If you have recently purchased a property and discovered significant defects that were not disclosed in the pre-purchase inspection report, you are likely wondering whether you have any legal recourse against the building inspector.

In a previous article, I explained why, in our view, a Homeowner is entitled to recover any added interest paid under a loan contract in respect of a building contract between the contractual date, and the actual date of practical completion of the Works.

If you are a Homeowner and you have recently moved into a finished home, after experiencing stressful and protracted building delays, you ought to get legal advice on the value of a claim against your Builder for delay damages.

Lawyer Will Vogt interviewed by The Project after hundreds of families have been left in limbo for years, paying mortgages for houses they can't live in after property developer Nicheliving won an appeal to keep operating after it was stripped of its registration.

Important announcement regarding Nicheliving's deregistration.

When a (Builder) delays achieving practical completion under a (Building Contract), a (Homeowner) may commence legal proceedings against the Builder and recover various losses

Since the Building Services Board refused to renew Nicheliving Construction's building contractor registration on 31 July 2024, a wave of misinformation has left many homeowners confused and uncertain about what to do next.

It is important to understand that the non-renewal of Projex Management & Construction Pty Ltd trading as Nicheliving (Nicheliving) registration as a building contractor does not void your contract.

If you are building with Projex Management & Construction Pty Ltd trading as Nicheliving (Nicheliving), you may have seen the recent press release from the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety which states that the Building Services Board has refused to renew Nicheliving’s ...

Under the Australian Consumer Law, a Homeowner can seek relief that a Court declares a clause to be void, unenforceable, and severed from a contract if there is an unfair contract term.

When a Subcontractor is awarded a job and a Headcontractor issues it with a purchase order, the purchase order is often subject to a contract document styled ‘Terms & Conditions’, ‘General Conditions’, or ‘Subcontractor Agreement’.

In the course of acting for (Homeowners) against BGC Residential Pty Ltd (BGC) and its associated entities, Vogt Legal has become aware of this concerning Proviso often included at the end of clause 11(b) of BGC’s building contracts.