How to protect yourself against a dodgy tradie — and what to do if you’ve fallen victim to one
“If it seems too good to be true, then it probably is.” That’s the warning from Master Builders Queensland when it comes to picking a tradie to do home renovations. As a recent case in Brisbane shows, unlicensed operators are leaving people thousands of dollars out-of-pocket. So what should you do before hiring someone? Would-be […]
How to build a lot of housing that isn’t ugly
Open this photo in gallery: Two women peer into a construction site on Broadway street in Vancouver on Feb. 16.Jennifer Gauthier /The Globe and Mail At first glance, the three new buildings that developer Adrian Lai is promoting – among the first proposals in Vancouver’s effort to turbocharge densification along its extensive east-west Broadway corridor […]