If you've recently bought a house, you probably have just encountered a time full of stress, upheaval through moving, a lack of sleep an

A natural by-product of the Australian housing boom has been an increase in commute time for the average Australian. According to Ford's commuter calculator, an average worker will spend the equivalent of 417 days commuting to and from the office in their lifetime. This adds up to 1.1 years either sitting behind the wheel or on a crowded train or bus. Time is just the tip of the iceberg when deciding what house price to settle for compared to the distance to the office. There

The decision by QCAT and QBCC discussed in my last post leaves buyers of new property exposed to thousands (or even millions) in repair bills for use of dodgy materials in a new building. How can you protect yourself? This is not easy, because construction is complicated, with many elements that must work together to provide a safe, secure and long-lasting building. For this reason, we have many regulations (around design, foundation inspections, registration of builders and