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Why Plumbing in Victoria Has No Insurance Safety Net
The amount of plumbing related building defects I see in Victoria is astonishingly high. Often they exceed all other defects. Yet the insurance that should respond has become a farce.
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A Neighbour Is Building and Why a Protection Works Notice Is Never Just a Form
More and more I am seeing protection works disputes become disputes about access to land, adverse possession, boundary issues, building defects and property damage.
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Victoria Has Watered Down Its Building Reforms Before They Even Started
For the last year we heard Victorians would have a Building and Plumbing Commission that would finally hold builders and developers to account. We were expecting a bulldog.
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Victoria's Rectification Order Regime Is Not What Homeowners Were Promised
For months Victorians were promised sweeping building reforms. The headline was Rectification Orders from 1 July 2026. The Ministerial Direction tells a different story.
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The Hidden Cost of Melbourne's Heritage Building Damage
Melbourne's Victorian terraces are iconic. Behind many restored facades lies a growing problem that receives less attention than it should. Building damage.
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