Is the entire $100 water usage?
Service charges can add up even without any usage. Also check to see if it's an actual reading or if it's estimated.

We are going with Oz Colour Fencing. They quoted us within a day or so and have been good to deal with.
http://www.****/business/oz ... rton-north
Although you…

Don't forget it will also depend on their setback and how close your neighbours are to the boundary. If they are right on the boundary as well it would be…

Agreed with OurLindrum, you don't need one for the build really.
I believe there is also something in the HIA contract that if you get legal advice on the house…

Wish they'd replace our ones at work, we get them set off constantly from the steam from showers. Doesn't help some moron put them right outside the bathroom

Lisanne is right, all places should be bulk billing the eye appointment through Medicare.
I'm not sure of any in the area, I've been to OPSM at Greensborough and…

Thanks guys - had heard of the fencing tolerance but wasn't sure where we stood in terms of the actual dwelling and tolerances. We are speaking to our solicitor next…

Scratch that. Just got a call from Henley who have checked into it... our neighbours are 25mm onto our land.
I'm not sure where to go from here. It's small…

Thanks kek, that has made me feel heaps better! Have emailed the builder already so will see what they say but I am less concerned now

Our family friend let them go for nearly 15 minutes, explaining their spiel and everything.. Then said something like "oh wait, I can't find what you're talking about, is it…

Pretty sure we don't, I tried looking for them when we were out there on the weekend.
There is a lovely pink mark spray painted onto our retaining wall from the…

Thanks guys, my general searches of building regulations seemed to indicate that (can build right on the boundary but there's a restriction on the length of the particular wall).
I…

Sorry, have uploaded to a different host - let me know if it's still not working. Might have been because it was Twitpic? :/

I looked there and couldn't see - will look again closely. I'm sure the builders got it from somewhere!!
Regardless, does this look like a minimum side setback of 200mm to…

Not sure if anyone can help out, I've been scouring through our Mernda Villages contract and also the Whittlesea website and can't find it anywhere.
Is there a minimum distance…

The PPR concession wasn't mentioned by our solicitor - we settled last December, is there any way I can find out whether it was already applied?
Our FHOG application went…

The builder may charge you an amount for preparing the contracts, drawings, etc., which you will most likely have to pay, unfortunately.

Wow, it's been ages since I've posted here, our house is almost completed
Leow, we're building in Mernda but it was a Henley H&L package. The…

Hi guys,
I have done a few searches and have a rough idea, but all the information I have found does not seem to add up to our build!!
Site start =…

Our contract states 260 days which puts us at the end of October, however we are already at lockup (started 2 months ago) and the painters are on-site at the…

Not sure about the loan amounts, but you'll be fine with the genuine savings.
A large chuck (about 80%) of our genuine savings was in my personal savings account, and…

Exactly this! Give them a deadline, tell them you want a locksmith to fix it within a day (or 48 hours or whatever), and if they fail to do so…

Not sure if anyone can help me (I do plan on popping into the Stockland office this week) but we're a little concerned about the blocks behind us invading our…

Been a bit between posts - there's been movement on the site, but I have been too lazy to post! So... pics galore!
Back of the house, carpenters still working.
One side,…

Maybe shoot off an email just in case - could be nothing but at least you're showing an attempt to pay etc.
Our slab was laid on the Friday and we…

Still no expected completion date (I'd be happy with just the month!) so I will give Henley a call/email as I am also waiting on the official site start date…

336m2 here
Looks like we are another one almost the same time as you, we've just had our slab poured either yesterday or today (not sure…

It has been a productive week! They finished the scrape/cut, did the underground drains, AND have poured the slab!! After feeling like it's taken forever after settlement due to having…

Never heard of it, I'm 22 and my fiance is 26. We have LMI but that's because we were at 90%, however when our banker was doing the numbers for…

Went out to the block on Saturday and looks as though they haven't even got to the drains... not sure how they plan on doing the slab this week …