Strata, Building Defects, Construction
Posted 21 July 2016
In A Nutshell Following a significant fire in a 23 storey apartment building in Melbourne’s Docklands area on 25 November 2014 (the Lacross Apartmen…
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Building Defects
Posted 09 June 2016
Building Defects – Lessons from the ACT experience ACT owners corporations are experiencing the same practical difficulties as NSW when dealing with…
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Strata, Building Defects, Certifiers, Planning Approvals
Posted 23 June 2016
We explore below three of the significant recent developments in case law concerning building certification practices. Firstly, does Council owe a dut…
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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, 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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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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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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Building Defects
Posted 30 November 2015
We have acted in hundreds of building defects claims and a fairly consistent problem we encounter causing many legitimate out of pocket repairs unable…
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