Christobel, if you have a signed quote tender from your builder, then they cannot suddenly go back and 'revise' the costs. Speak to the consumer affairs department of your state…

In my final contract which was signed a few months ago, there was a clause relating to “Variations to state or commonwealth laws about tax changes that occur during the…

Ah thanks, yeah they have done the painting yet, but if they’re choosing to build the place for the best quality outcome in mind, then I’ll pay it in advance.…

Hi everyone, I’ve gone through and read the definitions of what constitutes the ‘fixing stage’ according to the HIA (and my contract), however we received our invoice despite the pantry,…

hmm your link doesnt seem to work anymore bashworth.
So Pristine Diva, were you able to find out hot to go about building a tropical garden in Melbourne? as I…

Yeah the smells in the Avenue/Eve estate can be pretty terrible, of which some of it I think drift in from the abattoir/slaughterhouse on Thompsons road up near the cement…

yeah basically a pre-quote contract means nothing. All they can do is keep any money that you have given them as a deposit (usually $1k). The thing is that if…

In my final contract which was signed just a few months ago, there was a clause relating to “Variations to state or commonwealth laws about tax changes that occur during…

Thanks alot of the help guys. I have since released the progess payment to them in good faith before this was fully resolved, though now things have just become a…

yeah I've since decided that Im going to tell the builder immediately and hope that they can change it before it becomes too much of an issue and too hard…

Hi all, in my building estate there are certain covenants like enforcing roof eaves all the way around the house, and despite knowing this my builder for some reason decided…

Yeah I think that looks alot better and makes the house appear so much larger.
If you're concerned about the look of the 5th Bedroom door, I would move the…

One thing you could also try, is on the picture of your drawings, to whiteout/delete the games room wall that is between games room and the 3rd Bedroom (leave the…

In the Settlers Run estate they have 'mandatory' annual fees to the estate developers for the use of the golf course, club house, tennis courts, swimming pool etc which I…

The place they generally sting most people as far as I have heard is by you choosing floor tiles or kitchen taps etc that are ‘upgrades’. However I didn’t have…

I also had the same problem where there was just so much choice. However from looking around at all them, most of them were made up mostly of tiny blocks…

They should have used the same strategy as the developers at Botanic Ridge. The developer has strict house design and landscape guidelines, and provided you complete your garden within a…

I just cant believe the ACCC hasn't done anything to punish the land developer for deliberately misleading people by calling the estate Berwick waters when it is in fact in…

Hi Wilson, Im in Botanic Ridge and am getting a Fibre Optic connection for the eventual NBN, but now the estate developers have only just advised us that the NBN…

That amount seems excessive. It cost twice as much to go completely all around my 30sq metre house.
I'd say their pushing up the price of the eaves unneccessarily and…

for my 30sq metre house, my extras for timber flooring, caesar stone benchtops throughout, curtains, air con, driveway site costs, dishwasher, glass splashback etc came to $60k. I'd recommend you…

I think the point that squash was trying to make is that generally rent is a lot less than what the weekly mortgage repayments for an investment property are (just…

Damn I dont know wether to be pleased or upset. With the increased lots for sale in the area it obviously decreases prices (especially when their tiny sized lots), though…

can I ask who your builder was?
Thats atrocious service

I was wondering what others thought of if/how the now confirmed new massive Hastings port development announcement would affect the Botanic Ridge estate? I can’t find any information on where…

Nice looking tiles, I'd love to see some pics of it all done

Thanks for the replies guys, they were very helpful. It also turned out that we were just about to put down a deposit down for the Verdelho, and the affects…

Your bricks are really nice 1615br, who made them and what colour are they?

sorry mate, but just so you know those links dont seem to work properly

I drive along Thompsons road near the Berwick-Cranbourne Rd end every day, and along a particular stretch of the road, from the roundabout to the top of the hill (500-600…