is happening, I have just done the same! good luck +1 Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 524Mar 23, 2015 2:08 pm Buildingsucks Hi Everyone, So glad I came across this thread Friday night, I'm also another Freelife Homes very unhappy customer. My slab went down in April, Lock up beginning of December, Contract up March and I've had nothing done to my house ever since. Apparently there waiting on doors to be delivered and painters to arrive but who knew 4months later I would still be waiting. My complaints are also falling on deaf ears. Would anyone be interested in holding a group meeting with Freelife at there head office in Perth, Maybe if we all turn up and demand to have a group meeting in a non threatening way they will be forced to answer our questions......Hopefully! The outcome will be the same be it a single or group meeting. I've been led in circles by the client liaison, GM and the director himself. All talk no work ! Building Commission is all you can rely at the moment. Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 525Mar 23, 2015 3:03 pm Wow..... I'm horrified to read all this... Freelife were one of the last contenders in my choice in Builder last year..... lucky I didnt chose them. Hope you all get clarification soon! My Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=74866 Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 526Mar 23, 2015 3:21 pm Excited_much Wow..... I'm horrified to read all this... Freelife were one of the last contenders in my choice in Builder last year..... lucky I didnt chose them. Hope you all get clarification soon! You're definitely one of the lucky ones hopefully the BC come to our rescue since its obviously not a lone issue... It's multiple (if not, everyone?!) Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 527Mar 23, 2015 4:02 pm Hey Guys, Just commenting so I can follow this feed as I am also currently building with free life. I am not quite at the stage of catastrophe that many of you sound like you are, but definitively starting to get frustrated at the glacial pace of progress. I have a feed for my build here- viewtopic.php?f=31&t=71525&start=40 My timeline below, currently nothing has happened since slab down. Timeline 16 May 2014 – Ballot drawn for the block (yay I got a block!) 19th May 2014 – Block picked and land contract signed 28th May 2014 – First meeting with chosen builder 31st May 2014 - Signed PWC with Freelife homes (builder) 1st August 2014 – Land Titled & Settled 16th September – construction finance went unconditional (formal approval) 16th Oct – Working drawings sent for engineering & energy efficiency assessment prior to lodgement with council 20th October 2014 – Pre-start/ selections appointment with builder 10th Jan 2015 - Building Permit Issued 22nd Jan 2015 - Site works complete 23rd Jan 2015- Slab Poured Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 528Mar 23, 2015 4:57 pm hotchoc sickofwaiting81 Read other complaints it won't help I was on the phone to the building commission this morning and as soon as they heard capital works constructions I was put straight through to investigations. Email enforcement@commerce.wa.gov.au and explain what is happening, I have just done the same! good luck +1 I too have sent them an email. Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 530Mar 23, 2015 5:08 pm When I rang them and mentioned capital works constructions the lady went oh I will put you thru but no one was there so emailed the email I said above! Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 531Mar 23, 2015 5:25 pm The building commission knew who Freelife were and told me to email them. If everyone makes a complaint I'm sure it will help us all. Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 532Mar 23, 2015 7:23 pm I was told to email Freelife with an attached form from building commission... Then had to lodge it all to building commission with all my proof attached... I have received an email saying they are reviewing my submission. Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 533Mar 23, 2015 7:34 pm We have also spoke to building commission today and they sent us a ccomplaint form to fill and have been advised dont waste your time chasing behind builder and lodge complaint, We gonna do it asap.... we haven't heard from freelife after sending them our last emails of concerning issues. can you believe guys NO WORK SINCE JUNE 2014 220 DAYS EXPIRED OCTOBER 2014 So those who are waiting here for their 220 days to up ,I would say dont wait and go to BC... "Specially we been told your house cant be done overnight" can you beleive VERY RUDE ............ I would go everywhere in WA where i can ......veryyy sooooooo over with this build. Has anyone had any movements in their construcction??? What if they show BANKRUPT?? We dont know rule here in AUSTRALIA?? Is our hiouse gonna be finish? anyone help?? Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 534Mar 23, 2015 7:40 pm Also we have sent an email to freelife that we are not going to accept their letter of extentions beleiving in the fact that they havent done anything since last year and after getting first extention from us now second extention........ NO WAY Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 536Mar 23, 2015 11:50 pm Hi, I am building with Freelife Homes and have had the same problems with this company. It has always been my dream to own my own home, and was so excited when I signed up with them June 2013. My slab was put down March 2014, followed by the bricks. But due to the front frame being undelivered I waited 7 weeks for that then the roof shortly after! The plumbing was put in, wiring, but waited a while for the render and from September 2014 to beginning of march this year nothing had been done on my property. Thanks to my lovely friend she hounded them to do my plastering, but it took a lot of stern talking to the management for it to be done. Now I am waiting for the painters which are suppose to be booked in but never turn up. The kitchen still hasn't been measured and proper doors not put on. I have had constant conversations with management and staff, but all i get is excuses. They say they can't get the trades, but all the other building companies on that estate have over taken me by far. So what's going on? They have already had an extension to 2nd of April, but will not meet this deadline. Having a large operation, just recently for cancer and funds rapidly going down because of expenses, I fear I could lose my house. I am technically homeless, have to move out very soon due to circumstances, and finding a rental for short term is impossible!!! I am so stressed through all this and feel like everyone else on here, just not heard. Why hasn't a governing body done something about this company. Peoples lives are being destroyed. I will be living in my car soon no doubt, and because I am self employed, it is affecting my business. Right now I've put a complaint in and hope the building commission helps sort this out, as something needs to happen. All I want is my own house, not hard really. A place to feel safe and warm, just like the freelife mob!!! Lucky them!!!!! Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 537Mar 24, 2015 10:44 am Does anybody else think it's slightly odd that Freelife were so on top of deleting bad comments from their Facebook site... And now their are a tonne on their and they haven't posted in over a month?! Btw HamishMacTavish, I'm sorry to hear about your experience particularly in such circumstances. Even more so, I'm crossing everything that some good comes through thick and fast! Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 538Mar 24, 2015 11:26 am I'm not building with freelife, but I'm really sorry to hear the problems you have all had to endure as a result. This is just a guess and probably stating the obvious but I think you could probably expect to see them head into administration very soon judging by the sheer number of customers that are affected by this. Re: Anyone Heard of Freelife Homes in WA 540Mar 24, 2015 1:23 pm Can I also recommend you guys contact your local MP's, they can sometimes shake things up and move things along. Builders going bust can become a political hot potato re consumer confidence. Good luck to you all. Wish you all the best. Once you signed the contract, they will find millions excuses to charge you. And have seen their sites unfinished for a long time. 4 25880 I haven’t. But have a Lowe Design home. Not only did I find Matt Lowe patronising and a bully, but the home is NOT TO CODE. 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