Escape Homes clients slam construction company for delaying house build finish dates
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With no walls, no windows, and no idea when their homes will be completed: Families face homelessness as their dream homes remain half-built more than a year after construction began.
- Families face potential homelessness
- Construction company has not finished houses
- The company says it has always completed houses as per contracts.
Several families are facing homelessness because their dream homes remain half-built for more than a year since construction began.
Jennie Jeppesen, a mother of two, is one of several clients who signed up to have their home built by Melbourne-based company Escape Homes in 2021.
The construction company reportedly promised to build their properties in as little as 260 days, but several of the houses remain unfinished to this day.
Ms Jeppesen has already spent $409,000 on the house in Charlemont, Geelong, and has no idea when she’ll be able to move.
Jennie Jeppesen, a mother of two, is one of several clients who signed up to have her home built by Melbourne-based company Escape Homes in 2021.
“Escape Homes is making me homeless… they’re going to bankrupt me,” Jeppesen said. a current affairR.
His four-bedroom home was custom designed to take into account his multiple sclerosis and his two children living with autism.
The property remains half-finished, with the house’s insulation missing and its exposed metal wall beams.
Doors and windows are missing, while the kitchen still needs to be completed.
Mrs. Jeppesen has been forced to live in a bungalow in the backyard of her friend’s house.
He currently shares a bed with his son while his daughter sleeps on the sofa.
The distraught mother revealed that her friend has since died and the house went on the market.
Ms. Jeppesen will soon be homeless as she continues to wait for her property to be finished.
She estimates that it will take twice as long as the construction company promised to finish the house.
That means you have at least another 120 days before you can move in, but it’s doubtful the house will be ready by then.
The construction company promised to build their properties in just 260 days, but several of the houses remain unfinished to date.
“We’re tired of sleeping on the couch and not having a place to call our own,” he said.
Mom-to-be Josie said she hadn’t heard from Escape Homes about when her home would finally be finished.
Another client, Leesa, said all she could do was look at her half-built house and shake her head in disbelief.
Escape Homes issued a statement saying the delays had been caused by shortages of supplies and workers and the Covid pandemic.
“A central point is used for all communications to avoid confusion and to record or address issues,” it said.
‘We have always finished our clients’ houses in accordance with the terms and conditions of their contracts, including the right to any extension of the times allowed in the contract.
‘In turn, we expect customers to meet their obligations, including payment under contract terms. Leesa and Josie’s builds will be completed per contract terms and assignments as quickly as possible.’
Daily Mail Australia contacted Escape Homes for comment.