What to know when building a house with a building company

Building a house can be a stressful, expensive and intimidating prospect for both new and experienced customers. As such, ensuring you are aware of not only your rights and obligations, but also those of the builder, is crucial. Prior to even hiring a builder, you should complete your own due diligence on:  the builder,  your financial position,  the requirements of your lender during the build (if any),  what consents are required and when they should be applied for,  whether the building quote encompasses all aspects of the build (consents, labour, materials, mark-up, subcontractors, architects input
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Christmas Marshmallow Balls

This delicious simple recipe comes from Jackie’s Mum. 100gms butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1tspn. Vanilla  Pkt marshmallows 1/2 tin condensed milk  2 tabspns cocoa 1pkt crushed round wine biscuits. Coconut Melt the butter, sugar, vanilla essence, condensed milk and cocoa together. Mix in the crushed biscuits. This is easiest to do in a food processor. Cut the marshmallows in half. Roll in coconut and set in the fridge.
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