Strata Insurance
Posted 06 March 2023
The question of what is the proximate, or dominant cause of a loss is one that has been the cause of the loss of many trees over the years with so man…
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Strata, Conveyancing
Posted 27 April 2016
Changes to the Swimming Pools Act 1992 and regulations come into force on 29 April 2016 and will have a direct impact on the sale, purchase or lease o…
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Construction, Planning Approvals
Posted 12 April 2016
Please see below a document setting out the basic steps, requirements and timeline for Class 1 Residential Development Appeals in the New South Wales …
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Home Owners Warranty, Construction, Planning Approvals
Posted 17 March 2016
The Home Building Act 1989 operates in many unexpected ways, for instance a lot of its focus is on managing insurance risk of Builders as opposed to m…
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Strata, Strata Reform
Posted 01 March 2016
The new strata laws that commenced on 30 November 2016 have made significant changes to the appointment and role of strata managing agents. Investment…
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Strata, Strata Reform
Posted 22 February 2016
Under the current legislation there is a requirement for owners corporations “to take into account” the 10 year sinking fund plan. Many schemes do…
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Strata, Management Agreements, Strata Reform
Posted 21 February 2016
The new strata laws have made significant changes to the appointment and role of strata managing agents. Agents’ appointment terms are to be limited…
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Strata, Building Defects, Strata Reform
Posted 14 February 2016
Many owners face problems with strata schemes failing to repair and maintain the common property. These problems include: Loss of rent; Property damag…
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Strata, Strata Reform
Posted 19 February 2016
There are a lot of changes and many affecting developers, such as: When registering a strata plan the unit entitlement will need to be made in accorda…
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Strata, Building Defects, Renovations, Home Owners Warranty, Residential Building Works
Posted 15 February 2016
Anecdotally, we understand that SiCorp trading as the Home Building Compensation Fund (HBCF), the insurer who administers and underwrites insurance un…
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Strata, By-Laws
Posted 09 February 2016
The new strata laws will make a number of significant changes to the making and enforcement of by-laws. The commencement date is 30 November 2016 and …
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Building Defects
Posted 08 February 2016
There may be a way to avoid lengthy and costly litigation and focus on what matters – the rectification of building defects. Some builders, partic…
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