Saj Abdoolakhan

Modco Residential has left 29 residential building projects unfinished after appointing administrators, according to the building industry watchdog.

Two WA building contractors have been fined over falsifying home indemnity insurance certificates in building applications for projects in Karrinyup and Hazelmere.

The building industry watchdog is calling on homeowners affected by the collapse of Perth builder Western Luxury Homes to contact their insurance provider.

A collapsed father and son building company has been hit with a $25,000 fine for carrying out unauthorised work and demanding premature payments for work on four Perth properties.

The state government’s Building and Energy department has released its findings from an investigation over pipe leaks across Perth homes, with the results welcomed by builder BGC.

An electrical contractor has been fined $50,000 after failing to install safety devices when upgrading switchboards at three homes occupied by miners in the Pilbara.

The Building Services Board has refused to renew FTD Construction’s registration after the industry watchdog raised concerns about the Perth property developer.

Perth builder Opus Homes has been ordered to pay more than half a million dollars in compensation to one of its customers over a building services dispute escalated to the State Administrative Tribunal.

The Building Services Board has refused to renew a Joondalup-based builder Intellibuild Constructions’ registration over financial concerns.

A South West electrician has been ordered to pay $11,000 after the industry watchdog found its “dangerous installation” could have caused a hydrogen explosion.

Two building surveyors formerly employed by a now collapsed company have been fined over a height dispute for an apartment project in Scarborough.

A concrete business and its directors have been fined after the court found they failed to fix a defective driveway at a Secret Harbour property.

Western Power has been fined $80,000 after pleading guilty to failing to ensure network safety, after confessing it was aware of the issue that caused the Wheatbelt bushfire.

A Perth electrician has been fined $15,000 after leaving switchboard components unprotected at a home in Mount Lawley, placing users at risk of severe injury or electrocution.

A former director of collapsed builder Opus Homes has been fined $40,000 over his failure to manage properties in Perth in his role as building supervisor.

The building and energy department has fined the government-owned utility, following an electric shock in Manning.

Former Flexible Homes directors have been fined a total of $50,000 after the State Administrative Tribunal found the pair engaged in misleading conduct.

The head of the state’s building sector watchdog says there’s still some pain ahead, but the wheels aren’t falling off despite some tough years.

Western Power has been handed a $220,000 fine after two people received electric shocks after incorrect wiring wasn’t fixed at a nearby home.

More than 80 unfinished projects have been left in the fallout from Inspired Homes calling in administrators, with the insurance pathway now open to impacted customers.