🚨 WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO BE A BUILDER AFTER THIS? 🚨

The Victorian Government is about to destroy what’s left of our industry. The Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protections) Bill 2025 is more than a policy change — it’s a full-blown attack on every honest builder in the state.

❌ NO choice in insurance – You’ll be forced to use the VBA’s government-run scheme. Say goodbye to competition. Say goodbye to fair pricing.

💥 ONE complaint = could be an automatic insurance claim – It doesn’t matter if it’s real, fake, or petty. The claim goes through, and you’re on the hook.

🧨 Years after a job’s done, you could be dragged back to rectify issues you didn’t cause. Doesn’t matter if it was poor maintenance, dodgy owners, or trades you didn’t hire.

⛓️ You won’t have the right to defend yourself properly. One order and you’re paying up or forced to fix it. No appeal. No protection.

💸 Insurance costs will explode. So will the red tape. So will the delays. And guess who pays for it all? You.

This isn’t “protection for buyers.”
This is a death sentence for good builders.

If this goes through, why would anyone bother becoming or being a builder in Victoria?

💣 ESCALATION OF CONTRACTUAL DISPUTES 💣
The new first-resort insurance model means even the smallest argument with a client — can potentially bypass you completely and go straight to insurance.

You lose control.
You lose the chance to fix it.
It becomes a claim.
It goes on your record.
It costs you money. Every. Single. Time.

Disputes that would’ve been a 5-minute conversation?
Now they’re formal claims with lawyers, assessors, paperwork, and stress.

📢 Speak up now —

#SaveOurIndustry #BuilderBacklash #StopTheVBATakeover #BuildingCrisisVic