Should the victims foot the bill for leaky homes?

By E

The caverty system that counicls now employ still says that they dont know how to build houses that dont leak...the solution is easy...EVES!.

By Richard

Should the Govt pay? that means me ! and I dont think i should pay! this is a perfect case of go to court, find out who is at fault and then they should pay out of their public liability insurance, if they did not have enough insurance tough, sue them personally. this is a case of systemic failure, if the people working the system did not see it coming it was probably because they were blinded by greed, this bail out will only protect the people the people who profited financially from the system, like the Hodkins and the Watsons and the Lehman Bros, Goldman Sachs. Let them fail, the sky wont fall, and the average you and me will be better off financially, this stinks of back room deals and old boys clubs and us mugs get to fall on there swords once again.

By Ran

Yes. 50% owner and 50% council. The councils are mainly to blame. They enforce the rules on materials and methods used. They also have input on the features of a building eg. roof pitches and entry ways. They accept from the owner feature ridden plans who then expects it built on time. At a time of growth in the industry came inexperienced contractors, contracting inexperienced sub contractors and all expected to work with an influx of the latest and greatest materials. Suppliers should also be made accountable of product installation. It is by no means the owners fault, you should get what you pay for but unfortunately there are good investments and bad.

By Jeffrey Huffadine

I cannot believe that the victims of leaky homes have to foot the bill of the cost at 64% to help to pay for the repairs whereas the local council will pay 26% of the cost.One thing I would say that it is stupid and this means more taxes and more GST and all will win.John Key and his ilk should be the ones that should be helping to fork out millions of dollars to help towards fixing up leaky homes and not on RWC.

By angus

under the fair trades act if you buy shoddy merchantise you get a replacement or money back.who is protecting the builders?they are guilty but turn the blind eye.SOMEONE is covering their butt.

By Problem, reaction, solution

Why did they change the law, these things dont just happen by chance, & Who benefited, ..Keep it real The masons run the councils & govt, have done for a long time, thats why we get taxed rates twice soon to be 3x with the carbon con. ....consequences ppl.

By Chris

Governments and councils make descisions on the building standards. They got this one wrong and as a result, there are alot of people suffering. But even then, in a country where it rains 80% of the time, for a house to be designed without an eave is plain stupidity.

By Chris

Governments and councils make descisions on the building standards. They got this one wrong and as a result, there are alot of people suffering. But even then, in a country where it rains 80% of the time, for a house to be designed without an eave is plain stupidity.