Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Victoria - Lock-up stage definition? 3Oct 12, 2009 3:04 pm Pfiff Finally making progress again, with a clothesline (yippee) and some much needed little things being attended to over the holidays. 40 C on New Year's eve? We love our a/c! Re: Victoria - Lock-up stage definition? 7Oct 12, 2009 8:12 pm 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Victoria - Lock-up stage definition? 8Oct 12, 2009 8:12 pm 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Victoria - Lock-up stage definition? 11Oct 13, 2009 11:02 am Thank you all for your replies and your suggestions. I vacillate between agreeing with Sierra that keeping the building process moving quickly is important and thinking that if we let them get away with this, what else will they try. Pfiff Finally making progress again, with a clothesline (yippee) and some much needed little things being attended to over the holidays. 40 C on New Year's eve? We love our a/c! Re: Victoria - Lock-up stage definition? 12Oct 16, 2009 12:14 am Since I last wrote, our lender advised us that their valuer had inspected the building and that it was not at lock up stage, and hence they would only permit a part payment of the invoice, and that only if I was happy for this to be done. Our builder admitted that they do accept part payments and agreed for us to do this. They then sent us a very interesting email, in which they seemed to be arguing that the building had reached lock up stage, because the lack of completion of the cladding around the front door was caused by them waiting for more cladding to be delivered! Out lender also very gently wrapped us over the knuckles for approving a payment for a stage when it had not actually been completed, but we had raised these issues with the builder who did not respond until the day the invoice was due. Pfiff Finally making progress again, with a clothesline (yippee) and some much needed little things being attended to over the holidays. 40 C on New Year's eve? We love our a/c! 1 4695 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 9093 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 20889 |