Now it’s possible to keep track of Sydney’s booming property market with detailed individual property sales histories using ‘NSW Globe‘, a plug-in that works in conjunction with Google Earth. The NSW Government office of Land and Property Information developed this plug-in to provide you with free and easy access to view up to date imagery, address, terrain…
The Domain has written a nice article summarising 10 proof points confirming that you purchased a strata unit in a good block: The entrance hallway or foyer should be clean, bright and welcoming. The lifts should be clean and graffiti free. Neighbours greet each other with a smile Social activities are organised in your block,…
LookUp Strata has published an article on proxy voting following a question received by a reader. This article is based on a response prepared by Premium Strata’s very own Leanne Habib. Hit this link for the full article!
We have written about the Strata Law reforms before, however our friends at Clinch Long Letherbarrow Lawyers have written a great article on the NSW Strata Law Reforms that we wanted to share with you. The article summarises the key changes the new laws are expected to bring. These include: By-laws – under the new…
The NSW State Government is introducing strata law reforms to protect buyers of off-the-plan strata apartments against developers who rescind their contracts and reselling near completed properties for inflated prices. These are commonly known as ‘sunset clawbacks’. There have been occasions where developers exploited loopholes in existing laws intended to protect consumers. The existing contracts allow developers, legally,…
As part of its update of various strata laws, the NSW Government is proposing a 2 per cent defects bond on all new strata buildings, as a way to protect owners and to guarantee that building defects which might appear in the first two years, can be re-mediated. This new measure is expected to be…
On 15 January 2015, the new amendments to the NSW Home Building Act 1989 introduced a new register for home owner warranty insurance (“HOWI”). The register records home owner warranty insurance contracts entered into after 1 July 2010. The team at J.S Muellers & Co Lawyers have written a useful update on this new home owner warranty…
In a win for mixed use strata schemes, the NSW Government’s amendments to the Smoke-free Environment Act 2000 (NSW) mean that smoking is now banned in all commercial outdoor eating areas; and within a place that is within within 4 metres of a public building that contain a restaurant or a venue with a liquor license….