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Posted 19 August 2020
The New South Wales Government’s latest round of amendments to the Home Building Act 1989 has zeroed in on strata practices in building defects claims. Such claims are now more complicated and requi…
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Posted 03 April 2019
NCAT PROVIDES CLARIFICATIONS ON BUILDING CONTRACT ISSUES HUTCHINGS v HOPE – NCAT APPEAL PANEL (20 MARCH 2019)…
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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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Posted 27 June 2017
New strata laws will commence on 30 November 2016. As a part of the change to the strata laws, a building defect bond scheme is due to commence on 1 January 2018. Under this scheme, developers will…
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Posted 16 June 2017
In A Nutshell Following the devastating fire that destroyed the Grenfell Tower in London last week, the topic of aluminium cladding has risen across the globe.…
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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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Posted 13 June 2017
Non-conforming building products and the issues they raise for both builders and consumers have been at the forefront of media articles at various times over the years with serious claims and safety c…
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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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