Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Builder Refused to Refund Initial Deposit 6Jun 08, 2017 8:17 am You can always go to Small claims Court - will take time - but you will win. They will NOT want this - or any publicity. First - just write a nice letter - eg "While I do not want to take action via Small claims Court ... I was promised by (Name) ... etc etc ... " Re: Builder Refused to Refund Initial Deposit 7Jun 08, 2017 2:49 pm devnik0202 Signed nothing, however just received an email from the manager, they will be refunding the deposit in 7 days. I should hope so, without you signing anything they have no claim on a 'deposit' let alone asking for one In NSW the maximum deposit for building work is 5% until the builder provides HBCF insurance 1 4821 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 20398 |