Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 03, 2014 9:00 pm Under the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 states: ' A building owner cannot withdraw from a contract under the Act if: The building owner received independent legal advice from a practicing solicitor concerning the contract before entering into the contract.' Does this mean that once I engage a lawyer to go through the contract prior to signing the documents, I must proceed with the build even if I'm not happy with the builder? Re: Ramification if legal advice sought before signing contr 2Oct 03, 2014 9:48 pm No it refers to the cooling off period after signing - you can't withdraw from a signed contract in the cooling off period if you've had legal advice prior to signing. You can always not sign the contract if you've engaged a solicitor and not proceed. Completed a knock down and rebuild in northern Melbourne. Handover completed 27/09/2013 and now moved in. You talk about deletions, are they variations or PS and PC adjustments? pleas list them 1 16548 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 6682 Versaloc is a mortarless besser block system that still needs a properly engineered footing. If you just do a 400x200 footing it will fail in time. At 17m long you need it… 1 17349 |