My lawyer told me that I should consider it - he was being serious too! I find that so funny - I paid $1000 for legal advice and he told…

Have just got a water bill from the council for the home that we are having built in Epping North, Victoria - 64 000 litres for the December quarter! My…

We didn't pay him (xxxx) - and now I don't expect to pay him until well into the new year. I think he was after an early Christmas present. We…

Still waiting for the builder to get back to me re an offer of compensation...Have engage a barrister to research some case law, but, too be honest, I am really…

True, good point, but ---- this assumes the cash rate is set at 6% (i don't know what the historical average is) and I do not pay tax on the…

Yes - this is what is most disappointing for us - our block is 800 sqm - almost twice as much as the average block in this estate (there are…

I hope so - there will be 20 or so other disappointed owners if not - It was the first question I asked, and yes the fence is straight.
Re the…

Did the builder give you a variation to sign before they put the slab in the wrong place? [/quote
No, and this is what has really upset me - they changed…

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Am not sure what you mean here, but if you assume an interest rate of 6% pa compounded monthly, $4000 turns into almost $80 000 after 50 years!

I'd come up with the same number myself, but then I thought, that's fine in today's prices, but what about at the end of the home's 'useful life' (50yrs?).
I punched…

Thanks for your replies, guys. Paying for a surveyor if I am wrong is the least of my concerns. I was there with the site supervisor and he was looking…

I have just been out to our building site for a pre-plaster inspection with the builder. While I was there I noticed that the rear boundary fence had been erected.…