Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Variations dilemma 2May 05, 2020 8:46 am 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: Variations dilemma 4May 06, 2020 6:40 am 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: Variations dilemma 7May 06, 2020 4:58 pm hejazs Thanks for your appreciation. Knowledge is power! I believe the 'further advice' that I found may be quite similar to the guidance about this situation provided by the Housing Industry Association's (HIA) legal service to its member builders and therefore I would assume your builder has words to this effect to guide him. I would assume the builder will have tax invoices readily on hand for the following 3rd party services and products purchased on your behalf, particulary as he seeks to get you to pay for these plus his 'builders margin' of 35% or so on top: Crossing permit & timber crossing on driveway Stormwater pollution prevention control Provide sediment control to the base Provide 7m x 3.5m of crushed rock to driveway etc. Removal of dumped rubbish Removal of approx. 75m3 excess soil If not he may have some bigger problems with the ATO at tax time, not to mention the VBA and ACCC! It seems very clear to me that your contract states that a security account does NOT need to be established so the answer to the builder is NO. If in doubt find a contract… 1 8501 The fastest thing a builder will do is bank your cheque, those systems work perfectly with lightning speed, everything else is slow burn. Just the way it is. 1 8702 Can someone please offer some advice? Im DESPERATE. Because I'm completely and utterly exhausted. How long are variations taking with other companies at the moment? We… 0 18435 |