This city has seen its sixth building company collapse in as many weeks; can the industry recover? – building and construction news

The tsunami of building company collapses continues unabated, with perth housing customers suffering losses and delays as a sixth builder has collapsed in just weeks.

Western Australian home builder Start Right Homes has been sent into liquidation with another 24 hapless customers of failed builders joining the ranks of the disgruntled.

The Osborne Park building company, which mainly constructed single-storey houses and was first registered in 2014, described itself as a specialist in architectural stylings.

The company’s website and social media pages have been taken down.

In an interview on Perth radio Peter Stewart, Executive Director, Building and Energy said home owners with incomplete or defective projects should contact QBE to discuss their home indemnity insurance policy.

“Home indemnity insurance provides financial protection for homeowners in situations such as the insolvency of their builder,” he said.

“Contacting the insurance provider enables homeowners to begin the process of engaging another registered builder to complete the work or managing other remedies to which they may be entitled.”

Affected subcontractors are urged contact the appointed liquidator, Anthony Warner…

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