Protected, before and after.
What the law gives you when you build in NSW, and how we make sure you get it.
The rules, in plain words.
Of the contract price, and only once your insurance certificate is in your hands.
Home building compensation cover on every contract of $20,000 or more, before any payment.
To change your mind after signing a contract over $20,000.
Each one tied to a finished, inspected stage, never ahead of the work.
Signed by you before the work starts.
For major defects and everything else, from completion.
Your warranty clock.
Enter the day your home was finished to see how long each warranty runs.
Your warranty clock
Statutory warranties under the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW), counted from completion. They apply whether or not they're in your contract.
If something's not right.
Photos help. We'll inspect within 10 business days and give you a date to fix it.
Free help to resolve a building dispute, if we can't agree.
If a builder dies, disappears or becomes insolvent, the cover pays for incomplete or defective work, up to its limit.
Check our licence on the NSW Government's licence check before you sign: our name, licence number and the work it covers. [Licence number placeholder]
Payments for plans or design before the contract generally aren't covered by home building compensation. We don't take any.
Let's walk your block.
A free site visit, then a written estimate within a week. A fixed-price contract only when you're ready.