Monthly Archives: August 2015

Defective Homes in Diamond Creek Rangeview Estate

Photo: Joe Armao

All the links below relate to the Rangeview Estate at Diamond Creek. It involves some 76 dwellings altogether.

The Age: Legal and Building Issues Swamp Distressed Homeowners

Herald Sun: New homeowners in Melbourne’s north east battling builders on defective homes

Herald Sun: Building Practitioners Board investigates Diamond Creek builder over Rangeview Estate defects

Herald Sun: Former builder says Victorian Building Authority ignored warnings about defects at Rangeview Estate

Picture: Kris Reichl

Picture: Kris Reichl


Picture: Kris Reichl

Picture: Kris Reichl


Picture: Kris Reichl

Picture: Kris Reichl

Worksite Cowboys article in The Age newspaper

  • Clare Kermond
  • The Age “Extra”
  • August 16, 2015

It has taken a giant pit in Mount Waverley to focus attention on the substandard regulation to builders and building inspectors in Victoria. Clare Kermond reports.

When your dream home becomes a nightmare

When a building job goes wrong consumers have disturbingly little recourse, writes Clare Kermond.

‘We felt going into it, what a great contract we have, we’ve got all this protection, we’ve done our homework.’
Alison Attard
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