Leaky homes

The Queenstown Lakes District Council's bill for leaky homes has topped $3.6 million, but the council still faces more claims that could add significant sums to the total, new figures show.

The principal builder of a Dunedin leaky home has bought the property as part of a confidential settlement with its former owners, it has been confirmed.

The owners of a more than half-million-dollar leaky home in North Dunedin have reached a settlement with the Dunedin City Council after more than a year fighting for "a way out".

A Dundin family living in a leaky home face the possibility of a second winter in "hell" unless parties, including the Dunedin City Council, agree to a mediated settlement soon.

The one thing to be said with confidence about the "leaky homes" saga is the bucket of financial recompense beneath it is not bottomless. Arguments about the extent and apportioning of blame will continue, but there had at some point to be reckoning.

A Dunedin family living in a half-million-dollar leaky home are hunkering down for winter in a single room, surrounded by thermal drapes to keep warm.

A Dunedin family watching their half-million-dollar dream home crack and crumble around them have received confirmation it is a leaky home, but now say it may have to be demolished.

A Dunedin family living in what they claim is a half-million-dollar leaky home say the first results of a Weathertight Homes Resolution Service (WHRS) inspection prove their home is "dangerous".

A half-million-dollar dream house in Dunedin appears to be a leaky home, prompting a cry for help from the family living in what they say has become a mouldy nightmare.

If the Government is to be commended for finally coming up with a proposal over the long-running leaky homes saga, there will be those puzzled by or resentful of its logic.