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Strata, Building Defects, Construction
Posted 25 July 2016
Following a significant fire in a 23 storey apartment building in Melbourne’s Docklands area on 25 November 2014 (the Lacross Apartments Fire), the rapid spread of which was attributable to a compos…
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Posted 10 June 2016
Building Defects – Lessons from the ACT experience ACT owners corporations are experiencing the same practical difficulties as NSW when dealing with building defects. …
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Posted 24 June 2016
We explore below three of the significant recent developments in case law concerning building certification practices.…
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Posted 15 February 2016
Many owners face problems with strata schemes failing to repair and maintain the common property. These problems include: Loss of rent; Property damage to their lot property items; Relocation …
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Posted 16 February 2016
Anecdotally, we understand that SiCorp trading as the Home Building Compensation Fund (HBCF), the insurer who administers and underwrites insurance under the HBCF (formerly known as Home Owners Warran…
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Posted 09 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, particularly those who are familiar with the disadvantage…
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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 water damage due to building defects, can you explai…
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Posted 01 December 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 to be claimed is the lack of records and/or the l…
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