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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Strata
Posted 09 February 2016
Like most lawyers we charge our clients for the time spent on their matters. Clients can greatly assist us in reducing the time spent on their matters…
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Building Defects
Posted 19 December 2015
Q: This year I bought an apartment as an investment property, in an area in NSW which has experienced very heavy storms. If my property experiences w…
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Strata, Strata Reform
Posted 17 December 2015
A common problem for investment property owners, whose investment property is a strata apartment, is getting the owners corporation to properly mainta…
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Strata, Strata Reform
Posted 14 December 2015
Proposed new strata legislation will make it possible for developers to access older strata buildings even where some lot owners are opposed. Currentl…
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Strata, Renovations, Strata Reform
Posted 07 December 2015
Owners of investment properties will, from time to time, carry out renovations. In fact, an investment property owner may even have acquired the prope…
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Planning Approvals
Posted 07 December 2015
Voluntary Planning Agreements involve developers making agreed contributions to councils and other consent authorities, which can be applied to public…
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Strata, NCAT and Court Proceedings
Posted 01 December 2015
One of the many frustrating scenarios faced by strata owners corporations, their executive committees and their lot owners is when a lot owner with a …
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