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Water damage tops the list of building defects, with experts blaming a lack of regulation of waterproofing, a critical skill currently not required to be carried out by a specialist.

Water damage tops the list of building defects, with experts blaming a lack of regulation of waterproofing, a critical skill currently not required to be carried out by a specialist.

Inspections of buildings that received government funding to remove flammable cladding revealed more than 550 defective balconies, prompting warnings that the problems could be widespread.

Inspections of buildings that received government funding to remove flammable cladding revealed more than 550 defective balconies, prompting warnings that the problems could be widespread.

Inspections of buildings that received government funding to remove flammable cladding revealed more than 550 defective balconies, prompting warnings that the problems could be widespread.

Owners cannot sell or refinance their property because of the flammable cladding, nor can they borrow against their equity to fund the urgent repairs. They’re trapped in a construction catch-22.

Advertisement The state government faces renewed calls to release a secret list of buildings with dangerous flammable cladding after publicly identifying dozens of affected properties across Melbourne with hoarding bearing the Cladding Safety Victoria logo. The risk of arson and terrorism has been cited by the government as its reason for withholding a list of hundreds of buildings with flammable cladding. A building on Weston Street, Brunswick East. The Cladding Safety Victoria logo has been u...