Monthly Archives: May 2012

Termite Hit cover up! Skipping pre purchase inspection could leave you with a bad taste in your mouth!

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Building Expert

I regularly find that vendors try to pass of termite damaged homes as renovated homes to unsuspecting purchasers. Visible damage is replaced and the whole thing dressed up as a legit reno. If you don’t get a competent pre purchase … Continue reading →

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Building Dispute, blaming others for your faults!

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Building Expert

In another of my older cases (2007) my client, a renderer (yes the same one, some have all the luck!) was not paid approximately 10K for rendering a large two storey home. The owner builder(this time a registered builder) claimed … Continue reading →

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Building Dispute, any excuse not to pay!

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Building Expert

Owner builders often run out of money, their projects stall and tradies don’t get paid. This is one of my older cases (2006)where rendering contractor working on a house was not paid under excuse that the work was defective. The … Continue reading →

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