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![Huge repair costs alter tender policy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Huge repair costs alter tender policy
The horrendous cost of repairing a leaky Auckland school is changing the traditional Government view that the cheapest tender is the best tender.
![Leaky building experts get $22.7m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Leaky building experts get $22.7m
Auckland Council paid $22.7 million to leaky building lawyers and experts in the past two years, drawing fire from one councillor for what he called a huge waste.
![Chemo treatment clouds lawyer dispute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chemo treatment clouds lawyer dispute
A man who claims his lawyer friend doubled his bill for help resolving a leaky homes dispute says his memory of what happened was clouded by chemotherapy.
![Claim lawyer overcharged buddy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Claim lawyer overcharged buddy
A lawyer is facing a disciplinary tribunal after he charged his golf buddy more than $1 million to help sort out legal problems created by his leaky Remuera home.
![IRD refuses GST refunds for leaky buildings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
IRD refuses GST refunds for leaky buildings
The Inland Revenue is withholding GST refunds from body corporates with leaky buildings, even though it is pretty sure they are entitled to claim them.
![$6m to fix leaky high-rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$6m to fix leaky high-rise
Each owner of leak-struck twin tower high-rise Hobson Gardens faces paying $50,000 to $75,000 to get their unit fixed after the collapse of Mainzeal Property & Construction.
![Appeal against leaky home time limit goes to Supreme Court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Appeal against leaky home time limit goes to Supreme Court
In a test case that could affect thousands of leaky home owners, an Auckland couple have been granted leave for a Supreme Court appeal against a Weathertight Homes Tribunal decision.
![Legal stoush over leaky schools](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Legal stoush over leaky schools
The Ministry of Education has begun legal action against major building product companies over its huge repair bill for leaky school buildings.
![$25m leaky homes bill in Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$25m leaky homes bill in Tauranga
Leaky home owners in Tauranga face paying more than $25 million to weatherproof their homes.
![Family suffer in leaky-home fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Family suffer in leaky-home fight
A North Shore couple with a Down syndrome daughter say they are under severe stress and unable to repair leaky townhouses due to a three-year battle to get money.
![Leaky home buyers blamed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Leaky home buyers blamed
A wealthy couple who bought a leaky home have failed in a $2 million court case against the Auckland Council.
!['Brockovich' vs leaky homes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Brockovich' vs leaky homes
A self-styled "Erin Brockovich" has emerged to take on the leaky homes scandal.
![Leaky payout plan works – Govt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Leaky payout plan works – Govt
Maurice Williamson says he has seen no evidence homes assistance scheme is overly bureaucratic.
![Leaky homes fiasco continues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Leaky homes fiasco continues
Only 12 victims of the $11 billion leaky homes catastrophe have received final payments from a $1 billion Government and local council scheme, raising the ire of experts.
![Councils face deluge of leak suits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Councils face deluge of leak suits
The floodgates are open for owners of all buildings less than a decade old to sue councils after a landmark Supreme Court ruling yesterday, a legal expert says.
![Leaky home battle to continue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Leaky home battle to continue
The owners of several apartments in a luxury hotel complex on Auckland's North Shore are allowed to continue their battle to sue the old North Shore City Council.
![School leak list grows, and it's not over](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
School leak list grows, and it's not over
More schools have been identified as having leaks that are expected to cost up to $1.5 billion to fix.