Clarendon Homes Reviews: What Investors Should Know (2026)

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Quick answer: Clarendon Homes is a NSW and south-east Queensland builder founded in 1978 by Peter Campbell and part of Campbell Property Group, which also owns Domaine Homes. It builds homes, duplexes and granny flats, promotes a build time guarantee on its Aspire range in NSW, and offers a lifetime structural guarantee that excludes property sale or transfer. Its ProductReview.com.au listing showed 4.6 out of 5 from 2,885 reviews when we checked.

Clarendon is one of the longest-running volume builders in NSW. This Clarendon Homes review covers the group, its guarantees and their conditions, how its packages are sold, its review ratings and what to check before you sign.

 

Who Is Clarendon Homes?

According to the Australian Business Register (ABR) and its website:

  • In NSW it trades through Clarendon Homes (NSW) Pty Limited (ABN 18 003 892 706), and in Queensland through Clarendon Homes (QLD) Pty Limited (ABN 37 078 853 022)
  • Its website shows NSW contractor licence 2298C and QBCC licence 80444
  • Its head office is at Norwest Quay, Baulkham Hills
  • It was founded in 1978 by Peter Campbell, who sold the business in 2004 and bought it back in 2012
  • It is part of Campbell Property Group, which also owns Domaine Homes and CPG Estates

Clarendon Homes is not connected to Clarendon Homes Shoalhaven, a business name held by a separate trust, or to Claremont Homes or Clarion Homes. Check the ABN on your contract.

 

Where Clarendon Homes Builds

Clarendon builds across Sydney, the Central Coast, Newcastle and the Hunter, the Southern Highlands, the Illawarra and the South Coast in NSW, and in south-east Queensland.

 

Clarendon Homes House and Land Packages and Guarantees

Clarendon listed 62 home design series in NSW and 45 in Queensland when we checked. Its NSW designs started from $124,900 for a granny flat, with site costs and other building fees not included. Its Hunter house and land packages ranged from $805,990 to $1,449,990.

For investors, it sells Luxe duplex designs priced from $958,150 to $1,061,200 when we checked, with site costs and other building fees not included.

Clarendon Homes promotes these guarantees, all with conditions:

  • Build time (NSW): 28 weeks for single-storey to 40 weeks for double-storey Aspire homes, for new NSW clients who deposit and sign within 7 days of the tender presentation. Clarendon can withdraw the offer at any time, and no compensation is stated
  • Structural: a lifetime structural guarantee covering the frame, roof trusses, slab, piers and footings. Exclusions listed in its terms include owner alterations and property sale or transfer
  • Price (QLD): a price promise linked to the initial deposit, under its Queensland terms

Because the structural guarantee excludes property sale or transfer, ask what cover remains if you sell an investment property.

 

How Clarendon Homes Packages Are Sold

Clarendon sells directly. It offers finance through Loan Market Elevate, under Loan Market Pty Ltd (ACL 390222), and says it isn’t a lender. Its parent group also holds CPG Estates and the business name Clarendon Real Estate. We found no information on its website about third-party marketers. Ask who sells the land in your package and whether anyone in the group earns anything on it.

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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Clarendon Homes Review Ratings

When we checked ProductReview.com.au, Clarendon’s main listing showed 4.6 out of 5 from 2,885 reviews, its NSW listing 4.7 from 2,035 and its Queensland listing 4.5 from 742. Ratings change over time, so check the current listings.

 

Pros and Cons of Clarendon Homes

Strengths (based on Clarendon’s materials and reviews):

  • Long-running builder with thousands of public reviews and a high average
  • Duplex designs for investors
  • Published build time guarantee on Aspire homes in NSW
  • Founder received the HIA Sir Phillip Lynch Award of Excellence in 2023

What to weigh up:

  • Structural guarantee excludes property sale or transfer
  • Build time guarantee only covers Aspire homes for new NSW clients and states no compensation
  • Design prices exclude site costs and other fees
  • Group also holds land and real estate businesses, so ask about the land price

 

Questions to Ask Before You Sign a Clarendon Homes Package

  1. Who is selling me this package, and is anyone paid a commission on the land or build? How much?
  2. What structural cover remains if I sell the property?
  3. Does the build time guarantee apply to my design, and what happens if it’s missed?
  4. What are the site costs and other building fees on top of the design price?
  5. Who sells the land in my package, and does anyone in Campbell Property Group earn anything on it?
  6. For a duplex, has the lot been confirmed with council for that design?
  7. Is anyone paid a referral fee if I use Loan Market Elevate?
  8. What have comparable duplexes nearby 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 Clarendon Homes

Is Clarendon Homes a good builder?

Clarendon’s main ProductReview.com.au listing showed 4.6 out of 5 from 2,885 reviews when we checked. The builder is one part of the decision; the package price and location matter just as much.

Who owns Clarendon Homes?

Clarendon is part of Campbell Property Group, founded by Peter Campbell, which also owns Domaine Homes and CPG Estates.

Does Clarendon build duplexes?

Yes. Clarendon sells Luxe duplex designs in NSW.

Can REIN check a Clarendon Homes 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.

Before you sign anything…

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 Clarendon Homes.

Clarendon Homes and any other names or trade marks mentioned belong to their respective owners and are used only to identify them. Information about Clarendon Homes 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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