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Callum Godde

No compo for owners burned by scrapped housing watchdog

A new watchdog can force builders to rectify shonky work before and after homeowners move in. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Victoria's troubled building watchdog will be scrapped but the homeowners it failed aren't getting compensation and won't benefit from its beefed-up replacement.

A report into the Victorian Building Authority, commissioned by chief executive Anna Cronin, has laid bare weak responses to complaints about builders' unprofessional or incompetent conduct.

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