Bensons Property Group enters administration amid construction challenges.

The Australian construction industry faces another setback as Bensons Property Group enters voluntary administration. The Melbourne-based developer, with a portfolio of high-profile projects, cited rising construction costs and increased interest rates as primary challenges. Figure 1: A photo of the Liberty 1 building in Footscray shows diggers at the Liberty 2 site. With Bensons Property…

Aussie construction giant collapses leaving 1,300 apartments worth an eye-watering $1.5billion unfinished

By HARRISON CHRISTIAN Published: 11:41 AEDT, 28 December 2024 | Updated: 12:39 AEDT, 28 December 2024 The construction of 1,300 new homes worth a staggering 1.5billion now hangs in the balance after a major Aussie home builder entered administration.  Bensons Property Group announced on Friday it had appointed Craig Shepard and Sebastian Ham of Korda…

Major Australian property group Bensons Property Group goes into voluntary administration

A major Australian property group has gone into voluntary administration, in another blow to the construction industry. Bensons Property Group announced on Friday that its team made the “difficult decision” to appoint Craig Shepard and Sebastian Ham of Korda Mentha as voluntary administrators of the business. BPG was founded in 1994 by Elias Jreissati and…

Homes under construction hang in balance as Bensons Property Group enters administration

According to now-deleted content on Bensons’ website, one of its core values is integrity, stating it will “deliver on our promises, on the homes that we create, which are dependable and reliable, and built on time”. Bensons, founded in 1994 by self-made developer Elias Jreissati, focused on building large and luxurious apartments blocks in Victoria,…