Browse Forums Building A New House Re: NEW BUILD - HIA - BUILDER GROUNDS TO TERMINATE IF OWNER 4Sep 26, 2023 11:33 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: NEW BUILD - HIA - BUILDER GROUNDS TO TERMINATE IF OWNER 6Sep 27, 2023 10:34 am Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: NEW BUILD - HIA - BUILDER GROUNDS TO TERMINATE IF OWNER 7Sep 27, 2023 12:54 pm 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: NEW BUILD - HIA - BUILDER GROUNDS TO TERMINATE IF OWNER 8Sep 27, 2023 2:07 pm building-expert What happened at the time you were negotiating building contract? Were you asleep? That would have been the time to sort it out. Gees that's a bit rough, is that what you tell your customers when they come to you with problems? I thought a while ago you were saying it was fair for a builder to be able to charge more then the signed contract because prices had risen, or labour was in short supply. Re: NEW BUILD - HIA - BUILDER GROUNDS TO TERMINATE IF OWNER 9Sep 27, 2023 4:23 pm The simple answer is that under standard lump sum contract the owner has no right to bring other conttractors to site, or the right to a variation. If you want flexibility then sign up on a cost plus contract. By the time people come to me they already have lost something in a dispute. My job is to assess the situation and lead them out with a minimum of loss. This is why I advocate pre contract review and the stage inspections during construction as the best chance to avoid building problems. Builder are going broke because the government has ruined the economy with covid response. They are going broke because cost escalation clauses are forbidden. Is it fair? Tell me when you will not be able to find a builder. We are facing increased population through immigration at the time housing stock is inadequate and builders decimated. Who is going to build new homes? 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: NEW BUILD - HIA - BUILDER GROUNDS TO TERMINATE IF OWNER 10Sep 27, 2023 8:20 pm building-expert Builder are going broke because the government has ruined the economy Just like with your conspiracy theories, you're wrong on this too. Builders are going broke because many of them have been operating ponzi style businesses and it caught up to them during a global event. There is nothing the govt could have done to impact global supply chains on a meaningful level. Pull your head in. Ponzi schemes always eventually collapse. "The govt ruined the economy" 🤣 "The vaccine is poison" 🤣 What's next? Hollow earth? Maybe flat earth? Reptilians? 5g micro chips in the jab? 🤣 Re: NEW BUILD - HIA - BUILDER GROUNDS TO TERMINATE IF OWNER 11Sep 28, 2023 4:51 pm jmf93 Builder charged $2,500 to allow site-access for rough in for air-conditioning. Crazy. I have asked if we can do other electrical work and rough in for solar while we have possession of the site and have been told if we do the Builder will terminate the contract and seek damages. Thoughts? Sorry but you have a crap builder. Probably too late now. For our last build I only spoke to builders who would allow me easy access (at no cost). I used my own sparky and helped him run cables and organised all sorts of things while on site. If not too far into the build, you could call builders bluff - If not bluffing find a new builder. If so what were the "special circumstances" under which it was granted? "Note: If the development consent is for 'dual occupancy' an owner-builder permit can only be… 0 14742 You talk about deletions, are they variations or PS and PC adjustments? pleas list them 1 17201 |