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Labor is giving Victorians building a home free legal help at every stage of the build not just once its gone wrongUntil now the Domestic Building Legal Service only stepped in after formal dispute resolution had failed Too late for too manyThats why the Carroll Labor Government is investing more than 145 million over five years to expand itThis will lift funding from 730000 to almost 3 million this yearUp to 16000 Victorians a year will use its free online legal resources and around 1100 homeowners will get tailored advice online or in personLast year 150 homeowners got intensive legal help Soon 400 a year will including advocacy and representation in complex disputes with their builderJustice Connect and the Consumer Action Law Centre will deliver the service When Porter Davis collapsed in 2023 it left 1500 Victorian homes unfinished Labor stepped in with support for families who lost their depositsThen Labor rebuilt the system with a tough new regulator in the Building and Plumbing Commission and from 1 July firstresort Home Warranty Insurance covering lost deposits unfinished work and defectsOnly Labor is backing homeowners against dodgy buildersJess Wilson has a 40 billion cuts plan that she refuses to say what she will cut or who she will sack to pay for itThis could leave families on their own against builders who cut cornersLabor will always back families over dodgy buildersHelp is available now at justiceconnectorgauQuotes attributable to Minister for Consumer Affairs Tim RichardsonYour home is the biggest investment youll ever make If your builder lets you down you shouldnt fight them aloneDodgy builders count on families not knowing their rights Now families will have help in their corner from day oneJess Wilsons 40 billion in cuts would leave homeowners on their own Only Labor will back them
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