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Here is a selection of news articles highlighting the risks that homeowners face when building, renovating or repairing their homes.
News articles about building horror stories:
Jennian Homes Manawatu $1m in red - Stuff Business, 2nd April 2012
Warranty could protect home buyers - NZ Herald, 14th December 2011
Signature Homes franchise holder in receivership - Stuff Money, 22nd November 2011
House signed, sealed - and undelivered - Stuff Business, 18th November 2011
Highmark Homes goes down owing $700,000 - Otago Daily Times, 9th November 2011
Insurance woes lead to liquidation – The Press, 26th August 2011
Illegal DIY rife in Bay homes - Bay of Plenty Times, 13th August 2011
Homeowners must pay for bad choices - NZ Herald, 27th March 2011
Second housing company goes under – Waikato Times, 10th March 2011
Bay of Plenty builder folds owing creditors $500,000 – NZ Herald, 4th November 2010
Builder placed in voluntary liquidation – Otago Daily Times, 5th August 2010
Jennian Homes offers creditors 20c in $1 - Otago Daily Times, 15th June 2010
Stress and cost of leaky home destroys marriage - NZ Herald, 27th September 2009
Dream of better life becomes eight year nightmare - NZ Herald, 24th August 2009
Leaky home warranty announced - NZ Herald, 4th August 2009
Little joy in store for Renaissance creditors - The Timaru Herald, 12th May 2009
Company's creditors demand answers - Marlborough Express, 17th November 2008
Insurer nails cowboys who built rotting homes - NZ Herald, 2nd March 2007
News articles about leaky buildings:
Leaky homes syndrome blamed for lack of interest - NZ Herald, 17th April 2012
Leaky home-style houses won't sell - Stuff Business, 6th December 2011
Two weeks to fix leaky home or out you go - NZ Herald, 1st December 2011
Leaky homes compensation rort fears raised - NZ Herald, 30th November 2011
How to avoid buying a leaky home - Stuff Business, 7th November 2011
Leaky homes bill no help – Stuff.co.nz, 12th August 2011
Council help for leaky homes – Stuff.co.nz, 29th August 2011
It’s cheap - but leaky – NZ Herald, 7th August 2011
Experts pick holes in leaky building deal – NZ Herald, 3rd August 2011
Leaky home owners warned to take care – Stuff.co.nz, 29th July 2011
Rise in number of leaky homes - Nelson Mail, 26th July 2011
Leaky homes: a crisis with no end in sight – Dominion Post, 5th April 2011
Homeowners must pay for bad choices - NZ Herald, 27th March 2011
Warranty needed to prevent new leaky homes - Stuff.co.nz, 28th September 2010
Buyers shun plaster houses - The Press, 5th July 2010
Stress and cost of leaky home destroys marriage - NZ Herald, 27th September 2009
Leaky home warranty announced - NZ Herald, 4th August 2009
Stressful wait for 80,000 leaky home victims - NZ Herald, 10th October 2007
Builtin New Zealand & CBL Insurance Press Releases
WaterTight Warranty For Leaky Homes Announced - Scoop, 2nd November 2011
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