Three BGC Housing Group entities are at the centre of a class action being spearheaded on behalf of thousands of frustrated homeowners who entered building contracts with the trouble-plagued construction giant.

In a statement on Thursday, Perth law firm Morgan Alteruthemeyer Legal Group confirmed that on Wednesday it had commenced Supreme Court proceedings, the first of their kind, against one of Western Australia’s largest builders.

In it, the complainants claim the companies breached Australian Consumer Law and their contractual obligations with individual BGC homeowners in contracts entered into between January 2019 and September 2022.

Morgan Alteruthemeyer Legal Group building and construction partner Spencer Lieberfreund said the organisation had undertaken a significant amount of work getting to get the claim underway for those seeking compensation over lengthy build delays and hefty cost blow outs.

BGC customer-turned-plaintiff James Buck alleged BGC’s conduct had left him and his family both financially and emotionally devastated.

Zoe-marie Masters and her husband Joel signed a preliminary works agreement with Commodore Homes, owned by BGC, in December 2020.

The family did not move into their new home in Mandogalup’s Apsley Estate until October 2023.

Zoe said it was a relief for thousands of BGC customers that the class action had started.

“This is the day we’ve been dreaming of ever since the idea was conceived,” she said.