Podular home owners 'don't have priority': Court

Podular home owners 'don't have priority': Court
A Podular tiny home design. (Image: Supplied)
Maria Slade
The Court of Appeal has turned on its head the idea that buyers of prefabricated homes have a right to them if the manufacturer fails part-way through construction.The ruling follows the failure of Podular Housing Systems, a maker of factory-built homes known as pods.Podular went into liquidation in November 2022, leaving 18 pods partially built.Customers paid deposits and instalments for the purchase price as the construction of their pods continued.'A priority claim'Last year, the High Court ruled that while Podular still owned the ha...

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