Before you pay a builder's deposit, know the risk.
Independent due diligence checks designed to identify potential financial, compliance and insolvency risk indicators before you sign.
How It Works
Submit Details
Provide the builder's name and basic project information through our secure form.
We Investigate
Our team searches official registers, court records, and commercial databases.
Receive Your Report
Get a clear, plain-English report highlighting any risk indicators we identify.
Choose Your Report
Select the level of due diligence that matches your needs and risk exposure.
Standard Report
Essential due diligence checks for informed decisions
- Written summary of key findings
- Director failure history review
- Payment default records search
- Business credit risk score
- Builder licence verification
- Court judgments search
- Tribunal decisions review
Premium Report
Comprehensive analysis with personal consultation
- Everything in Standard, plus:
- Personal phone consultation
- Expanded director analysis
- Enhanced risk interpretation
- Comprehensive company profile
- Pattern and trend assessment
- Contextual compliance analysis
Compare Reports
See exactly what's included in each report type.
| Feature | Standard ($499) | Premium ($999) |
|---|---|---|
| Report Assessment | Written summary of key findings and identified risk indicators | Detailed written risk assessment plus personal phone consultation |
| Director Failure History | Review of director history, including involvement in failed or insolvent companies | Expanded director analysis covering cross-directorships, related entities, and historical patterns |
| Payment Default Records | Search for recorded payment defaults and non-payment credit events | Same checks with additional context and severity interpretation |
| Business Credit Risk Score | Independent business credit risk score indicating likelihood of financial distress | Enhanced interpretation of credit risk and contributing factors |
| Building Authority Disciplinary Actions | Search of building authority registers for disciplinary actions or sanctions | Extended review with contextual assessment of compliance risk |
| Corporate Regulatory Breaches | Identification of company breaches, infringement notices, and regulatory orders | Consolidated breach analysis with impact assessment |
| Domestic Building Insurance | Confirmation of required domestic building insurance or warranty cover | Insurance verification reviewed in context of project value and risk exposure |
| Builder Licence Verification | Confirmation of builder licence status, registration details, and licence class | Licence review with added scrutiny of historical changes and conditions |
| Licence Class & Scope of Works | Explanation of permitted works and licence class limitations | Assessment of licence scope against proposed project type |
| Company Record Search | Basic company record verification | Comprehensive company profile including directors, officeholders, shareholding, and addresses |
| Court Judgments | Search of court judgments across Supreme, County, and Magistrates Courts | Judgment findings reviewed with enforcement and risk context |
| Tribunal Decisions | Review of civil and administrative tribunal decisions | Tribunal outcomes assessed for relevance and recurrence patterns |
| Court-Enforceable Undertakings | Identification of court-imposed enforceable undertakings and public warnings | Evaluation of undertakings in relation to ongoing compliance risk |
| State Infringement Registers | Search of state-based infringement notice registers | Infringement history analysed for frequency and severity |
| National Public Warning Registers | Search of national public warning and enforcement registers | National warnings reviewed alongside broader risk indicators |
| Workplace Safety Prosecutions | Review of workplace safety prosecutions and enforceable undertakings | Safety history assessed for systemic risk indicators |
| Online Reputation & Public Complaints | Review of major builder review platforms and public complaint sources | Reputation trends assessed in conjunction with financial and compliance findings |
Why Most Clients Choose Premium
When a builder fails, it's rarely due to one issue. It's usually a pattern — financial pressure, past failures, related entities, and warning signs that only appear when the full picture is reviewed. The Premium Report connects the dots across companies and directors and includes a consultation so clients can understand what the findings mean before signing.
Choose Premium