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Short Term Lettings: Will the proposed reform help you?

Strata

Posted 30 August 2019

The NSW Government has released draft documents shedding some light on how the new legislation regulating short term lettings will work in practice. However, they pose as many questions as they answer…

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Operating a Social Media Platform? Are you at risk of Defamation Proceedings?

Strata

Posted 19 August 2019

Any business with a Facebook, Twitter or other social media presence should be concerned about a recent Supreme Court decision, Voller v Nationwide News Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 766, which in essence …

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First Owners Forced to sell under the new 75% rules

Strata, Urban Renewal

Posted 19 August 2019

In the recent landmark decision of Application by the Owners – Strata Plan No 61299 [2019] NSWLEC 111, the first ever application was brought before the Court under Part 10 of the Strata Schemes Dev…

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Building Defects: Which Government was responsible for the defects crisis?

Strata, Building Defects

Posted 01 August 2019

A letter from Bannermans Laywers to Building Stronger Foundations Consultation Department of Finance, Services and Innovation…

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Letter to the Minister regarding Building Defects in Leasehold Strata Title Properties

Building Defects

Posted 01 August 2019

A letter from Bannermans Laywers to the Minister regarding Building Defects in Leasehold Strata Title Properties…

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Is an argument between neighbours worth $120,000?

Strata

Posted 19 April 2023

The decision of Raynor v Murray [2019] NSWDC 189 which was decided in the District Court of the NSW in May has landed a resident in a strata building an order for $120,000 in damages, confirming the l…

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Collective Sales – Windfall when neighbours work together

Strata, Urban Renewal, Development Contracting, Conveyancing

Posted 12 June 2019

Strong pressure on Sydney property prices and an acute shortage of suitable development sites has made it possible for neighbours acting together to achieve excellent prices for properties which in ag…

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Urgent or Emergency = Interim Orders in NCAT

Strata, NCAT and Court Proceedings

Posted 11 June 2019

If a matter is urgent and time sensitive, an applicant can seek urgent interim orders in the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the Tribunal). Key to any interim application is establishing urgen…

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