Builder risk signals.
Builder insolvency
Liquidations, voluntary administrations, receiverships and deregistrations published on the ASIC register. What each type means, how to find the record and what happens to building contracts when a builder becomes insolvent.
7 min read →Disputes and tribunals
Tribunal adjudications from NCAT (NSW), VCAT (VIC), QCAT (QLD) and SAT (WA) are public record. What kinds of orders are published, how to search, and how patterns in the record differ from single decisions.
6 min read →Builder credit risk
Commercial credit files from Equifax and other bureaus record payment defaults, court writs, judgments and adverse entries specific to the building entity. What signals appear on a builder's credit file and why they matter before signing.
5 min read →Supplier payment risk
Builders who are not paying subcontractors and suppliers are a risk signal separate from credit reports. PPSR registrations, statutory declarations and industry payment intelligence — what the record shows.
5 min read →The record shows risk before distress is visible.
A builder can hold a current licence and mandatory insurance while simultaneously carrying unresolved tribunal adjudications, outstanding payment defaults and a director history linked to previous liquidations. Licence registers do not surface this information. They confirm only that a licence is currently active.
The public record for risk is fragmented across court and tribunal registries, ASIC notices, corporate credit files and insolvency databases. Each source covers a different category of information under different legislation and at different publication thresholds.
TrustSignal aggregates these sources into a single report. The topics in this section explain what each category covers, where the records come from and what patterns are worth noting before signing a building contract.
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