National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC)

Reasons for this post In this blog post we look at the purpose of the NHBRC and the responsibilities of the NHBRC registered home builder. The builder in our matter, although registered with the council, failed to enrol our build. By law, all new home builds must be...

Master Builders Association

Is Your Builder a Master Builder? There are a number of things you can do to protect yourself before appointing a builder. Is the builder a Master Builder? Can he produce the build quality you expect and pay for? What credentials can he show you? The more research you...

Building Agreement

The Building and Sales Agreements This home build was our first building experience and the first time we had entered into a Building Agreement for a new home. Little did we know of variation orders or disputes. The house was to be our “forever home”, our...