If your builder has gone into liquidation, become bankrupt, or simply shut down partway through the job, you’re not out of options. Most Victorian domestic building work over $16,000 must carry Domestic Building Insurance (DBI) through VMIA — which can cover incomplete or defective work where the builder has died, disappeared, or become insolvent. We help you work out your cover and make the claim.
Part of our Building & construction practice.
We check your contract and Domestic Building Insurance certificate to see what you’re entitled to claim.
Documenting the incomplete or defective work and lodging a properly-supported VMIA claim.
Guidance on getting the build finished and pursuing any further recovery available to you.
If your job has Domestic Building Insurance (DBI) through VMIA — required for most domestic building work over $16,000 — you may be able to claim for incomplete or defective work when the builder has died, disappeared, or become insolvent. We can check your cover.
You lodge a claim with VMIA (or its agent), supported by evidence of the incomplete or defective work and your contract. There are time limits and conditions, so it’s worth getting the claim right the first time.
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