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Obviously you have never built your own dwelling or you would realise what can go wrong with a build with all the best intentions. I don’t fully understand your point but likk H20 you must be a pen pusher.

That's impressive Joker. Who did the stonework?

Well done but your reply didn’t make any sense to me. So you are not in the trades in any way and you want this so called Royal Commission? There are so many bludgers in the building industry we call them suits in utes you see them going to work everyday with nothing but air in the tray. I am not going to waste my time any more on this topic but to say that anyone who reads this do not support a useless time wasting taxpayer funded Royal Commission which will achieve nothing.

Zorro6, you appear to be one who makes assumptions without basis of fact.

You do not need to be an owner builder to know what can go wrong with a build and I can assure you that Liliana knows that only too well as do numerous others on this forum. The issue however is the basic right of a new home owner to be delivered a well built compliant product, something that doesn't always happen due to failed self certification, non adherence to required building practices and poor regulatory governance which encourages bad practices. For you to claim that Royal Commissions serve no purpose is highly debatable to say the least.

BTW, your cheap shot statement that I am a pen pusher is also manifestly contrary to fact and I also found your comment to be unnecessarily insulting to persons who could be classed in that occupational category.

In the news today:


Mascot Towers unit owners to foot bill for repairs prompting calls for better consumer protections. See:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-16/ ... s/11214328

And I quote:

Stephen Goddard, spokesman for the Owners Corporation Network — an advocacy group for owners in strata schemes called on the NSW Parliament to create a statutory duty of care to better protect consumers and said, so far, there had been no political incentive for governments to do so.
"Most of our parliaments are on a sort of junkie hit when it comes to the building industry," he said.
"The more they help the builder build, the more stamp duty they get, the more council and water rates come in.

This is why we need a Royal Commission.

What qualifications do you have ?

Hey Zorro6,

Thanks for your contributions to this thread. You sound quite passionate, however with due respect i don't think you fully appreciate how badly the average consumer is being ripped of by the home building industry at the moment.

In my opinion the standard of workmanship across the trade base has never been poorer and licensing requirements in the home building sector are almost non existent ( building companies only need 1 licensed nominated supervisor who sits in the office, the guys actually supervising construction dont need to be licensed and in many cases dont understand basic Australian standards).

The HIA contract is so biased against the consumer, and even when consumers have lawyers check the contracts the building companies refuse to make changes in most cases.

Payment terms are heavily in favour of the building companies so the consumer is cashflowing the builder's business and you have very little recourse against the builder. There really is more consumer protection if you buy a $2 cheesburger than a $800k house.

Whilst I get your passion, unfortunately you are completely wrong on this one.

The parties have reached a mutual understanding in resolution of each of the other parties concerns