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Getting closer to the defects rectification, but not quite there yet. There are three major outcomes achieved: 1. Fair Trading has sent a report regarding the work that has not been completed by the builder. 2. The builder left one defect undone, but has been forced by Fair Trading to fix it. 3. The builder started begging for money from the owner for the work that has been done in accordance with Fair Trading rectification order. So they ask for money to be paid for the work they had an obligation to do to repair the defective work they did earlier. Though at the moment the issue remaining is not very critical, however it affects the quality of living in the purchased property. The builder sent people to fix the defect. The fixing is to reapply the silicon. The root cause of the issue has never been investigated properly. It is 1 year and 11 months since the time the defects were reported to the builder! It would take possibly the same time to build a new apartment from...

Today, Friday 26/04/2013 the builder has actually started the work to fix major defects! However this didn't just come easy. On 03/04/2013 it heavily rained and the water started leaking into the ground floor unit and damaged the floorboards. The owners of the unit contacted the builder and Fair Trading office, because the water leakage has been on the list of defects, but has never been properly addressed by the builder. The builder and the person who installed the windows/doors came to inspect the issue. They decided to re-seal the windows/doors to improve the waterproofing. On 17/04/2013 the Fair Trading Inspector and the builder came to mediate the defects situation. The builder looked like a student in front of the teacher trying to explain why the defects listed really appeared. However the inspector was really good and pointed out that everything had to be built up to standards and that the builder though sent sub-contractors to do the work in good faith has neve...