Home building client David Daff says he is elated after the perth company that left him waiting well past his scheduled completion date announced it had gone into administration.
Inspired Homes’ move into voluntary administration will allow customers with long-overdue building projects to access funds and employ new builders.
Mr Daff, who signed on with Inspired Homes to build his house in December 2020, said his home was originally meant to be completed in April 2023.
But Mr Daff and a number of other customers found work virtually ground to a halt as reports emerged that the company was having difficulty completing its contracts.
“It’s been a very tough journey to get to where we are,” Mr Daff told Nadia Mitsopoulos on ABC Radio Perth.
“We at least now have what we feel is the next stage — to be able to access our insurance.”
The company’s collapse means he and other customers with incomplete homes can access home indemnity insurance payments of up to $200,000 to hire a new building company to complete their houses.
Inspired Homes customer Martin Rodden has an unfinished house in Beeliar, Perth. (ABC News: Emma Wynne)
Insurance claims underway
Mr Daff said the building commissioner, the state government regulator, had already begun…
