As for the certificates, Trend had to pay to get them again as they either weren't done by Cosmo or Cosmo didn't hand them over. So some of the work couldn't start with new tradies without that certificate being issued.
FYI, we were only 4 days from moving in. According to Cosmo at our PCI, all that was required was a bit of touch-up painting and carpentry, installation of appliances and turning on the power/gas. Once Trend got on board, it was found that the electricals weren't ready to go, the connector for the solar panels wasn't installed, there were lots more things to fix/install and Trend found some defects that will have to be repaired down the track - eg we don't have sufficient drainage in the driveway and could have flooding issues. So what seemed like a basic 4 day wait has actually been around 4 weeks work with things still to complete. Hard to know whether Cosmo were trying to cut corners or if the tradies were as they weren't being paid properly - or at all it seems.
Hi Zozo
We have been in contact with Trend a few times but we keep getting the same response that the quotes will hopefully be done on the weekend. That's been going for about 5 weeks now. I guess in our case as we are on a block of half built houses in a row which have some common grounds etc it makes things a bit trickier when it comes to providing a bulk quote. He has mentioned we will be lucky to get ours houses finished within the 20% margin so that is a little disheartening. It's good to see some houses are being finished off though.
CLAIMS UPDATE FROM SICORP
https://homewarranty.nsw.gov.au/portal/ ... homes/2448
Claims Update as at 21 December 2011
Two (2) builders have been allocated to each project to obtain tenders,
Those builders will be in touch with homeowners shortly to arrange inspections and complete their tenders,
Tenders are expected to return to QBE by mid February 2012,
QBE are continuing to reconcile accounts for all claimants to establish what amount of remaining funds each claimant has along with what the HWIF policy cap amount will be,
All claimants are encouraged to submit their claim forms to QBE if they have not yet done so,
On a brighter note, four (4) homes have been completed in the Pemulwuy estate with the claimants moving in prior to Christmas.