Mentions in the Media
Opal Tower builder Icon put aside $1 million for building defects but has spent $24 million so far - ABC News, 29 August 2019
First National real estate advises landlords to be pet-friendly on RN Breakfast - ABC Radio, 29 August 2019
'We've had celings collapse': Sydney's $30 million in defect payouts revealed - Sydney Morning Herald, 6 July 2019
Building defects 'crisis' not fixed by government's package: lawyers - Sydney Morning Herald, 29 June 2019
Buyer beware: Warnings of 'rorts' for new apartment buyers - Domain, 22 April 2019
Third of new units worth less than owners have to pay for them - news.com.au, 26 November 2018
Owners to take-out 2nd mortgages for flammable cladding repairs - Australian Property, 13 September 2018
Apartment Owners Face Huge Bills to Replace Flammable Cladding - Australian Property, 21 August 2018
NSW Building Owners to Cover Costs on Cladding Rectification, Values at Risk - Australian Financial Review, 29 August 2017
'The Bad Stuff is Cheap': Apartment Boom Leaves Sydney Facing 'Dire Consequences' if Fire Hazards Left Unaddressed - Domain, 24 August 2017
D-Day looms for apartment residents, Airbnb hosts with NSW to table short-stay letting report on RN Breakfast - ABC Radio, 18 April 2017
What Strata Occupants and Investors need to be aware of - Global Business Winter Issue 2016, 23 December 2016
Strata documents needed before first AGM - Real Estate Institute NSW, Online, 22 November 2016
Building defects - What you need to know - Real Estate Institute NSW, Online, 22 November 2016
Strata changes affect investors and tenants - Money Magazine, 22 August 2016
Apartment giant Meriton selling strata business due to changes to NSW laws - Domain, 29 September 2016
Savvy investors see big profits in new strata rules - Australian Financial Review, 13 August 2016
Certifiers under fire - A strata management case study - Real Estate Institute NSW, Online, 21 June 2016
Investing in a strata unit - New rules for tenants proposed - Australian Property Investor, Online API, 7 March 2016
Strata managers - new options for NSW owners - Australian Property Investor, Online API, 4 March 2016
NSW strata by-laws - What investment property owners need to know - Australian Property Investor, Online API, 10 February 2016
Common Property maintenance - new laws may resolve some old problems - Australian Property Investor, Online API, 11 January 2016
You can sell or redevelop a strata building in NSW even if some owners don't agree - Australian Property Investor, Online API, 14 December 2015
Renovating strata units - new laws, new opportunities - Australian Property Investor, Online API, 8 December 2015
Legal Q & A: Your legal questions answered - Your Investment Property, December 2015
Forced vendors risk being short-changed under NSW strata laws, lawyer warns - Financial Review, 19 October 2015
Strata Investors - Beware! Proposed new strata law reform affects you - Australian Property Investor, Online API, 12 October 2015
Proposed strata reforms fail to hit the mark: David Bannerman - Property Observer, 23 September 2015
Sydney couple win two-year battle to move dog into apartment block - Domain, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 July 2015
How to minimise building defect risks - Australian Property Investor, Online API, 2 July 2015
Top 10 tips for buying off the plan - The Real Estate Conversation, 27 April 2015
Buyers caught in $5 million first home rort - Domain, 26 April 2015
Not their first home: Investors are obtaining first homebuyers grants through complex ownership arrangements - The Daily Telegraph, 15 April 2015
How secure is your strata scheme? - Inside Strata, March 2015
Security Cameras - Who is watching and listening to you? - Inside Strata, March 2015
TPG pushes on with broadband ambitions - Financial Review, 7 January 2015
MP Alex Greenwich concerned over Altair audio recording devices - Domain, 21 December 2014
High Court rules no duty of care for builders - Inside Strata, December 2014
State shakes up warranty cover for consumer home protection - St George & Sutherland Shire Leader, 23 December 2014
NSW home owners' dodgy construction claims curbed by government - Property Observer, 18 November 2014
NSW hands builders and developers rents, again - Macro Business, 10 June 2014