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Category: Building Defects

Partitioning – When tenancy in common is not working

By-Laws, Building Defects, Renovations, Urban Renewal, Conveyancing

Posted 15 September 2021

It is not uncommon for co-owners to have disputes over property. When these disputes occur, a co-owner may apply to the Supreme Court for the property to be held on the statutory trust for sale or par…

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Bannerman’s COVID-19 Legal FAQ’S: Strata Solutions and Tool Kit

Strata, By-Laws, Levy Recovery, Building Defects

Posted 21 July 2021

The rapid changes to strata management under COVID-19 have left owners corporations and strata managers alike with many operational questions. To assist you to navigate this challenging time, we ha…

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Design & Building Practitioners Act 2020

Building Defects

Posted 17 June 2021

Introduction The Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (“Act”) greatly improves the prospects of owners corporations and lot owners in buildings with defects, with some retrospective effec…

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Mad about Magnesite?

Strata, Building Defects

Posted 10 June 2021

What is Magnesite Flooring? Magnesite flooring was commonly installed in Australia throughout the 1960’s and up until the early 1980’s. It involved the mixing of magnesium oxychloride cement wi…

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Exploding Glass Panels – Building Defects

Building Defects

Posted 01 June 2021

The problem of nickel sulphide particles causing toughened glass panels to spontaneously shatter or explode without any mechanical damage being caused to them has been known about in expert glass arti…

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Be wary of any Combustible Cladding material in excess of 8% PE

Building Defects

Posted 04 May 2021

The NSW Government has created the Cladding Product Safety Panel to provide expert advice to the NSW Cladding Taskforce and the Cladding Support Unit on the suitability of cladding replacement product…

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Have you suffered loss over a pre-purchase inspection report?

Strata, Building Defects, Conveyancing

Posted 15 February 2021

It is extremely important for any prospective purchaser to undertake enquiries and due diligence prior to purchasing a property. Pre-purchase inspection reports are crucial to ascertain the condition …

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Building Defects: Who pays?

Building Defects

Posted 03 December 2020

A Major Management Issue of all Strata Owners In 2012, a major study by the University of New South Wales found that 85% of strata owners had to address costly building defects. Since then the prob…

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