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Paying your builder

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MONEY can often become a very sore point between builders and their clients.

But you can avoid this if you have a contract that clearly stipulates both parties’ responsibilities and when progress payments are due.

1 HOW DO PROGRESS PAYMENTS WORK?

Building loans are usually calculated on the market value (not replacement value) of

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