Yearly Archives: 2016

Disabled builder wins battle with Simonds Homes over faulty slab

Shannon Draper in front of the unfinished property. Photo: Luis Ascui

Shannon Draper is a carpenter from Doreen. He’s on a disability pension. Simonds Homes, on the other hand, is one of the nation’s biggest home builders. Last year, the company earned $634 million in revenue. So it can afford to hire top lawyers when things go wrong. (more…)

“Incompetent” Rangeview estate builder David Brayer fined and stripped of building licence

Rangeview estate townhouses in Diamond Creek pictured during the construction phase in 2011. Little did those who bought the properties know what they were getting into.

Rangeview estate townhouses in Diamond Creek pictured during the construction phase in 2011. Little did those who bought the properties know what they were getting into.

A NEGLIGENT and incompetent builder has been found guilty of breaching professional standards following a six-month investigation by the Diamond Valley Leader.

David Brayer, a director of company Statbay Pty Ltd, was the corporate builder contracted to build 69 townhouses at Diamond Creek’s Rangeview estate that are now riddled with defects. (more…)