Construction
Building regulator warns consumers to stay away from Modco Residential
WA’s building industry regulator has issued a stark warning over Modco Residential, owned by Perth glamour couple Yusuf Khan and Cynthia Lu.
- by Sarah Brookes
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Major home builder avoids liquidation, but another collapses
Most Mahercorp customers will have to pay 6.5 per cent extra to get their home finished, with construction on hundreds of homes to resume in coming weeks.
- by Rachel Eddie
Why Sydneysiders are avoiding major home renovations
The renovation sector is easing following a construction boom with builders saying homeowners are picking smaller-scale projects over major alterations.
- by Amber Schultz
‘Troubling in the extreme’: Demolition works stopped at historic pub
The owner of the heritage-listed Royal Hotel in Paddington wants the local council to lift a stop-work order that was issued after it had begun demolition inside.
- by Andrew Taylor
Shelved: ‘Unprecedented shock’ halts work on 16,400 new homes
Construction costs have risen 29 per cent in two years, as rates rise, leading many builders to delay construction on thousands of apartments in Sydney.
- by Matt Wade
Builders to face tough new penalties if they don’t insure customer deposits
Under a plan to reform Victoria’s construction laws, the government will penalise companies who don’t take out domestic building insurance when taking deposits from customers.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Broede Carmody
Inside a modern Hawthorn renovation you won’t spot from the street
A Californian bungalow facade hides a modern home with tributes to Melbourne’s past, in the popular Grace Park precinct.
- by Jim Malo
‘It’s got to be better’: Premier vows to fix troubled building authority
As Victorian Building Authority employees stood vigil to mark a year since inspector Rob Karkut took his own life, Daniel Andrews confirmed his government held significant concerns about the watchdog’s performance.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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Troubled building authority could lose statutory powers
Moving the Victorian Building Authority back into the state planning department is one of the options being discussed to resolve concerns about the troubled regulator.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Construction watchdog chief resigns after iPhone inspection revelations
Sue Eddy, who was reappointed for another five years in 2022, has resigned from the state’s embattled construction watchdog, effective immediately.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Cracks in construction sector grow as cost blowouts bite
Companies that struggled through the COVID-19 pandemic or booked work before the inflation surge are in a tough position, experts say.
- by Emma Koehn