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Telcos Have the Right to Install High Speed Internet on your Apartment Building Whether You Like it or Not

2023-09-20T10:42:51+10:00

16 SEPTEMBER 2023 Recently, an ITC Lane Cove Chat reader asked if a Telco called GigaComm had contacted anyone living in an apartment complex about installing high-speed internet infrastructure in their apartment building.  With over 50% of Lane Cove residents living in apartments, this was an issue worth investigating. So, what do you do when a Telco contacts your owners corporation with an official notice stating the Telco will be installing fibre and cabling [...]

Telcos Have the Right to Install High Speed Internet on your Apartment Building Whether You Like it or Not2023-09-20T10:42:51+10:00

Collapsed developer Toplace ordered to fix another defective Sydney building

2023-09-04T22:21:18+10:00

29 AUGUST 2023 The Business | ABC News Collapsed developer Toplace has been ordered to fix yet another defective Sydney building. Uncontrolled cracking has been found in the Kellyville apartment complex. It was the third Toplace development slapped with a rectification order in one week. Watch the full video:> HERE

Collapsed developer Toplace ordered to fix another defective Sydney building2023-09-04T22:21:18+10:00

Big changes in store for apartment laws

2023-10-09T17:48:42+11:00

25 AUGUST 2023 Major updates to NSW strata are being proposed, with working groups having recommended some bold regulatory reforms for the sector. Among the changes afoot is a recommendation to make the initial annual general meeting of new buildings a two stage process so that owners, especially first timers, cannot be railroaded into agreements that are not in their best interests, such as embedded networks [https://www.afr.com/wealth/personalfinance/howtostop-dodgymaintenancecontractsinyournewapartmentblock-20230801-p5dt3d]. Allied to the recommendation above [...]

Big changes in store for apartment laws2023-10-09T17:48:42+11:00

Home Building Act 2023 Licensing Framework

2023-10-08T18:13:44+11:00

The OCN welcomes the opportunity to comment upon the Building Bill 2023 – Licensing Proposals. The OCN is one of, if not the most, important stakeholder in this area, but does not have the resources or paid staff or lobbyists that industry stakeholders have.

Home Building Act 2023 Licensing Framework2023-10-08T18:13:44+11:00

Apartment owners face strata fee increases of 20 per cent as costs soar

2023-07-19T10:50:04+10:00

19 JULY 2023 Strata levies paid by apartment owners are up by 15 to 20 per cent on average over the past year as the costs of insurance, utilities and repairs and maintenance outstrip even the rapid rise in general inflation. Apartment owners are facing an increase in strata fees on top of rises in mortgage repayments. Without any official source of strata levies, the evidence for rising levies is anecdotal, [...]

Apartment owners face strata fee increases of 20 per cent as costs soar2023-07-19T10:50:04+10:00
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