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Category: Urban Renewal

Strata Renewal Plan Survives Challenge from Dissenting Owners

Strata, Urban Renewal

Posted 06 March 2026

Recently, Bannermans Lawyers successfully represented an owners corporation to obtain orders from the Land and Environment Court (the Court) to give e…

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Mascot Towers: Unsurprising loss on termination application – an interesting look at the impact of strata loans on owners

Strata, Urban Renewal

Posted 21 December 2023

Mascot Towers’ History – a tragic tale Mascot Towers has had an unfortunate history. Construction was completed in 2009, however building defects …

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Strata Legislation Amendment Act 2023 – Good Faith, Costs and Strata Renewals

Urban Renewal

Posted 10 December 2023

The Strata Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act) has now been passed and was assented 11 December 2023. Since the commencement of Part 10 of the Strata…

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“Off the Plan” Purchase Regrets – Top 5 Potential Solutions

Strata, Urban Renewal, Conveyancing

Posted 06 April 2022

Sale of strata apartments “off the plan”, i.e. before they are built, are common with new developments. In a rising market, purchasers are keen no…

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How to Terminate a Strata Scheme (Even if Required Consent is not provided by all parties)

Strata, Urban Renewal

Posted 14 September 2021

There are numerous ways to terminate a strata scheme such as approaching the Registrar-General or forcing a sale pursuant to the strata renewal proces…

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Partitioning – When tenancy in common is not working

Building Defects, By-Laws, Renovations, Urban Renewal, Conveyancing

Posted 14 September 2021

It is not uncommon for co-owners to have disputes over property. When these disputes occur, a co-owner may apply to the Supreme Court for the property…

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Owners Corporations Withholding Consent to the Lodgement of Development Applications

Strata, Renovations, Urban Renewal

Posted 02 February 2021

In order to obtain development consent conditions from a development application the Local Council needs the consent of the owner of the land. If an o…

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First Owners Forced to sell under the new 75% rules

Strata, Urban Renewal

Posted 18 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 befor…

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