Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Builder won't let us nominate our surveyor (Victoria) 9Jan 18, 2019 7:31 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Builder won't let us nominate our surveyor (Victoria) 12Jan 19, 2019 2:18 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Builder won't let us nominate our surveyor (Victoria) 14Jan 19, 2019 9:27 pm The ACCC has not considered Unfair Contract Terms, something the ACCC is suppose to police. It would seem that they can't do up their own shoelaces without tripping over their own toes. https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/contr ... ract-terms 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Builder won't let us nominate our surveyor (Victoria) 15Jul 11, 2019 12:00 am baronx Hi all, we are planning to build a house in Victoria (Melbourne West) and have spent a year planning the build with our builder - UrbanEdge. Now at contract we have been told that we have just one option for surveyor and if we don't go with their preferred surveyor, then we can't build with them. Given the amendments to the building act which prohibits builders from nominating private surveyors for domestic projects, this kind of behavior doesn't help build any confidence towards our preferred builder. What are our options here ? Clearly we can refuse to sign on the dotted line, but we've invested heavily with them (time & money) and would like to somehow make this work. Hi. Boronx i know i am late at answering your question, how did you go with urbanedge which are owned by burbank Australia. The law states a builder cannot hire a building surveyor on your behalf if the refuse they can be in serious trouble ring the vba. How did you end up going did you sort out that problem, you can refuse and get your money back its in the ACCC domestic building contract ACT please downloaded from the website. Please let me know if i can help. Regards Re: Builder won't let us nominate our surveyor (Victoria) 17Aug 19, 2019 11:23 pm Hi, I've just come across this thread and I am about to build and have encountered the same thing whereby the builder has advised that they appoint Group 4 Building Surveyors on our behalf to ensure they are complying throughout construction and this cost is built into the house price. They said we are welcome to appoint our own private surveyor however a further 2 weeks will be added onto the contract timeframe for every inspection they take out. This really doesn't feel right and i don't feel comfortable signing a contract agreeing to it either. Can I ask how your experiences ended up going? Any feedback on Group 4 Building Surveyors? Appreciate any feedback. Cheers, Norts33 Re: Builder won't let us nominate our surveyor (Victoria) 18Aug 20, 2019 12:57 am Norts33 I've just come across this thread and I am about to build and have encountered the same thing whereby the builder has advised that they appoint Group 4 Building Surveyors on our behalf to ensure they are complying throughout construction and this cost is built into the house price. They said we are welcome to appoint our own private surveyor however a further 2 weeks will be added onto the contract timeframe for every inspection they take out. There are very real reasons why legislation was passed that prohibited Victorian builders from appointing the building surveyor. The change to the contract as described would come under the definition of Unfair Contract Term. Check the ACCC website for details. Using your own building surveyor as required by Victorian legislation would not add to the build time. Have you signed a contract yet? 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Builder won't let us nominate our surveyor (Victoria) 19Aug 20, 2019 8:39 am My builder did the same - said if I didn't use Group 4 there would be delays as they have SLAs with them etc etc etc . I expressed displeasure but decided not to fight it and just went with Group 4. They were happy for me to use and cooperate with an independent inspector, so I took this instead. These inspections were far more detailed than anything the surveyor did. If they had resisted an independent inspector then i would have taken that as a red flag Re: Builder won't let us nominate our surveyor (Victoria) 20Aug 20, 2019 9:50 am brokenstick My builder did the same - said if I didn't use Group 4 there would be delays as they have SLAs with them etc etc etc . I expressed displeasure but decided not to fight it and just went with Group 4. I take it that SLAs refer to Service Level Agreements. That is their problem and a poor excuse but it also shows that your appointed building surveyor had a conflict of interest, one of the major reasons for the legislation's introduction. Given the time frame since legislation was introduced on 1 September 2016, it also sounds like a terminological inexactitude. Unfortunately, new home owners are most often emotionally committed to a particular house when such discussions arise and builders know this. For the legislation to be effective, the VBA should have been given responsibility to allocate appointments of building surveyors but recent events have shown how horrifyingly ineffective the VBA hierarchy has been in their regulatory governance of building surveyors and many other serious matters. Did the builder appoint Group 4 or did the builder tell you that you had to make the appointment? https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/consumers/ap ... g-surveyor 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. For reference, this is the Austlii reference. My take on this is, that they would be breaking the law denying access to a homeowner in Victoria, or their agent from having… 1 10207 Hey everyone Not for me or anyone I know, just generally interested. For a single allotment house, are you allowed to take the fence on both sides of your house and… 0 21584 |