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Construction, Planning Approvals
Posted 12 April 2016
Please see below a document setting out the basic steps, requirements and timeline for Class 1 Residential Development Appeals in the New South Wales Land & Environmental Court.…
Read more →Construction, Planning Approvals, Home Owners Warranty
Posted 17 March 2016
The Home Building Act 1989 operates in many unexpected ways, for instance a lot of its focus is on managing insurance risk of Builders as opposed to managing quality of construction. A glaring exam…
Read more →Strata, Strata Reform
Posted 01 March 2016
The new strata laws that commenced on 30 November 2016 have made significant changes to the appointment and role of strata managing agents. Investment property owners also need to be aware of the chan…
Read more →Strata, Strata Reform
Posted 22 February 2016
Under the current legislation there is a requirement for owners corporations “to take into account” the 10 year sinking fund plan. Many schemes do not comply with this obligation in good faith wit…
Read more →Strata, Management Agreements, Strata Reform
Posted 22 February 2016
The new strata laws have made significant changes to the appointment and role of strata managing agents.…
Read more →Strata, Building Defects, Strata Reform
Posted 15 February 2016
Many owners face problems with strata schemes failing to repair and maintain the common property. These problems include: Loss of rent; Property damage to their lot property items; Relocation …
Read more →Strata, Strata Reform
Posted 19 February 2016
There are a lot of changes and many affecting developers, such as: When registering a strata plan the unit entitlement will need to be made in accordance with a registered valuation. When the sche…
Read more →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…
Read more →Strata, By-Laws
Posted 10 February 2016
The new strata laws will make a number of significant changes to the making and enforcement of by-laws. The commencement date is 30 November 2016 and investment property owners need to be getting read…
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