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Category: Building Defects

4 Hot Defect Trends

Building Defects

Posted 31 January 2018

The strata industry has a long history of dealing with defective building works and there are some usual suspects, such as water penetration and concrete cancer. However, in recent years, some new typ…

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Building Products Safety Laws

Building Defects

Posted 16 June 2017

BUILDING PRODUCTS SAFETY LAWS The Building Products (Safety) Act 2017(“Act”) has been passed by the New South Wales government and is to commence on a date to be proclaimed. When it commences, …

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Defect Bonds and Insolvency Issues

Building Defects, Residential Building Works

Posted 21 September 2017

The new strata building bond and inspection scheme will now commence on 1 January 2018 (the “Scheme”).…

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No Duty Owed by Certifying Council

Building Defects, Certifiers

Posted 20 November 2017

The New South Wales Court of Appeal recently handed down a long awaited reserved decision in the case of Ku-ring-gai Council v Chan.…

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Request to the Minister to extend Aluminium Cladding beyond two year warranty

Building Defects

Posted 30 August 2017

SUBMISSION ON REFORMS AND THE HOME BUILDING ACT 1989 (NSW) TO ADDRESS EXTERNAL ALUMINUM CLADDING…

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NSW Building Owners to cover costs on Cladding Rectification, values at risk

Building Defects

Posted 29 August 2017

Many owners of the 1000 NSW buildings identified with possible non-compliant cladding won't be able to claim against their developer or builder because the two-year window to make such claims will hav…

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Discovery of Defects or Missing items after purchasing a unit

Strata, Building Defects, Conveyancing

Posted 27 June 2017

Owners often find themselves in the position where they purchase a unit off the plan, only to discover that there are items missing or there are defects present (i.e. cracking to the cupboards).…

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Strata Reform: Building effects – What you need to know

Strata, Building Defects, Strata Reform

Posted 27 June 2017

Owners corporations should be aware that on or from 30 November 2016, the strata reform requires owners corporations to consider building defects and rectification at each annual general meeting until…

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