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Handling Insurance Disputes – Internal Reviews / External Reviews

Insurance Disputes

Posted 12 May 2021

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Control of Unauthorised Parking – Common Sense Prevails

Strata

Posted 05 May 2021

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Unauthorised Parking – What can Owners Corporations Do?

Strata, By-Laws

Posted 05 September 2023

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Be wary of any Combustible Cladding material in excess of 8% PE

Building Defects

Posted 03 May 2021

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Retaining Walls and The Dividing Fences Act – What You and Your Neighbours Need To Know!

Strata

Posted 04 September 2023

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PEXA and Registration of By-Laws

Strata, By-Laws

Posted 16 March 2021

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Need to install or replace Smoke Alarms? Who is Liable?

Strata

Posted 18 February 2021

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Owners’ Views and Sunlight Obstructed by Hedges – What can you do?

Strata

Posted 16 February 2021

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Have you suffered loss over a pre-purchase inspection report?

Strata, Building Defects, Conveyancing

Posted 15 February 2021

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Owners Corporations Withholding Consent to the Lodgement of Development Applications

Strata, Renovations, Collective Sales and Redevelopments

Posted 02 February 2021

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Building Defects: Who pays?

Building Defects

Posted 13 August 2025

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A New Duty of Care: Game Changing Protection for Property Owners

Building Defects

Posted 29 November 2020

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Handling Insurance Disputes – Internal Reviews / External Reviews

Insurance Disputes

Posted 12 May 2021

Insurance disputes happen for many different reasons and under all kinds of policies but typically involve a different set of expectations (or even un…

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Control of Unauthorised Parking – Common Sense Prevails

Strata

Posted 05 May 2021

Bannermans Lawyers’ clients recently achieved a great result in the NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal (“Tribunal”), which we expect will b…

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Unauthorised Parking – What can Owners Corporations Do?

Strata, By-Laws

Posted 05 September 2023

Parking is a vexing question. Owners corporations and their strata managing agents have been struggling with it for years. They are not helped by unce…

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Be wary of any Combustible Cladding material in excess of 8% PE

Building Defects

Posted 03 May 2021

The NSW Government has created the Cladding Product Safety Panel to provide expert advice to the NSW Cladding Taskforce and the Cladding Support Unit …

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Retaining Walls and The Dividing Fences Act – What You and Your Neighbours Need To Know!

Strata

Posted 04 September 2023

Dividing fences and retaining walls The Dividing Fences Act 1991 (Act) now applies to retaining walls which provide support for a fence separating the…

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PEXA and Registration of By-Laws

Strata, By-Laws

Posted 16 March 2021

From 22 March 2021, Consolidation/Change of By-Laws dealings must be lodged electronically through Property Exchange Australia (“PEXA”), unless a …

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Need to install or replace Smoke Alarms? Who is Liable?

Strata

Posted 18 February 2021

Issues Proper management of smoke alarms within strata buildings, including initial installation and ongoing maintenance, is an important safety conce…

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Owners’ Views and Sunlight Obstructed by Hedges – What can you do?

Strata

Posted 16 February 2021

It is common for owners or owners corporations to have disagreements about how to deal with a hedge on a neighbour’s property that is obstructing vi…

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Have you suffered loss over a pre-purchase inspection report?

Strata, Building Defects, Conveyancing

Posted 15 February 2021

It is extremely important for any prospective purchaser to undertake enquiries and due diligence prior to purchasing a property. Pre-purchase inspecti…

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Owners Corporations Withholding Consent to the Lodgement of Development Applications

Strata, Renovations, Collective Sales and Redevelopments

Posted 02 February 2021

In order to obtain development consent conditions from a development application the Local Council needs the consent of the owner of the land. If an o…

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Building Defects: Who pays?

Building Defects

Posted 13 August 2025

Overview of Building Defects in Strata Complexes Building defects represent a significant challenge for strata owners in New South Wales, often emergi…

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A New Duty of Care: Game Changing Protection for Property Owners

Building Defects

Posted 29 November 2020

A Response to Notoriously Defective Buildings The Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) is the major legislative response to public concern…

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