Home building compensation: when it is required on NSW residential work and when it is not
Home building compensation sits outside the claims process: it is a licensing condition on most residential work over the threshold. Getting the trigger wrong exposes you to penalties, a stop-work order and a contract the homeowner can walk away from.
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Home building compensation: when it is required on NSW residential work and when it is not
Home building compensation sits outside the claims process: it is a licensing condition on most residential work over the threshold. Getting the trigger wrong exposes you to penalties, a stop-work order and a contract the homeowner can walk away from.
11 min read
How the NSW defect liability period actually works
The defect liability period in your contract is not the same thing as the statutory warranty period that runs regardless of what the contract says. Confusing the two is how builders end up paying for work twice.
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Cost plus or fixed price? How contract type shifts risk on a NSW residential job
The contract type decides who carries the risk of the job costing more than expected. Get that allocation wrong and the argument arrives at practical completion, when there is no room left to fix it.
15 min read
Back charges and subcontractor disputes: doing it so it sticks
A back charge is only as strong as the clause you agreed and the evidence you kept. Here is how to run the process so it survives a payment dispute.
11 min read
Claiming against the NSW Home Building Compensation Fund: what builders owe when a homeowner lodges a claim
The Home Building Compensation Fund sits behind residential building work when a builder cannot finish the job or fix defects. Understanding the claim pathway, and your obligations while it runs, is what keeps a claim from becoming a licensing problem.
10 min read