Recent content by Honest John

The latest in this saga is that the headline builder, Danny Daher of Natcon Developments, was taken to VCAT by a consumer. Concurrently, he was also facing numerous VCAT hearings with regards to unpaid debts owing to suppliers, trades, etc. At the last count he has $1.6m unsecured and $400k...

15 months ago I submitting a Freedom of Information request requesting the registration details of the builder - Ostojich. After the hearing into breaches of the Building Act 1993 and the Domestic Building Contracts Act it became clear that this builder knew very little about the mandatory...

Unfortunately the search function on the VBA site doesn't work when using Chrome. I switched to IE and it was fine. This is very typical of the VBA - they're either extraordinarily inept or it is deliberate. Too many mistakes for it to be coincidence. All Victorians should be proud their tax...

He did it by accident and found out that way. ;)

Sorry, I haven't been on in a while, few personal issues to deal with plus of course, dealing with this. Marie Walker vanished, to the best of my knowledge she is in NT somewhere. I spoke to one of her former employees, who claim she also ripped them off by not paying his super contributions...

Enjoy. http://youtu.be/vzHxiiUGwu8

Please Find below the determination of the BAB. It is worth noting that the other surveyor Argyriou was recommended to face a hearing by the legal review but the BPB didn't want the publicity. Ostojich was a builder registered by the disgraced BPB registrar Peter Brilliant. He was found guilty...

The Brits tried this years ago. The council bought the property and sold half to you. You obtained a mortgage on the 50% of the property, less any deposit and paid rent on the other half. I believe the minimum deposit was 5%. Your name appeared on the title but obviously a charge was placed on...

Try the other article I posted today - help stop the corruption cesspit, don't employ a domestic builder you are not protected! 50% of all building projects involving domestic builders end in tears and financial ruin, don't be the next victim.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ministers-10000-dinners-20130304-2fh3y.html#ixzz2Mc8oDgfI Do you think Mr Guy will quit? Nor me, he's going to brazen it out to the very end and you're the ones paying for it.

"Poorly certified" he actually means illegal work certified by a cheque-book surveyor! This could easily have resulted in 11 deaths, in fact, I am amazed no one died. Think the insurance will cover it? Not if this were in Victoria. The builder has to die, go insolvent or vanish before either...

Hahaha, lawsuit.

It isn't buyer beware, it is buyer has a right to be ripped off and we'll protect the scam at all costs. Mr Guy, Planning Minister, finds the time to steam-roller over planning laws in order to grant approval to a $1bn building project yet cannot find the time to protect consumers and initiate...

Not at all. If you had read the links posted above there is a common theme....corruption. That's undertaken by public servants not builders. The BPB refer unregistered builders to the magistrates court because CAV do not want to know, not their remit. However, I refer you to the William Cass...

I will do Aaron, thx for keeping it active. Vic Ombudsman is undertaking another investigation into the illegal judgements handed out by BPB/BAB. PwC are undertaking an investigation into the registration process that so many in the building industry by-passed, I am bringing to their...