Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Nov 08, 2019 9:04 pm We signed up with a builder in July, signed a building contract and paid a $20k deposit. Turns out the builder has done absolutely nothing, not even a soil test and hasn’t applied for a builders warranty policy. I’ve found out over the last few days they have stopped working in every active site and told the owners they have no more money. They are still trying to sign up and get new customers, I’m led to believe they have signed up around 6 customers in the last few months, again have taken the deposits and are not doing any work. They now won’t reply to emails, agree to terminate contracts or return any money. I’ve asked to terminate my contract because they haven’t applied for a building permit within 60 days. They have fake social media posts showing projects but these are all old photos. I don’t have the money to waste on a lawyer, can’t risk blowing another $10k and get nothing back, have spoke to consumers affairs and logged a complaint with the dbdrv (they have a back log of 115 days) The last time I spoke to the builder he told me he would kill me and my family and that he knows where I live (which he does as it’s in the contract), reported this to the police but they told me it’s a civil matter. What else can I do? It’s not right they are still trying to sign up new customers when they have no intention of building a house. Re: Builder Deposit 2Nov 09, 2019 5:39 am sawl84 The last time I spoke to the builder he told me he would kill me and my family and that he knows where I live (which he does as it’s in the contract), reported this to the police but they told me it’s a civil matter. What else can I do? Please take these criminal threats seriously and direct this to the police commissioner and Victorian police minister Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs In NSW the maximum deposit for building work is 5% until the builder provides HBCF insurance 1 4822 Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20417 |