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Contractor ordered to pay RM50,000 for failing to complete home renovation

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A bank employee was looking forward to renovating his single-storey terrace house after staying there for over 20 years. Jamion Adha Abdullah, 47, was planning to expand his house in Taman Intan Jaya, Mersing, about 140km from Johor Baru, by adding an extended living area and kitchen. He engaged a contractor and the project began on Nov 16, 2021, with the expected completion date on April 30, 2022. “The cost of the project was RM120,000 as agreed in the contract,” Jamion said when met outside the Johor Baru Consumer Claims Tribunal. He said the scope of works included drawing and…Continue Reading

BJP Leader Ramvis Singh Bidhuri On Home Renovation

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“The BJP workers will not rest until Kejriwal is in Tihar Jail,” he added.New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will have to go to jail for spending Rs 45 crore on the renovation of his official residence, Leader of Opposition Ramvir Singh Bidhuri said today. Ramvis Singh Bidhuri was addressing the protesters who gathered outside Mr Kejriwal’s home for the BJP’s dharna, which entered the second day on Tuesday. The BJP on Monday launched an indefinite dharna near Mr Kejriwal’s official residence following controversy over the Rs 45-crore renovation. Mr Bidhuri said the chief minister is entitled to…Continue Reading

Melbourne real estate dispute as neighbors oppose Andy Lee’s renovation plans

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Several neighbors of popular comedian Andy Lee are enraged at his plans to turn his heritage listed house into a plush dream home.News.com.au previously reported Mr Lee and his girlfriend Rebecca Harding had bought a run-down house in the suburb of Hawthorn in Melbourne in 2021. It was derelict, no kitchen or bathroom, but despite that, they forked out a staggering $8.5 million. A development application submitted to the local council in April revealed the pair’s plans to turn it into a luxurious mansion, complete with a golf simulator, a pool, a tunnel between two buildings, a theatre, a…Continue Reading

Beach house renovation turns Torquay fixer-upper into stylish home

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“We took it all apart.” That was hardly an overstatement. Much of the drab, brick facade was disassembled and repurposed. The floors were lowered and internal walls reconfigured. Nine years later, the new home is barely recognizable as what once stood at 13 Aquilla Avenue.The old kitchen, which featured a fireplace which also opened into the living room. Credits: DomainThe fairly average-looking 1980s brick structure became a stylish modern home with what Dunstan said was a timeless street presence and well-manicured garden. “It’s all clad in cypress, it doesn’t change color, it doesn’t need much maintenance,” she said.…Continue Reading

As Their Family Grew, the Suburbs Beckoned

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For Peter and Christy Tiboris, like so many others, the pandemic provided the push they needed to do something they’d long contemplated: leave Manhattan for the suburbs. Since marrying in 2013, the couple has bounced around various New York City rentals, taking on more space each time they have a child. By 2020, they had a three-bedroom apartment in TriBeCa and three children: Dessa, now 7, Ernie, 5, and Susana, 4. But even with three bedrooms, their home felt ready to burst at the seams as the couple contemplated having more children. “And there was no way we were going…Continue Reading