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Commenting on “Melbourne's faulty building crisis”
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbournes-faulty-building-crisis-20161217-gtdbb0.html
I can't put my right hand over my heart to suggest you go for a builder that speaks foreign language or a company that has representatives to explain the English technical specifications in a foreign language that you are familiar with. There are good chances the actual meaning and context are not explained properly and you may be buying or building a lemon.
It is important to check that individual builder or company and the workers are qualified in Australia. If in doubt, ask them for their registration and even their certificate showing that they were graduated from a proper university or TAFE.
Many builders may charge you less and expect you pay them cash. Why should you become an accessory to a tax evading crook not declaring their income, and that automatically makes you a culprit of not paying the GST?
People who can't speak English after they have been here for years, they should return to where they came from, and if they get conned, they have to accept the responsibility as well as the consequence.
Although some migrant builders are great builders in their previous foreign hometown, the building codes and regulation can be poor, and the inspectors could be slack and not monitor the construction progress properly.
It costs a lot to own your own roof over your head. So be wise and talk to those who own houses built many years ago and without defects. Your friend who just moves in to a new house may not be the expert you are looking for.
Commenting on “Melbourne's faulty building crisis”
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbournes-faulty-building-crisis-20161217-gtdbb0.html
I can't put my right hand over my heart to suggest you go for a builder that speaks foreign language or a company that has representatives to explain the English technical specifications in a foreign language that you are familiar with. There are good chances the actual meaning and context are not explained properly and you may be buying or building a lemon.
It is important to check that individual builder or company and the workers are qualified in Australia. If in doubt, ask them for their registration and even their certificate showing that they were graduated from a proper university or TAFE.
Many builders may charge you less and expect you pay them cash. Why should you become an accessory to a tax evading crook not declaring their income, and that automatically makes you a culprit of not paying the GST?
People who can't speak English after they have been here for years, they should return to where they came from, and if they get conned, they have to accept the responsibility as well as the consequence.
Although some migrant builders are great builders in their previous foreign hometown, the building codes and regulation can be poor, and the inspectors could be slack and not monitor the construction progress properly.
It costs a lot to own your own roof over your head. So be wise and talk to those who own houses built many years ago and without defects. Your friend who just moves in to a new house may not be the expert you are looking for.
