When Susan and Tony Mancuso sold their home, they did so as quickly as they could, assured their new apartment would be ready within months.
They were intent on securing an off-the-plan unit at a new Kembla Grange development, near Wollongong in NSW’s Illawara region.
The ground-level apartment would help Mr Mancuso, 83, manage his lung condition, while remaining close to family.
Told construction was expected by January 2026, the couple paid a holding deposit in September 2025 and a five per cent deposit in October.
Ten months later, the grandparents are living in their daughter’s spare room unsure when,…