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Combustible Cladding, Class Actions & Australian Consumer Law

Building Defects

Posted 16 December 2019

Strata owners facing the cost of council orders requiring the replacement of combustible cladding are looking for potential solutions against the manufacturers under the Australian Consumer Law.…

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NSW First Cladding Decision

Building Defects

Posted 26 November 2019

NSW’s First Cladding Decision The recent Tribunal decision in SP92888 v Taylor Construction Group and Frasers Putney [2019] NSWCAT has held that combustible external cladding installed on residen…

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Holes in the New Building Certification Regime

Building Defects

Posted 26 November 2019

The Office of Fair Trading sought submissions on the proposed Building and Development Certifiers Regulation 2019. The following is Bannermans submission, pointing out two key areas that need to be ad…

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The New Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulations 2019 (NSW)

Strata

Posted 21 November 2019

Amongst the recent raft of changes to the residential building industry, on 1 December 2019 the Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulations 2019 (NSW) will commence with a view to providing greater protec…

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How far can 5% Ratchet increases in Management Agreements go?

Strata, Management Agreements

Posted 03 November 2019

The majority of strata schemes across the country have builder managers, caretakers and strata managers in place to assist the owners corporation in managing and maintaining common property. Under leg…

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Security of Payment – Changes to Legislation: What Strata managers need to know

Strata

Posted 21 October 2019

With media reports of record insolvency levels in the constructions industry, the NSW Government has moved to tighten up the ability of Security of Payment legislation to improve cash flow and payment…

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What’s holding you up? Neighbouring Excavations: The right to support

Strata

Posted 11 November 2019

Sydney’s Geology Starting 300 million years ago, a swamp forest started to subside, forming what we now known as the Sydney Basin. Then a river, 5 times bigger than the Amazon, with its origins s…

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Embedded Networks – Government Action Required

Strata

Posted 10 September 2019

Embedded networks, in a strata context, involve installation, during the construction phase, of infrastructure required for delivery of various utilities and services, which is owned by a third party,…

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Short Term Lettings: Will the proposed reform help you?

Strata

Posted 29 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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