This from a building contract factsheet on the Consumer Affairs website:
"Building Permits
Ensure that you or the builder
(acting as your agent) have
obtained building permits from
a building surveyor. Do not sign
a blank document authorising
the builder to lodge all
documents for you. Make sure
you read the permit applications
and sign them if you agree."
Did anyone read and signed the actual building permit application?
Or did you sign a blank document giving builder the authority to apply for the permit on your behalf?
"Completion and final
payment
The builder should also supply
you with trade certificates for:
• plumbing
• glazing
• electrical works
• insulation
• termite inspection and
treatment."
There's no mention of these things on my contract ... should I insert a special condition requiring the builder to supply these before the Final Claim?