Hi guys,

I thought I’d put some closure to this thread. After weeks of heartache trying to find a workaround I decided to have a chat to someone from the building practioner’s board (the ones that provide consent to build). Found out that they go according to the applicant’s name and not the title holders. Obviously you must be a title holder to apply as an owner builder.

In this case it was a JV and there were 2 title holders. All we had to do was apply seperately (pay 2 application fees) and wallah….approved!!

This does not solve the problem of owner builders wanting to build more than 1 unit within 3 years.

Depending on how this project turns out…if I want to progress with more units I will most likely use a registered builder anyways.

Hi Dougiejg. Couple of good suggestions. The first option is not really feasible as we want the two now.

We are pursuing the 2nd option at the moment [cowboy2] but finding that most builders want a piece of the pie [cigar].