QBCC Home Warranty Insurance Scheme – Is there anything in it for us? The Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) provides a form of statutory insurance for building defects, commonly referred to as Home Warranty Insurance. There is a common misconception within the strata/community title industry that Home Warranty Insurance doesn’t apply to residential apartments…
Tips and Traps of Engaging Contractors We have all experienced a contracted arrangement gone wrong – a painting contractor whose work starts bubbling just months after it is completed or a plumber who charges to repair a leaking pipe but does not fix the leak. Without a crystal ball, there is no way to completely…
The Queensland Building and Construction Commission (“QBCC”) is the regulator of the building and construction industry in Queensland. The QBCC has a raft of different functions, but two of those are providing remedies to consumers for defective building work (“Dispute Resolution Function”) and the administration of the Statutory Insurance Scheme (“SIS”). These functions are interrelated,…
If you are considering building or trade work on your strata property and investigating contractors, you may find it appealing to take a chance on a contractor who supposedly does great work even though he’s not licensed, because he’s offering a deal that sounds almost too good to be true. Unless you are a construction…