Jake Williams to work at development site while on bail

A Sydney developer accused of choking and assaulting a woman has been permitted to attend his development site while on bail. New documents have revealed how one of his businesses went south.

A former luxury home developer accused of choking and assaulting a woman has been permitted to attend his building site while he remains on strict bail ahead of a defended hearing.

Former Skyview Homes builder Jake Williams was charged with 19 domestic violence offences pertaining to his brief relationship with a woman, dating back to 2024.

Williams, 36, will fight four counts of choking, three of assault causing actual bodily harm, seven of contravening an apprehended violence order, and one of intimidation later this year after an earlier hearing was adjourned when Williams was admitted to a psychiatric ward.

The female complainant, who Williams is prevented from contacting at all under the terms of a strict apprehended domestic violence order, is not his wife Jade.

The Sydney developer has been permitted to leave his house arrest to visit his Cronulla development site, as new documents reveal exactly how one of his businesses went south.

Former Skyview developer Jake Williams and his wife Jade.

Williams’ business Skyview Homes went into liquidation in late 2022, with a realisable value of $21,152 – including just $2007 cash in the bank – and $1,947,408 in debts to six creditors.

Liquidators’ documents disclose that a couple commenced NSW Supreme Court proceedings against Skyview Homes in June 2019 “claiming a loss suffered from incomplete works and building defects”, which the business fought for three years until it ran out of money.

Former Skyview developer Jake Williams and his wife Jade.

“(The couple) lodged a proof of debt for $816,369,” the liquidators’ documents stated.

“We have admitted their proof of debt for $650,000, being $530,000 for costs incurred to date to rectify defective or incomplete works, and an estimate of $120,000 for future costs to complete the works.”

The couple has since lodged a claim against Skyview Homes’ Home Building Compensation Fund, which is limited to $340,000.

Another woman successfully obtained a judgment against Skyview Homes for defective works damages amounting to $56,897.66, plus costs of $14,547.

The documents also disclose allegations from liquidators that part of the $1.2m in related party debts are owed to Williams.

“It appears that the director … was loaning funds to the company to fund its trading losses, and to pay its solicitors to defend the proceedings brought by the couple and woman,” the liquidators allege.

The liquidators further assessed that Skyview Homes had incurred trading losses of $854,347 at June 30, 2021.

The liquidators broke down the debts as $731,249 in unsecured debts, $1.2m in related party debts, and $36,160 in tax debts.

The circumstances under which Williams is working on a development site since his previous business was put into liquidation were not disclosed.

Under his bail, Williams must report to Cronulla police daily, abstain from alcohol and drugs, wear an electronic monitoring device, and otherwise remain on home detention except when reporting to police, or to attend his development site and legal or medical appointments.

He will next face Waverley Local Court on November 27.

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