After practical completion you have a walkthrough and inspect the house with the site supervisor. You find any faults and let them know, and they have a certain amount of…

There are a couple houses being built by Simonds, but they got their contracts from Ichijo who went under and are no longer nominated builders in village square.

My builder hasn't really given me a date for handover yet but it's coming along. Though looking at my house I reckon there will be a fair few issues that…

Nah, I'm stage 15. They send it not too long after registration.

I've got mine. What did you need to know?
Mine is about $280 per quarter for 343 square metres.

I'm about the same stage as you. I don't expect to move in until first quarter next year.

It took me about 5 months from settlement to site start, through CDC approval.

I'm using Houspect at the moment. They have been really good so far providing detailed reports and identifying some defects the builder has rectified. It's anywhere between $300-$500 per inspection…

Couldn't hurt to send an email. What's your next stage?

What stage is your house up to Darvin? Did you end up going with Houspect?

Well 3 weeks turned into over 3 months. We finally got our slab this month, but surprisingly I found out today that most of my frames are up, only about…

Yes your builder shouldn't have a problem with private inspectors if they stand by their work. You have the right to engage one. You should let your builder know if…

Yeah I will. You might be waiting a while though.

Sorry to say this but it's all part of buying off the plan, everyone learns the hard way. It's not the magical journey the builder tells you.
We bought in Oct…

That's the standard price. You get a good discount if you pay upfront. They need about 2 weeks notice prior to slab pour.

I'll be using Houspect for my place. 5 stage for a bit over $2,000. I think it's a small price to pay considering the size of the investment.

How much did you pay? Our builder told us that they would only provide a coloured driveway from the garage to the footpath, and we'd have to sort out the…

It's coming along nicely aaac. You're making everybody else jealous. How long has it been since site start?

Well we are just waiting on the bank to give the go ahead and then the build can start shortly after, hopefully.
We were really hoping for completion before April…

Congrats.
Yeah I think my patch of dirt is still a patch of dirt.

There's updated satellite images on Google maps if anyone's interested.

Thanks.
They actually said that? That's pretty poor attitude.
If they are telling you that then there's no way my house will be finished by March like we are pretty desperately…

aaac, have they recommenced?
darvindavis, have they started?
My plans were finally approved yesterday and now we need to meet the bank so they can give us the go ahead to start…

I had a quick look last night. The only lot on my block getting worked on is 1535, and it's well under way with frames up. Also lot 1534 across…

You have nothing to worry about. It's from tender expiry until site start.

Yep, I'm planning on being buried in the backyard of this place. I want nothing to do with building or real estate again.

My tender has been expired since August last year.
Yes, the builder can charge you even if it's out of your control, it's money and they are allowed to. And…

Didn't you say you were getting DA approval?

My builder is waiting for Sydney Water approval before they can even lodge my plans for CDC approval. Basically nothing has happened since settlement.

Have they recommenced building yet?