Perth-based builder Start Right Homes has become the latest company to go into liquidation, with dozens of houses left unfinished. The Osborne Park building company, which mainly constructed single-storey houses, appointed liquidators on Sunday. According to Western Australia’s Building and Energy department, the company is yet to complete 24 projects.Continue Reading
A home builder in Perth has gone under, one more company failure in a growing list that’s a cause for concern for the building and construction industry. Joondalup-based builder Intellibuild Constructions has had its registration renewal knocked back the Western Australian Building Services Board on financial grounds. While the company,Continue Reading
A building company has collapsed into liquidation with 50 homeowners across Melbourne and regional Victoria impacted. News.com.au can reveal that River Dale Building Group Pty Ltd which traded under the name Chatham Homes went into voluntary liquidation less than 24 hours ago. Andrew Schwarz of insolvency firm AS Advisory wasContinue Reading
The collapse of three businesses owned by a longstanding Adelaide construction company has left around 136 staff without jobs. Anthony Phillips from insolvency firm Heard Phillips Lieberenz, with heading up the liquidation of Wake Concepts, Wake Carpentry and Wake Construction Group Pty Ltd, which are all owned by the WakeContinue Reading
South Australian building company Wake Concepts has collapsed, leaving a slew of unfinished projects and about 100 workers out of a job. On Wednesday, the business announced it would be “wound up” and Anthony Phillips from Heard Phillips Lieberenz appointed as its liquidator. A statement released by Mr Phillips saidContinue Reading
A NSW family has lost $59,000 in the wake of their builder going into liquidation. Chris Le, his partner, and both their sets of parents had paid a hefty deposit to Simone Homes to build them a house on a plot of land in Eagle Vale, in Sydney’s southwest. ButContinue Reading
Melbourne residents are sounding the alarm over a tradie they claim is a serial scammer who has racked up a trail of devastated customers now tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket. News.com.au previously reported that Tomislav ‘Tom’ Jankovic, the eponymous director of Big Tom Construction, has a retiredContinue Reading
The insurer who brutally rejected a Queensland couple impacted by a collapsed building company and left them to foot the $180,000 bill themselves has backflipped. Last week, news.com.au reported that parents-of-seven Valerie and Stephen Kenner, from Logan, had just six weeks left before their dream home would be fully completedContinue Reading
A failed Australian furniture retailer has been saved at the last minute in a white knight rescue that will see customer orders honoured. Last month, news.com.au reported that Fenton & Fenton, a Melbourne-based homewares boutique, had entered into liquidation. News of its collapse sparked concern from customers who were worriedContinue Reading
Australia’s top model is the daughter of two former directors who left behind a $45 million trail of debt when their companies collapsed. Last week, Melbourne-based Moraya Wilson earned the title of Miss Universe Australia at a national beauty pageant event. But as the spotlight turned her way, her family’sContinue Reading