Abode New Homes

After being screwed over by another builder, we went to Abode. From the moment we walked in, Nick and Justin were amazing with what they were able to offer us. Proffessional, Efficient and Honest. Cannot wait for the end result once the build is finished!

Nick and Tristan have been incredibly helpful in the effort to build me and my partners first home. Nick has put in so many hours to assist, and has put up with us changing our minda about stuff so many times - I don't know how he does it! We owe Nick, Tristan and Abode New Homes big time, and want to thank them for their awesome work!

We used Abode when we moved to the Territory. We found them to be a leader in Customer Service and Care and helped us immensely with the move. Justin, Karinda and the team are great people that focus on taking care of you, which sometimes can be a rare thing in the world today!

We loved our journey with Abode New Homes. Very smooth process from initial planing to the final handover of our new house. Tash was extremely helpful considering we were living remote while the house was built but she made the whole process so easy. Definitely recommend Abode New Homes to everyone who asks about our beautiful home.

Great people to deal with, friendly, helpful and supportive at every step of the process.

Please do not rent with this company if you expect to get your bond back.We have waited a month since handing back the keys.Perfect inspections for 3 years and then they come with all kinds of excuses not to pay your deposit back.Too many other good agents around in Darwin who you can use.

These guys are great to deal with. The way they have conducted business out at Zuccoli Aspire has been second to none. Keep up the good work team.

They built my first house and my second house. Love them both as much now as the day I got the keys. The team is really helpful even after a couple years if I call with a question they get on it straight away.

I would not recommend using Abode New Homes to build your new home.I started my journey with Abode New Homes in April 2021 after visiting the display home. I settled on a house plan to build on my block in the rural area and was welcomed (by email) into “the Abode Family” on the 1st September 2021 after paying a $3,500 deposit. On 16th December 2021 I signed the fixed price building contract for my new home.Several mistakes were made by the Abode New Homes team during the pre-construction phase - for example Abode New Homes charged me extra for shower niches (listed as a standard inclusion, which I identified and later received a refund for), specifying fluoro lighting in the laundry instead of the LED lights throughout (LED lights throughout are also a standard inclusion - also identified by me), errors in the energy rating process that saw the house orientation turned 90 degrees, and a chimney in the master bedroom, and changing the solar panels from a 9.3KW system in the contract to a 6.6KW system in the colours document without explanation.‘Just an error’ was the response from Abode New Homes when challenged but it eroded my confidence in the diligence exercised by the Abode New Homes team.It took over 26 weeks from the date of signing the fixed price contract for Abode New Homes to obtain all permissions, consents and approvals required from the relevant statutory or other authorities for the build to progress .On 4th July 2021 I paid the first progress payment to Abode New Homes.Less than two weeks after paying the first instalment of the fixed price contract ($40,000 thereabouts) in July, Justin (the owner of Abode New Homes) called me into a meeting where he used Addendum C of the fixed price contract to conduct a price review. He said unless I paid Abode New Homes an additional $83,324 the build of my new home would not progress .Justin later clarified in emails that the price review was conducted under Addendum C of the fixed price contract because all permissions, consents and approvals required from the relevant statutory or other authority were not obtained before the price review date (12 weeks from the date of signing the contract).He clarified that the permissions etc not obtained before the price review date were the Council Driveway Location Approval; Council Stormwater Approval; Updated Energy Rating Certificate (due to the errors contained in the initial one); Fidelity Fund Certificate; Stamped Engineer Plans; Waste Water Soil Absorption Test; and the Building Permit .Under the terms of the fixed price contract itself, all those permissions, consents and approvals that were not obtained by the price review date were the responsibility of Abode New Homes under Item 1 (General)(g) of the building contract, which states that “Complying with statutory obligations and any other notices and obtaining relevant approvals are the responsibility of the builder.”The delays in processes that were the responsibility of Abode New Homes themselves allowed Addendum C of the fixed price contract to be enacted by them, allowing them to conduct a price review and raise the price of my home by $83,324.The contract with Abode New Homes was “mutually terminated” following the requirement from Abode New Homes to pay an additional $83,324 but the entire process left me frustrated and disappointed in the conduct of Justin and the Abode New Homes team.

We support this local and professional business and we proud of their national achievements. Well done to the team at Abode.