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Builders stung by fraudster
Builder Ray Duncan learned to check out clients the hard way.
Wednesday, February 18th 2004, 11:48AM
by The Landlord
"Now, we turn away more jobs than we accept," said Duncan, managing director of Auckland's Alliance Construction which builds factories, schools, offices and houses.
But learning the lesson about clients was not easy.
Duncan estimates that his firm lost $400,000 from a $1.4 million contract to build offices and two apartments for convicted fraudster Stephen Gubb, sentenced to four years' jail for stealing $1.2 million in his role as a property consultant.
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3yr |
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| AIA - Back My Build |
3.34 |
- |
- |
- |
| AIA - Go Home Loans |
5.89 |
4.65 |
5.25 |
5.49 |
| ANZ |
5.79 |
5.39 |
6.09 |
6.29 |
| ANZ Blueprint to Build |
7.39 |
- |
- |
- |
| ANZ Good Energy |
- |
- |
- |
1.00 |
| ANZ Special |
- |
4.79 |
5.49 |
5.69 |
| ASB Bank |
5.79 |
4.65 |
5.25 |
5.49 |
| ASB Better Homes Top Up |
- |
- |
- |
1.00 |
| Avanti Finance - Near Prime |
6.35 |
- |
- |
- |
| Avanti Finance - Specialised |
7.45 |
- |
- |
- |
| Basecorp Finance |
6.35 |
- |
- |
- |
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Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
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| BNZ - Mortgage One |
5.94 |
- |
- |
- |
| BNZ - Rapid Repay |
5.94 |
- |
- |
- |
| BNZ - Std |
5.84 |
4.65 |
5.19 |
5.39 |
| BNZ - TotalMoney |
5.94 |
- |
- |
- |
| CFML 321 Loans |
3.95 |
- |
- |
- |
| CFML Home Loans |
6.05 |
- |
- |
- |
| CFML Prime Loans |
6.25 |
- |
- |
- |
| CFML Standard Loans |
6.95 |
- |
- |
- |
| China Construction Bank |
6.44 |
4.85 |
4.95 |
4.95 |
| China Construction Bank Special |
6.44 |
5.85 |
5.95 |
5.95 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special |
- |
4.55 |
- |
- |
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Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
|---|
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ |
4.99 |
4.65 |
5.29 |
5.49 |
| Co-operative Bank - Standard |
4.99 |
5.15 |
5.79 |
5.99 |
| Credit Union Auckland |
7.70 |
- |
- |
- |
| First Credit Union Special |
- |
5.09 |
5.49 |
- |
| First Credit Union Standard |
6.49 |
5.69 |
6.09 |
- |
| Heartland Bank - Online |
5.80 |
5.89 |
- |
- |
| Heartland Bank - Reverse Mortgage |
7.99 |
- |
- |
- |
| Heretaunga Building Society |
6.50 |
5.50 |
5.65 |
- |
| ICBC |
5.39 |
4.49 |
4.99 |
5.25 |
| Kainga Ora |
5.79 |
4.59 |
4.95 |
5.19 |
| Kainga Ora - First Home Buyer Special |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Lender |
Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
|---|
| Kiwibank |
5.75 |
5.65 |
6.19 |
6.35 |
| Kiwibank - Offset |
5.75 |
- |
- |
- |
| Kiwibank Special |
5.75 |
4.75 |
5.29 |
5.55 |
| Liberty |
▲8.59 |
▲8.69 |
▲8.79 |
▲8.94 |
| Nelson Building Society |
6.49 |
4.69 |
5.09 |
- |
| Pepper Money Near Prime |
6.55 |
- |
- |
- |
| Pepper Money Prime |
5.99 |
- |
- |
- |
| Pepper Money Specialist |
8.00 |
- |
- |
- |
| SBS Bank |
5.84 |
5.29 |
5.79 |
5.99 |
| SBS Bank Special |
- |
4.69 |
5.19 |
5.39 |
| SBS Construction lending for FHB |
3.74 |
- |
- |
- |
| Lender |
Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
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| SBS FirstHome Combo |
3.29 |
4.19 |
- |
- |
| SBS FirstHome Combo |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| SBS Unwind reverse equity |
7.99 |
- |
- |
- |
| TSB Bank |
6.59 |
5.49 |
6.05 |
6.29 |
| TSB Special |
5.79 |
4.69 |
5.25 |
5.49 |
| Unity First Home Buyer special |
- |
4.09 |
- |
- |
| Unity Special |
5.79 |
4.80 |
5.29 |
- |
| Unity Standard |
5.79 |
5.60 |
6.09 |
- |
| Wairarapa Building Society |
6.15 |
4.95 |
5.45 |
- |
| Westpac |
5.89 |
5.39 |
5.79 |
6.09 |
| Westpac Choices Everyday |
5.99 |
- |
- |
- |
| Lender |
Flt |
1yr |
2yr |
3yr |
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| Westpac Offset |
5.89 |
- |
- |
- |
| Westpac Special |
- |
4.79 |
5.19 |
5.49 |
| Median |
5.94 |
4.80 |
5.45 |
5.49 |
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