Are you a builder who has experienced the owner continuously requesting variations to the Contract? If so, did you know that if the contract price has increased by more than 15% there is a legal remedy pursuant to the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 (Vic) (the “Act”)? Builders would be prudent to remember that the…
In the case of Watson v Gremmo Homes Pty Ltd (Home Building) [2013] NSWCTTT 44, Gremmo Homes Pty Ltd and the owner Watson entered into a standard HIA form building contract for the price of $681,000.00. The contract included plans and specifications which required the construction of hob-less showers, with the selection schedule specifying hob…
Imagine this scenario – you are in the middle of completing a home building contract and you discover that something in the architect‟s plans is not quite right – perhaps they neglected to specify an essential component in the plans, or perhaps the plans would not adhere to the Building Code of Australia („the Code‟)….
