Auckland family spends four years in a tiny house as new home build is plagued by delays stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dozens of buyers at a development in the west Ottawa suburb of Stittsville say they not only won't get the condo they purchased, but they've also lost out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in equity, after the builder entered then emerged from bankruptcy proceedings.
An 11-week wait for building consent applications to be even looked at in Christchurch highlights an extreme problem affecting councils throughout the country.
Unacceptable and ridiculous building consent delays frustrating Christchurch builders stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.