A NEWCASTLE builder accused of leaving five Hunter families out of pocket and with unfinished or ‘defect-riddled’ homes has been declared bankrupt. Ben Geary, of BJG Builders, filed for bankruptcy just days after Charlestown MP Jodie Harrison launched a scathing attack on him using parliamentary privilege in November. Ms Harrison said Mr Geary, of Lake Macquarie, had left a string of defective work, failed to comply with rectification orders and placed “enormous pressure” and “financial strain” on his clients. She urged the government to “create the necessary protections” so homeowners can undertake the “big financial commitment” of building or renovating their homes “in good faith”. “With so much at stake, it is important that regulat…

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