.
Paul I'm having trouble because I correct the builder and labourer - most Aussie don't, they wear blinkers - and look at surfaces

Thanks for enquiring - there are no mistakes in my house due to us pulling them on shoddy workmanship - they get away with nothing - they hate us - but at the end of the day I have a good home- hate us all you like. I'm paying their wages - do it my way or none at all.

cheers

P.S seriously watch them if your building - and pull them up, I've even had them ripping down the bath tiles - not good enough sorry! - I pull them up on everything, which most people don't - open your mouth! It's your money

PPS stop bull sh*ting and get back to your Unit... sad . let people decide for themselves when they get here

2 years ago was marvellous. It was just soooo obvious it had to go up. Our best one was a house metres from the Beach at Alexandra Headland, for $185,000. Land there is now going for Tender at 500,000 plus a block. Went to Mcdonalds one night, I was going nuts at the old man for wanting Junk food, then we saw this house, smacko at the beach, ended up buying it there and then! I thank Mcdonalds every time I drive past he he

hindsight eh?

I can thank my hubby for ours - I didn't want to buy, less stay here ... eek.

But it's turning out good - all I want is the pound to crash now , and Wales beach front house here I come with cash to spare

Could Sell up now (not finished yet) , just minor things like touch ups.

Thank gawd we bought - hubby was right for a change! I honestly did not want to buy here, I gave into his nagging.

cheers

Remarkable eh??

Here we have the 3 of the biggest Anti-Aus wingers going on about making a profit in the Oz house price boom, but somehow you'll never see them pointing this out as a positive about living in Aus. A cash-rich immigrant could come out here buy a reasonable house (not a mansion), invest some more in property and make a profit whilst the boom continues.

Just goes to show that this crowd matches the following joke...

Aussie 1 : "Here mate, 'ow can you tell when a plane of pommie immigrants has just landed at the airport?"
Aussie 2 : "Dunno"
Aussie 1 : "Cos when the pilot switches off the engines, the whining continues..."


MM

I started this thread with FACTS about having a house built rather than a kit home.

The thread appears to have deviated to fiction about the cost of Land and House prices.

I for one know the facts, if anyone wants to believe the fiction you are welcome.

Tony C

You can not make money on houses in the UK , you missed the point that you still have work and find a job that pays a living wage here , not easy.
Lower pound and homes rising here at a faster rate than the UK is going to make it easy for new refugees not.

You have never built here dream on , nice weather right now at your ranch.

Nice block you may want on the river in Perth

X231068 - Rossmoyne - $ 635,000

RIVERFRONT PANORAMA
720sqm Green title lot on river's edge. Wonderful location offering an ultimate lifestyle. Be impressed! Adrian Ballard 0419968560


Try these boys middle range builders

http://www.novus-homes.com.au/home.html

" You can not make money on houses in the UK "


I just had to comment on this one.

We bought our house here in the UK just under three years ago.
We had it valued by two agents and it's now on the market for more than triple it's original value.

So, sorry you can make a profit on housing in the UK.

And.......
as far as the "Lower pound"….. with an exchange rate of 2.51 dollars to the pound,
I'll be smiling all the way to the bank!

Irony is lost on you Scots with your brains removed ( North East donkeys) read Mad Macs post first , houses here are still climbing by the day and the exchange rate is going the other way , good luck may you live in hope.


High cost of land pushes newcomers to city fringe

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/...220542351.html

Sydney spilling out towards Canberra

Bugger that Mega it was -4c in the land of pollies last night.

A pretty spot but not on the main Melbourne - Sydney trade route so not much incentive for industry to setup there:
Megalong Valley

Getting a house built instead of buying secondhand is somthing we have been reading up on, and its quite appealing.

What you mention above Ceri is somthing i had been thinking about that concerns me somwhat. I know dick about building a house, so i would'nt know what i should be looking for with regards to shoddy workmanship. I can tell when tiling is'nt going up right, but would'nt know it somthing was being rendered incorrectly etc. Are there any steps that can be reccomended for someone who knows little about construction etc, to ensure that the home is being well built?

I'm lucky my other half spots the major faults - such as incorrect wiring and structural faults I spot the obvious, and things which he misses - between the two of us - nothing gets past us

Even things like (which sounds minor but it isn't when you think about it) - tiles along one of the corners of the spa bath - leg level, were razor sharp - cut legs - or it would be dangerous especially if you had young toddlers - take their eye out if they fell against the sharp tile .

The best tip I can give you is when you are choosing a builder, or building company ask them about the "lock up stage" - some companies do not allow you in the house during this stage, some do. The building company we are with allow it - you get a key and are quite welcome to go and come as you please as long as you abide by work and safety laws.

I recommend that you do go with a company that allows you into the house (with your own key) during this stage. That way you can spot the faults before they cover things up with the interior walls and plastering - like plumbing, electrical, etc etc.
A friend of mine when she was building could not go into the house when it was at lock up stage - the probs she is getting now (4 months moved into the home) is unbelievable.

You do get a guarantee for faults to be fixed within a certain time frame of course, but some faults may not be spotted until years later when they obviously will be worse and your guarantee has run out.

I could write a couple of pages long about bad faults which people have had - from expanding , cracked floors (yes you heard right) , to bad plumbing - leaks behind walls.

I've talked to many people who have built here and used different building companies (all major reputable builders I may add) and all have had some trouble or another - from very minor probs to the worst case probs.

Anyway best advice that I can give you choose a builder, or building company who allows you in at "lock up stage" , so you can look around the house on a daily or weekly basis - spot any major probs before they cover them up - which they will do given half the chance, at the end of the day half of these labourers don't give two hoots about your home, all that some of them are interested in is the wage packet. slap and dash.

we had a dripping connection which we saw one day - next day they had put the wall up covering it, we made them rip the wall down and fix it. Had we not seen it the day before we probably would have never knew about it until months or even years down the track.

You may have absolutely no probs - plain sailing with your building process but I would strongly advice you to find a company who gives you a key during lock up stage. After all it's your money - you should be able to go into that house. Not all companies will allow you to do this.


cheers

Small problems leaking taps, lights not working, etc you have 12 months from the time the builder hands over the house (not from when you move in but from when house was finished and handed over, so if you buy say a show home which was finished 6 months before you move in you only have 6 months left for small problems).

Big problems you have 5 years (I believe) but you have to go through a tribunial if the builder decides to argue. Some of the houses where I live the paint is fading in places and the builder refused to correct. Tribunial guy had a look said it's a valid defect and builder must correct, builder said it's quality problem with the paint and last I heard paint manufacturer was due on site to inspect.