Ms Steel said BGC had taken on more work than it had the ability to complete in a reasonable period in an effort to cash in on building stimulus efforts. ![]() The reduced bricklayer rates are $1.50 for internal and $2 for external bricks on single level homes and $1.70 up to $2.20 for double-storey homes. They are now paid as little as $1.50 per brick, well below the industry standard of $2.60 per internal brick. 'Our focus is entirely on delivery of the houses we have on ground,' the spokesman said.īut rather than offering attractive pay to entice workers, BGC on February 1 reduced hourly rates for bricklayers. 'Due to ongoing severe labour shortages across WA, BGC Housing Group has significantly restricted its intake of new home sales to absolute minimum levels,' a spokesman for the company said. Many were annoyed display homes to attract new customers were built while they pay rent and mortgage on unfinished propertiesīGC said in a statement that worker shortages were behind the delays. 'Clients who have been struggling financially are being taken advantage of. 'The biggest issues are not even the build times, it's the workmanship quality from underpaid tradies, the lack of communication and knowledge from consultants.' he wrote to Facebook. She was so angry she handed out flyers in the area describing her experience - and had now been given a date for when her roof will be finished after six months of no progress.Īnother customer Josef Wilkins has been waiting for his Perth home to be finished for more than two years. 'They have built four show homes 2km from my house that have gone up in four months and mine's still not finished in 28 months'. She is also furious BGC has built display homes to attract new customers while they have not completed their backlog of work. ![]() Her children have now moved in with their father, she has had to rehome her beloved dog and she is living in a tiny studio apartment while her house sits uncompleted. ![]() She explained she is 'on the brink of financial ruin' because she has been paying mortgage and rent for so long and her owner-builder home loan repayments have soared thanks to interest rate hikes. 'There's timber on my site that's sat there all winter and summer and is now mouldy.' 'Site clearing started in April of 2021, the slab went down August 2021 almost a year later, in July 2022 the roof framing went up. Ms Steel signed her contract with Smart Homes in November 2020 for her property in Perth's outer southern suburbs. Angry customers have banded together in a possible class action against BGC Housing GroupīGC Housing Group has several big brands under its umbrella including Aussie Living Homes, Homestart, Smart Homes for Living, Now Living, Terrace and Ventura South West.
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