Newcastle builder Ben Geary, of BJG Builders, declared bankrupt amid calls for more protection for homeowners

Donna Page
Updated January 23 2021 - 12:16pm, first published January 22 2021 - 5:30am
BANKRUPT: Ben Geary, of BJG Builders, outside a project at Islington in November last year. Mr Geary has been declared bankrupt with debts of more than $500,000. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
BANKRUPT: Ben Geary, of BJG Builders, outside a project at Islington in November last year. Mr Geary has been declared bankrupt with debts of more than $500,000. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

A NEWCASTLE builder accused of leaving five Hunter families out of pocket and with unfinished or 'defect-riddled' homes has been declared bankrupt.

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Donna Page

Donna Page

Investigative journalist at the Newcastle Herald

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