The Building Industry can be complex to understand for Owners, Strata Managers and Owner/Builders. Each building is unique, in location, age, build and type, and for this reason it is important to get expert advice that is specific to you and your problem or dispute.

There are so many pitfalls, or different things that need to be looked out for if you are contracting someone to do some work for you. They need to be licensed, you need to ensure that contracts are exchanged (where applicable), you need to have a clear understanding of the contract, the cost and what is included. You also need to know how to make a variation, or what the cooling off period is. Whew! That's just a start!

If you have a building dispute with any of the following parties, Building Advisory Service may be able to help you out:

• Builders
• Tradesmen eg, Plumbers, tilers, waterproofer, renderer, bricklayer
• Insurance Companies
• Local Council
• Water Board
• Neighbours

We can help you to resolve your issue by providing an Independent Assessment of your situation, and then working with you to provide the best possible outcome.

Building Advisory Service can provide Expert Witness Reports, which may help to resolve issues through the Courts, or the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal (CTTT). We can also make representations on your behalf. Sometimes the issue does not even need to make it to the courts or tribunal, and we can assist you in solving it before legal intervention is required.

We can provide the following services and reports for your Building Dispute Resolution:

• Expert Witness Reports.
• Scope of Works required to recfity a problem or dispute.
• Comprehensive itemised Claim Schedule for Insurance Claims.
• Defect lists and/or incomplete building work schedules.
• Building work that does not comply with the relevant Building Code of Australia, or the signed contract.
• Assistance in drafting variations to the original contract.
• On-site inspections and reports during building/renovation work.
• On-site advice at any stage of the contracted works.
• Or even resolving where no contract was ever issued to you.