Nicheliving denies stealing materials from unfinished Perth homes

The dealer then calls her a “Karen in the wild” before another calls his boss and explains that the owner thinks the cement in the garage “apparently belongs to her, not us.”

Another Nicheliving customer, Abhishek Binani, said the builder had taken the oven from his home in Willetton, which was under lockdown. When he emailed to complain, the oven was returned the next day.

“We’ve been dealing with them emotionally and financially for the last two years, I just hope this ends pretty soon for everyone else and for me,” he said.

Another customer, Sarah Azziz, said Nicheliving took away her air conditioner.

“I was checking my house… and it looks like someone came in from the front, came through the back and then turned off my air conditioning unit and took the unit and removed it,” she told ABC radio.

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She said Nicheliving told her they took away the air conditioner because she missed a payment, which she didn’t know.

Owners who have terminated their contracts with Nicheliving can now begin the process of finding a new developer to complete their homes, with the costs covered by the State Government.

A Nicheliving spokeswoman said the company did not steal from unfinished homes.

“We have Nicheliving team members who demobilize sites when we turn over homes to clients,” she said.

Customer complaints were not investigated and it is unclear whether Nicheliving had the right to remove materials from work sites.

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