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Category: Building Defects

Aluminium Cladding – Dealing with NSW Fair Trading’s Proposed Legal Reform

Strata, Building Defects

Posted 19 June 2017

In the wake of the devastation of the London Fire, NSW Fair Trading is finally taking action concerning non-compliant aluminium cladding.  Such actio…

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Aluminium Cladding – Real and Significant Risks and Problems. What is NSW Fair Trading doing?

Strata, Building Defects

Posted 12 June 2017

In A Nutshell Following the devastating fire that destroyed the Grenfell Tower in London this week, the topic of aluminium cladding has risen across t…

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Don’t Delay the implementation of the 2% defects bond scheme under part 11 of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015

Building Defects

Posted 29 May 2017

In response to well founded rumours that the 2% bond scheme is going to be further delayed we have written the following letter to the Minister for In…

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What do we need to tell our Insurer?… (and what happens if we don’t)

Building Defects, Strata Insurance

Posted 20 April 2017

All insurance contracts have a duty of disclosure whereby the insured party must tell the insurer all relevant information before entering in to the p…

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Deadline 21 March 2017 – Closing date for submissions on the draft Australian Standard for Defects in group title buildings

Building Defects

Posted 14 March 2017

Further to recent implementation of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 a new Australian Standard for defect report reports for group title buildin…

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Building Defects Overview

Strata, Building Defects, eBooks

Posted 18 November 2016

Building Defects – Statutory Warranty? Where do I start and will the strata reform help me? Bannermans Lawyers’ construction team can provide …

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Compulsory Land Acquisitions – New Owner Rights

Building Defects, Strata and Community Title Developments, Urban Renewal

Posted 26 October 2016

Amendments to the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (“Act”), which commenced on 1 March 2017, give owners some significant new r…

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Building Defects – What you need to know

Building Defects

Posted 17 October 2016

Under the new strata law reforms, owners corporations have to consider building defects and rectification at each annual general meeting (AGM). Howeve…

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