Know exactly what you’re signing, before you build your home.
Protect your dream home with a Building Contract Health Check.
Engaging a home building contract specialist gets you solutions to check the fixed price, avoid delays, reduce risk and avoid extra costs - I’ve seen it all and will catch issues before they become big (and expensive) headaches.
Quick Summary: Building Contract Health Check
- Specialist Reviewer: Conducted by Annelyse — holds a Master’s in Construction Law, 2 construction degrees, and 9+ years of project management experience.
- Contracts Reviewed: HIA (Housing Industry Association), Master Builders Association (MBA), and custom residential building contracts across all Australian states (VIC, NSW, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT, NT).
- Key Deliverable: A 50+ page PDF risk audit using a Red/Amber/Green traffic light rating system, including detailed risk checklists and process flowcharts.
- What We Audit: Unfair special conditions, hidden variation costs, delay/Extension of Time (EOT) risks, progress payment schedule front-loading, and liquidated damages.
$$ Clients have saved with a
Building Contract Health Check
$28,500 saved by negotiating better fixed price terms that protected against unfair variation claims
$16,000 saved by catching payment schedule front loading that would have exposed them to overpayment risks
$9,800 saved by negotiating better practical completion definitions and handover conditions
Build Together specialises in taking the risk out of Australian home building contracts.
Grounded in real life construction and law and project management experience, Build Together offers independent contract reviews that give you solutions to lock in the fixed price, avoid extra costs and reduce risk during your build.
We review HIA and Master Builders contracts across every state and territory in Australia - including Victoria, ACT, NSW, Queensland, Tasmania, WA, and the Northern Territory.
When you book a Building Contract Health Check, you will:
Upload your contract
Get real independent advice from someone who understands both the contract and the construction side of Australian home building
Move forward knowing you’ve agreed to a fair contract and minimised risk
Perfect if you're building a new home, renovating, or doing a knockdown rebuild and want to get your contract fair from day one.
Building Contract Health Check
A quality build starts with a quality contract
The contract review process:
Fill in a questionnaire
Email me your contract documents
Rapidly receive a detailed review of your building contract, with:
Real insights about your contract from a someone who understands Australian home building,
Practical solutions for any red flags and high-risk items,
Easy to implement recommendations, and
Flowcharts that show you step by step how to follow key contract processes so you know what to expect during the build.
Follow-up email support until you sign the contract.
What you leave with:
50+ page PDF real review of your building contract (that you can refer to anytime during your build)
Focused insights on your contract that check the fixed price, avoid delays, reduce risk, and avoid extra costs, locking in a successful build from the start.
Easy to follow solutions so you know what matters most:
🚩Red flags
⚠️Amber warnings
📗Green items
Checklists outlining everything that needs to happen before building works start (so you can avoid surprise delays)
Quick reference flowcharts mapping key contract processes (progress payments, variations, extensions of time, completion, defects).
A ready-to-send email with solutions of now to approach the recommendations with your builder.
Ready to book your review?
Request a Building Contract Health Check by completing the form below or, emailing me directly here.
Trusted building contract advisor for first-time home builders, renovators, investors across Australia:
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Rated 5 out of 5 on Google reviews. Read our Google Reviews here.
Specialising in HIA and Master Builders contracts across every state and territory in Australia, including:
Master Builders New Homes Contract
HIA New Homes Contract
HIA Lump Sum Building Contract
HIA Residential Building Contract for Alterations & Additions
Master Builders Home Improvement Contract
Master Builders Home Building Works Contract
HIA Alterations Additions and Renovations
Master Builders Residential Building Contract
Frequently Asked Questions about a Building Contract Health Check (Building Contract Review)
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A Building Contract Health Check is all about getting you solutions to any potential risks, unclear clauses and areas that could lead to unexpected costs or delays during your build.
We help with HIA and Master Builders contracts across every state and territory in Australia, including:
HIA New Homes Contract
HIA Lump Sum Building Contract
Master Builders New Homes Contract
Master Builders Residential Building Contract
Master Builders Home Improvement Contract
Master Builders Home Building Works Contract
HIA Residential Building Contract for Alterations & Additions
HIA Alterations, Additions and Renovations
A Building Contract Health Check helps reduce risk on your build, especially if you’re building with a volume builder, custom builder, or architectural builder - new builds, renovations, knockdown rebuilds, granny flats, dual occupancy, and investment builds.
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The template might be common… but the way the contract is filled in and the special conditions are where the risk can quietly sneak in.
A Building Contract Health Check will spot the clauses that create cost blowouts and give you rea solutions to negotiate a better deal before you sign with your builder.
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AI can be useful, but it doesn’t give solutions. It doesn’t know what Australian builders will actually agree to and how to approach them in a way that get’s results.
By engaging a specialist like Build Together you get real and practical recommendations on how to solve the big risks in your contract, plus you get insider information about what builders will actually agree too.
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We take care of our clients the entire way through their build. Once you book a Building Contract Health Check, you can always reach out with questions and to get support if something comes up during your build.
Common situations include:
A variation you’re unsure about
A delay claim / extension of time (EOT)
Wanting a second opinion about what the contract actually allows
If you’ve had a Building Contract Health Check in the past, you can send the issue through to be assessed against your specific contract, with practical next steps. Fees will depend on what the issue is and how complex it is (confirmed at the time).
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Yes, in addition to a Building Contract Health Check, I can help lead final negotiations with your Builder directly.
If this is something you’d like, just let me know when you complete the Contact Form above.