Off The Plan Contracts for Residential Properties
OCN Executive Director2023-10-08T18:14:34+11:00In 2015 and 2019 the NSW government introduced additional protections for purchasers entering into off the plan property contracts.
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Reforming Building Laws in NSW
OCN Executive Director2023-10-08T18:14:47+11:00In the largest reform of building laws in decades, the NSW Government is working to create a new foundation for construction by looking at how they can improve laws, better protect consumers and support workers.
Government Called on to Safeguard Financial Information Worth Billions From Cyber Crooks
OCN Executive Director2022-12-07T10:40:00+11:007 DECEMBER 2022 The New South Wales Government is being called on to provide assurances to the State’s one million plus apartment owners that confidential information required by the Government via its new Strata Hub cannot be accessed by cyber crooks, with the scheme’s deadline for compliance only weeks away. Read media release:> 221207 Government Called on to Safeguard Financial Information Worth Billions from Cyber Crooks
‘Lipstick on a pig’: Building boss slams unit block fix
OCN Executive Director2022-11-27T11:04:24+11:0026 NOVEMBER 2022 A five-year battle to get structural problems in a Sydney unit block repaired has resulted in cosmetic fixes described by the NSW building boss as ‘lipstick on a pig’. The project will now become part of the Project Intervene scheme where Mr Chandler and his team can bypass the courts to engage directly with the developer to fix flaws. It's a move welcomed by Owners Corporation Network head [...]
Peak Body Warns Apartment & Unit Owners to Adopt Zero Tolerance for Schoolies Onslaught
OCN Executive Director2022-11-23T18:18:26+11:0022 NOVEMBER 2022 The peak body for apartment and unit owners says strata owners and Owners Corporations should adopt a zero tolerance policy for unruly schoolies to avoid being left with damages bills of thousands of dollars. It says the parents of unruly schoolies should be held accountable and made to pay for any damages. Read full media release:> 221122 Peak Body Warns Apartment Owners to Adopt Zero Tolerance For Schoolies [...]
Move to End Lawyers Picnic in Strata Disputes Welcomed
OCN Executive Director2022-11-23T18:14:57+11:0021 NOVEMBER 2022 The peak body representing apartment owners in New South Wales is calling for Owners Corporations throughout the State to take up an innovative and “game changing” offer by the State Government to solve building defect disputes and end the “lawyers picnic” in dispute resolution with wealthy developers. Read Media Release:> 221121 Move to End Lawyers Picnic in Strata Disputes Welcomed
Commissioner’s plan to purge lawyers from costly fights over dodgy buildings
OCN Executive Director2022-11-16T11:03:36+11:0015 NOVEMBER 2022 Owners corporations can now dob in defective buildings up to six years old and receive help from the government to resolve the dispute outside the courts under an initiative set up by the state’s inaugural Building Commissioner. Karen Stiles, the head of Owners Corporation Network – an advocacy group for strata owners – welcomed the initiative and said owners were “crying out for help” to avoid lengthy and [...]
Why this apartment with cladding is safe but not sellable
OCN Executive Director2022-11-23T17:07:31+11:0013 November 2022 The curse of the crisis that rendered apartments unsellable has moved into a new phase as the regulator grapples with the technical and reputational risks of giving buildings a green tick to go back into the pool of tradeable properties. Strata advocates say regulators need to be quicker to act. “If they can taint the title they have a duty to remove the stain if there is adeemed [...]
Owners issue 10-point election manifesto
OCN Executive Director2024-01-30T18:38:25+11:008 NOVEMBER 2022 The Owners Corporation Network (OCN) announced this week that they plan to be actively involved in the NSW state election, potentially tapping into the voting power of NSW’s one million-plus strata residents. With that in mind, they have now issued their 10-point manifesto and are calling for strata owners’ support in promoting policies that can become part of the debate heading for the state elections next year. Read [...]
Key Priorities for a Better Strata Future
OCN Executive Director2022-12-21T11:51:32+11:008 NOVEMBER 2022 The Owners Corporation Network (OCN) announced this week that they plan to be actively involved in the NSW state election, potentially tapping into the voting power of NSW’s one million-plus strata residents. With that in mind, they have now issued their 10-point manifesto and are calling for strata owners’ support in promoting policies that can become part of the debate heading for the state elections next year. Read [...]