Buying an off-the-plan apartment has turned into an expensive, lengthy legal battle for Melbourne woman Tamara Railton-Stewart, and she is not alone.Six weeks after Tamara Railton-Stewart and her family moved into their new apartment the bedroom floodedThe builder, Shangri-La Construction, denies the allegations against it and is defending its workmanshipShe told ABC 7.
"We take immense pride in the quality of the projects we deliver, and take any allegations of defects very seriously. A separate, 2019 water damage report by occupational hygiene consulting group EHS Assess, commissioned by Ms Railton-Stewart, also found visible mould. Bronwyn Weir says most states and territories have been slow to act on the findings of her report into the building industry. report in 2018 about the scale of problems in Australia's building industry.
The Centre for International Economics report estimated that total benefits of implementing Ms Weir's 24 recommendations would be in the order of $1.4 billion each year. Samantha Reece — the founder of Apartment Advocacy Australia, a not-for-profit that promotes apartment living — agreed. Ms Weir said New South Wales had taken the most proactive action to crack down on builders and developers since the release of her report in 2018, including by introducing audits that prevent the sale of defective apartments.
"Cladding Safety Victoria, Victoria's dedicated cladding rectification agency, has overseen cladding rectification on [more than] 170 apartment buildings, with works on a further 135 buildings underway. "It does not cover our legal fees or expert reports and that is nearly half a million [between the apartment owners in the building]."Our legal process is providing them more and more time to do just that."
Was told by a developer to never buy new apartments. Wait till the first sucker gets to fix the problems
Shangri-La Constructions? Well with a name like that..what do you expect? Built on the cheap for profit. With Australia's poor building regulations over the past 30 years..these tower construction problems are only heading in one direction. South👇
Spend $40,000 on a new car and you are covered for 7 years if something goes wrong, spend $1,500,000 on a new dwelling and if something goes awry, sorry you’re on your own. Developers must shout some good lunches for state politicians.
Yes be very very concerned about what you buy.
Moar cracks than Opal Tower