Dozens of families left with unfinished homes as another building firm suddenly collapses
- Builder Red Bluff Homes went into liquidation
- Customers of 21 unfinished projects were told Friday
Another Victorian home builder has collapsed just months after major construction company Porter Davis left 1,500 homes half-built across the state.
Red Bluff Homes, based in Melbourne’s south-east, contacted the owners of 21 unfinished homes on Friday to announce it had gone into liquidation on Thursday.
The news follows a string of complaints from customers, suppliers and tradies about money allegedly owed by Red Bluff Homes.
Liquidators Petr Vrsecky and Glenn Franklin from PKF Melbourne, which specialises in insolvency claims, have been appointed to manage the company’s remaining projects and debt.
Red Bluff Homes has gone into liquidation, leaving 21 homes around Victoria unfinished (pictured, stock image of tradie at home construction site)
‘We are presently reviewing the company’s operations, activities and financial position and this includes an assessment of all houses under construction to determine their present status,’ a PKF spokesman told the Herald Sun.
‘We’re also investigating the possibility of other builders assisting with completion of projects.’
At least one former Red Bluff Homes customer has taken the builder to court.
In May a Melbourne mother said she’d been ‘brought to tears’ by the company as it never returned her $23,675 deposit after cancelling the contract for her family’s dream home.
Red Bluff Homes’ Google reviews are also filled with alleged bad experiences with the builder.
One tradie wrote: ‘We completed a job for Red bluff Homes and it has been a nightmare getting my invoice paid.
‘The director is full of empty promises and excuses.
‘Now I have to waste my time taking this to a debt collector or small claims. Stay away from this company!’
Red Bluff Homes reportedly owed money to suppliers and contractors while one Melbourne mother claimed her deposit on a cancelled contract was never returned (pictured, stock image of tradie at work site)
Another former customer said: ‘Very disappointed with the service and quality of the build. Would definitely not recommend.’
Documents lodged with ASIC by building suppliers Dahlsens, PGH Bricks and Pavers, Bristile Roofing and Brickworks registered security interests against Red Bluff Homes, the Herald Sun reports.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Red Bluff Homes for comment.
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