Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Builder wants to cancel contract or increase the price 2Oct 13, 2021 9:45 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Builder wants to cancel contract or increase the price 3Oct 14, 2021 8:39 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: Builder wants to cancel contract or increase the price 4Oct 14, 2021 10:55 am So if I understand correctly, the price in the contract means nothing and asking for a price increase is not a breach of contract? When price goes down, builder keeps the extra profit to themselves. But when price goes up, the home owner has to pay. How is this fair? Re: Builder wants to cancel contract or increase the price 5Oct 14, 2021 11:14 am housenoob So if I understand correctly, the price in the contract means nothing and asking for a price increase is not a breach of contract? First you need to understand the HIA & MBA contract..for that you weren't prepared. The contract only becomes fixed once they start on site ie put the slab down Any unforeseen consequences out of the builders control can incur price increases, eg, covid lockdowns, price increases, material shortages.. you get the gist housenoob When price goes down, builder keeps the extra profit to themselves. Yep... housenoob But when price goes up, the home owner has to pay. Yep... housenoob How is this fair? If you want fair get your own drawings , engineering, data/proofs and contract expert involved It's the builders contract it favours them OT, Pay the increase and still be delayed on site construction... you are on a hiding to nothing Builder keeps winning as per my example above. Eventually the penny drops for the owner to pull out Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Builder wants to cancel contract or increase the price 6Oct 14, 2021 12:04 pm StructuralBIMGuy The contract only becomes fixed once they start on site ie put the slab down Do you mind sharing which clause in MBA or HIA contract that states this? Re: Builder wants to cancel contract or increase the price 7Oct 14, 2021 12:24 pm All builders would be aware of this... they do get free legal advise from the MBA and HIA If you have the money to challenge the builder ... go for it Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Hi All, We signed a prelim agreement last year (May 2022) and paid deposit to a builder. However, we didn't go ahead with them and never signed a contract. We ended going… 0 1924 Just to makea point about this, an approach that some people have found sucessful in negotiating these rises down, Is to provide some workings to the builder, specifying… 4 64564 Thanks for the response! However, it's have been sorted. But for others benefit here is what we had to do. Unfortunately, it's not straightforward. BCC washed their hands… 3 5498 |