West Australian construction company BGC Housing Group – founded by the late Len Buckeridge and still controlled by the family – is facing a class action from potentially thousands of aggrieved home owners.
Already a subscriber?The Rich Lister family-owned construction empire BGC Housing Group has been hit with a class action in Western Australia that lawyers say could grow to 5000 claimants and a compensation claim of more than $100 million.
“The stories are absolutely heartbreaking. You’ve got people living on couches, families being separated, others are in caravans – just completely unsatisfactory outcomes,” he told“In terms of quantum, we’re looking at over $100 million, and that’s on a relatively conservative estimate.”Mr Lieberfreund said some customers were facing delays of more than 400 days, while being hit with price increases after building had commenced., who died in 2014.
The class action, on behalf of thousands of home owners who entered into building contracts with BGC Housing Group companies between 2019 and September 2022, is the first to be commenced in the WA Supreme Court. Plaintiff in the class action, James Buck, said delays on his build had financially crippled his family.“I am happy that the class action has now commenced. BGC’s conduct to me and my family while we were building our home left us devastated both financially and emotionally,” he said.
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