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Strata, Building Defects, Renovations, Home Owners Warranty, Residential Building Works
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 01 December 2015
On 24 November 2015, the Conveyancing Amendment (Sunset Clauses) Act 2015 ("the Act") was assented to by the NSW Parliament and came into force. The preamble states that it is an Act "to prevent a dev…
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Posted 30 November 2015
A lesson in the need for letters of intent and/or license agreements for works in contract negotiation stage In a Nutshell Developers and builders should give careful consideration to entering i…
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Posted 06 October 2015
Many lift contractors maintain standard form terms and conditions which are out dated, have not kept pace with legislative changes and fail to recognise changing customer needs and procurement methods…
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Posted 31 August 2015
In the recent decision of Coles v Dorner &Ors [2015] QSC 224 a builder and homeowner were found to have infringed copyright in the construction of a home at Port Douglas and ordered to perform externa…
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Posted 01 June 2015
Option agreements are an increasingly common means by which developers secure development sites. There is good reason for that, as they provide developers with flexibility and assist with managing cas…
Read more →Strata, Levy Recovery, Conveyancing
Posted 15 April 2015
Owners of multiple properties may be getting NSW’s first homeowner grant and stamp duty concession despite not qualifying for it, cheating the government out of taxpayer revenue. …
Read more →Strata, Building Defects, Construction, Contracts, Home Owners Warranty, Public Liability
Posted 09 April 2015
Construction entails many risks to a builder by virtue of its occupation, control and/or ownership of the site. The risks include personal injury or death to persons and damage or destruction of prope…
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