Peet

They contracted Fence Corporation to install the fence around our new house. Fence Corporation did not do the job despite we paid for the fence at the time as purchasing the building lot. At the same time we paid for the basic landscape in frond of the house. The landscaping it is not being done. I wrote an email to their customer service. They… Read more

did not bother even to responded. Be careful buying the building lot from Peet developers as they do not provide what you are paying for. They do not give you the option to exclude fencing and landscaping form the contract, but they do not deliver.

Buyer beware: if I could wind back time I would NEVER deal with Peet. EVER – I’ve rewritten this review several times because new information keeps coming to light. And it GETS WORSE. Peet was both vendor and agent, using different company names. Even JTP Homes, the name on the contract of sale, is apparently owned by Peet. The contract manager and the people who signed as those holding power of attorney for JTP Homes… Read more

appear to all be employees and/or associates of Peet and claim Peet’s Western Australia headquarters address as their address for the purposes of the contract.

The contract of sale explicitly states there was no building permit for a house they sold me. Due to stress at the time we signed, both my husband and I missed that detail. I’m sure that they told me we are not entitled to access the building permit but I cannot remember if that was in email or in a conversation. However, that’s a detail that, at this point in time, may be a “he says she said” issue. But what I am about to say is what I’ve learnt based on reading the Sale of Land Act, the contract of sale and Peet’s solicitors’ correspondence. I stress: I am not a lawyer. I am also suffering under enormous stress.

The contract of sale (August 2023) SHOULD HAVE included the building permit but even after settlement (May 2024) they refused to give it to me, until December 2024 when their solicitor sent PART of the building permit to me via email.

I spent $350 to get a copy of the full building permit THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT OF SALE.

The Sale of Land Act in Victoria (where I bought my house) requires the vendor (Peet) to provide a list of documents PRIOR TO SALE and prohibits making false and misleading claims. Mostly these are listed under Section 32 of the Act: 1. the contract of sale says there is no building permit (not true) 2. no building permit was included (an offence under Section 32 3. no soil report that was required under Section 32 4. no variation on the building permit was included although one was issued in June 2023 because the foundation of the house was defective. The soil report gives information that may be the reason the foundation was defective. Had we known, we would NEVER have bought this house. 5. they are required to provide full disclosure. My understanding is that this means that the vendor has to prove that they could not have reasonably known that the building permit their building surveyor issued doesn’t comply with legislation, that the builder they appointed to build the house doesn’t comply with the building permit (such as it is) or with building regulations and so on.

Since the sale Peet claimed in email that the house is fully compliant.

More recently Peet acknowledged that the house is NOT compliant including but not limited to the boundary wall shared with another townhouse does NOT meet minimum legal standards AND IS A LIFE THREATENING RISK BECAUSE IT DOES NOT MEET FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS.

Peet refused to get the house fixed to meet building regulation standard and instead want wood to form part of a boundary wall that is supposed to be a firewall.

Peet has instructed my husband and I to apply to the domestic building warranty scheme for redress and have denied liability despite being responsible for development including organising the building of my home.

The solicitor who sent part of the building permit to me in December 2024 is employed by the same firm that prepared the contract of sale that does not comply with the Sale of Land Act.

AVOID PEET. I wish I had. This has ruined my life.

PROFIT ORIENTED, ZERO DUTY OF CARE PEET LIMITED – We have recently purchased a small block in Brabham Estate from Peel Limited. We were NOT informed that the block that we bought has no power yet. Now, the builder had already laid the slab. Of course, brick laying and roof needs power supply. We have to fork out an extra $2000 to hire a generator for the builder to start the bricklaying process.… Read more

I called customer service of Peet Limited and asked them if they can cover for the $2000 for the generator hire due to a lapse on their part for not divulging the truth during the selling stage. They refused. They even passed the blame to Western Power for not being transparent. I rang Western Power only to find out that the reason why our block has no power yet is that Peet has not complied to their requirements yet. Where is your duty of care Peet Limited???? Duty of care to your clients should be your paramount concern. You denied us of our right to exercise our informed consent by not divulging that there was no power supply in the block we are looking at. Furthermore, they refuse to take my calls every single time to follow up.

Property Investors, DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF BUYING INVESTMENT PROPERTIES SOLD BY PEET LIMITED. You will definitely regret dealing with this company which is ONLY PROFIT ORIENTED and ZERO DUTY OF CARE TO CLIENTS AND INVESTORS.