Bold Living Reviews: What Investors Should Know (2026)

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Quick answer: Bold Living is a south-east Queensland builder trading through Bold Properties (QLD) Pty Ltd and based in North Lakes. It promotes a 12-month base price hold, fixed site costs and a 25-year structural guarantee. In 2023, the District Court of Queensland declared a special condition in one of its contracts, which sought to add $51,342 to a fixed price, void. Its ProductReview.com.au listing showed 3.8 out of 5 from 72 reviews when we checked.

Bold Living is a family-owned builder in Brisbane’s north and south-east Queensland. This Bold Living review covers the company, its guarantees, a 2023 court decision every buyer should know about, its review ratings and what to check before you sign.

 

Who Is Bold Living?

According to the Australian Business Register (ABR), its website and published court decisions:

  • “Bold Living QLD” and “Bold Living Australia” are registered business names of Bold Properties (QLD) Pty Ltd (ABN 43 127 545 804), registered since 2007
  • Its website shows QBCC licence 1189357
  • Its head office is at 71 Stapylton Street, North Lakes
  • Its website describes it as family owned and locally operated, with 15 years of experience
  • A 2017 Business News Australia profile named Brett Boulton as founder

Bold Living is not connected to Bold Living Pty Ltd (ABN 55 102 600 617), a separate company that trades as Tidbold Real Estate. Check the ABN on your contract.

 

Where Bold Living Builds

Bold Living builds across south-east Queensland, including estate lots, acreage and knockdown rebuilds.

 

Bold Living House and Land Packages and Guarantees

Bold Living sells its Smart Living, Inspiring Living, Sanctuary Living and Saba Living ranges. It says it has more than 100 house and land packages, but prices weren’t shown on the pages we checked, so ask for a written quote.

We didn’t find dual occupancy, NDIS or other investor-specific products.

Bold Living promotes these guarantees, all with conditions:

  • Price hold: “We’ll hold your base house price for 12 months”
  • Site start: “as little as 16 weeks”
  • Build time and site costs: “guaranteed build times” and “guaranteed fixed site costs”, with conditions not published and the offer marked limited time
  • Structural: a 25-year structural guarantee

Full terms for these offers weren’t published on the pages we checked. Ask for them in writing, including the build time in days and what you’re paid if it’s missed.

 

How Bold Living Packages Are Sold

Bold Living sells through its display homes, website and design studio. SW Brokerage describes itself as Bold Living’s trusted finance partner and advertises an extra $1,000 and a gift card for Bold Living clients. We found no information about third-party marketers. Ask whether anyone is paid a referral fee if you use SW Brokerage.

In Perera v Bold Properties (QLD) Pty Ltd [2023] QDC 99, decided on 12 June 2023, the District Court of Queensland declared that special condition 7 of a building contract made on 11 August 2022 was void and ordered Bold to pay costs. The condition sought to add $51,342 to a fixed contract price of $645,370. Ask whether your contract contains any special condition that allows the price to rise.

What it means for you: when a package is sold through a marketer or investment group, that seller is commonly paid a commission by the builder or developer. That commission is part of the package price, whether or not it’s shown on the contract. Builder commissions can run into tens of thousands of dollars. Here’s how hidden commissions in house and land packages work.

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Bold Living Review Ratings

When we checked ProductReview.com.au, Bold Living showed 3.8 out of 5 from 72 reviews. Ratings change over time, so check the current listing.

 

Pros and Cons of Bold Living

Strengths (based on Bold Living’s materials and reviews):

  • Family-owned south-east Queensland builder
  • Published 12-month base price hold and fixed site costs offer
  • 25-year structural guarantee
  • HIA Medium Professional Builder award it lists

What to weigh up:

  • A 2023 District Court decision declared a price-increase clause in one of its contracts void
  • Offer terms aren’t published
  • No prices shown online
  • Lower ProductReview rating than many volume builders

 

Questions to Ask Before You Sign a Bold Living Package

  1. Who is selling me this package, and is anyone paid a commission? How much?
  2. Does my contract contain any special condition that allows the price to increase?
  3. What is the guaranteed build time in days, and what compensation applies if it’s missed?
  4. What does the 12-month price hold cover, and what is excluded?
  5. Is anyone paid a referral fee if I use SW Brokerage?
  6. Which company and QBCC licence are on my contract?
  7. Which items are provisional sums?
  8. What have comparable new homes nearby sold and rented for recently?

 

How REIN Can Help

REIN acts only for the buyer. REIN may hold referral or commission agreements with builders, including some reviewed on this site. Any builder or developer commission REIN receives on your purchase is disclosed to you in writing and rebated 100% to you.

REIN charges a service fee for our work, agreed in writing before you start. Where REIN receives a builder or developer commission on your purchase, we disclose it and rebate 100% (excluding GST) of it to you. The rebate typically covers the fee and more. We’ll show you the numbers on your package before you commit.

 

Common Questions About Bold Living

Is Bold Living a good builder?

Bold Living showed 3.8 out of 5 from 72 reviews on ProductReview.com.au when we checked. In 2023 the District Court of Queensland declared a price-increase clause in one of its contracts void. Read your contract carefully, and weigh the package price and location just as much.

What was the Bold Living court case?

In Perera v Bold Properties (QLD) Pty Ltd [2023] QDC 99, the District Court of Queensland declared void a special condition that sought to add $51,342 to a fixed contract price of $645,370, and ordered Bold to pay costs.

Where does Bold Living build?

South-east Queensland.

Can REIN check a Bold Living package before I sign?

Yes. Send us the package and we’ll check the price, any commission built into it and the contract terms. The package check is free, with no obligation to use our service.

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Send us the package. We’ll check the price, any commission built into it and the contract terms, and tell you straight whether it stacks up. Free, no obligation, and we’ll never pressure you to switch.

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Written by the REIN Editorial Team. Researched with the help of AI tools, then fact-checked against the sources below. Last updated 5 October 2026.

Reviewed by Scott Fraser, founder of REIN, licensed real estate agent (NSW) with 10 years on the developer side of house and land.

 

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About this article: This article is published by Real Estate Investors Network Pty Ltd (REIN). REIN acts for buyers only. REIN may hold referral or commission agreements with builders, including some reviewed on this site, and any commission REIN receives on a client’s purchase is disclosed in writing and rebated 100% to that client. This review is not endorsed by Bold Living.

Bold Living and any other names or trade marks mentioned belong to their respective owners and are used only to identify them. Information about Bold Living comes from its own website and the public sources listed above, as accessed on 5 October 2026, and may have changed since.

Review ratings are a snapshot on the date we checked and may not include every review. Statements of opinion are ours. If you believe anything in this article is inaccurate or out of date, please call us on 1300 446 445 and we will review it and correct it promptly. This is general information only.

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