builders & certification

NSW plans ratings tool for developers, builder and certifiers

2020-10-07T15:42:51+11:00

30 JANUARY 2020 Developers, builders and certifiers will be rated on their record of building failures, finances, complaints, insurance claims and other such factors under a new tool being developed by NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler and data company Equifax. "This will start to join up the players," Mr Chandler told The Australian Financial Review. "When you look into a project that is about to be developed, it’s useful to people like [...]

NSW plans ratings tool for developers, builder and certifiers2020-10-07T15:42:51+11:00

If you’re a dodgy builder in NSW get set for a new risk tool that will expose you

2020-09-21T22:14:52+10:00

15 January 2020By 2030 the NSW construction landscape will be very different, and it won’t much matter what the industry’s past gatekeepers think they can do to maintain the status quo.The forces driving this are different.Here are some reasons why:Loss of confidence – Construction’s customers have lost confidence in both the industry’s public and private institutionsHype – Promises of how new legislation, the latest construction technologies and changing construction methods would [...]

If you’re a dodgy builder in NSW get set for a new risk tool that will expose you2020-09-21T22:14:52+10:00

Certifier accused of letting people live in tower while ‘still a building site’

2020-09-21T22:15:28+10:00

13 January 2020 A prolific building certifier is fighting to save his career after allegations he allowed people to move into two Sydney apartment towers while they were "still a building site". Valerio "Vic" Lilli is challenging the Building Professionals Board's decision to reprimand him and strip him of his accreditation for five years for signing off on the "Atmosphere" buildings at Castle Hill. The Building Professionals Board has alleged the [...]

Certifier accused of letting people live in tower while ‘still a building site’2020-09-21T22:15:28+10:00

Small business flattened by ‘dodgy’ builders in phoenixing epidemic

2020-09-21T22:17:30+10:00

17 December 2019 NSW construction companies collapse at levels not seen elsewhere in the country with more criminal misconduct allegations made against them than in other states. Administrators found evidence of wrongdoing in 561 construction industry businesses that failed in NSW in 2017-18, reflecting a pattern of "phoenixing" that is difficult to prosecute because it is not illegal in all cases. Illegal "phoenixing" occurs when company directors move assets from one [...]

Small business flattened by ‘dodgy’ builders in phoenixing epidemic2020-09-21T22:17:30+10:00

‘Hands Off’ regulation leaves thousands of apartment owners ‘out in the cold’


2020-10-06T22:08:30+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE: 19 August 2019 ‘Hands Off’ regulation leaves thousands of apartment owners 'out in the cold' "The residential building industry has abandoned apartment buyers and the risk of costly defects has been shifted onto innocent apartment home buyers left devastated by sub- standard work” Jane Hearn, Director of the Owners Corporation Network said today. The Owners Corporation Network (OCN) is the only association of apartment owners whose sole [...]

‘Hands Off’ regulation leaves thousands of apartment owners ‘out in the cold’
2020-10-06T22:08:30+11:00

NSW government scrambles for answers at building defects inquiry

2020-10-07T16:33:38+11:00

12 AUGUST 2019 The pain of NSW's building crisis was captured in Mascot Towers owner Vijay Vital's testimony at the inquiry, when he broke down describing the loss of his home. Mascot Towers was evacuated on June 14 due to cracks but engineers have yet to find the cause. "I stand here as a parent and my daughter asks me "when can I go home?" he said amid tears. "I have [...]

NSW government scrambles for answers at building defects inquiry2020-10-07T16:33:38+11:00

Building certifiers leave a trail of chaos

2020-10-07T16:36:40+11:00

3 AUGUST 2019 A small group of private certifiers have signed off on 130 buildings with compliance problems, including allowing residents to move into one property that did not have toilets or taps fitted. The six offenders have been hit with 111 disciplinary actions since 2005, accounting for about a quarter of all such penalties. The Owners' Corporation Network, the peak body for apartment owners, said the repeat offending was further [...]

Building certifiers leave a trail of chaos2020-10-07T16:36:40+11:00

Minister defends city’s high-rise housing

2020-10-08T12:09:06+11:00

3 JULY 2019 The Minister for Better Regulation has denied there are widespread problems in the city's high-rise residential housing sector, saying "I don’t believe there is any great cause for alarm for other apartment buildings across Sydney". Announcing an emergency financial assistance package for residents of the beleaguered Mascot Towers block on Sunday, Minister Kevin Anderson said the NSW government would restore "confidence" with "the biggest shake-up of the construction [...]

Minister defends city’s high-rise housing2020-10-08T12:09:06+11:00
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