The applicant, a registered builder was looking to construct 4 townhouses in a metropolitan Brisbane suburb. A construction loan of $1,920,000 was sought by the applicant who intended retain ownership of the prosperities for investment and rent them out on completion. A building contract had been entered into for $1,300,000 to construct on land valued at $1,100,000 that had an existing mortgage of $250,000 in place.

