defects

State and territory building ministers agree on national approach to industry reform

2020-10-08T11:54:59+11:00

18 JULY 2019 The Federal Government says it has brokered an agreement with the states and territories to create a "nationally consistent approach" to reforming the building industry. Speaking during an emergency meeting of state building ministers and industry stakeholders in Sydney today, national Industry Minister Karen Andrews said all parties had "brokered an agreement" to centralise the response to a wave of problems across the country. The nationally consistent approach [...]

State and territory building ministers agree on national approach to industry reform2020-10-08T11:54:59+11:00

The Australian Nightmare

2020-10-08T11:56:48+11:00

17 JULY 2019 Building ministers from around the country are trying to work out how to restore confidence in the construction sector following the emergency evacuation of two Sydney apartment blocks when structural cracks appeared. > Watch the full segment at iview.abc.net.au Jules Holman

The Australian Nightmare2020-10-08T11:56:48+11:00

Immediate reforms: Triguboff’s Meriton wants building industry change

2020-10-08T11:57:48+11:00

12 JULY 2019 Harry Triguboff's Meriton wants immediate reforms to the construction industry in NSW to stop substandard buildings from going up, as a growing number of experts argue the government should issue low-interest loans to apartment owners battling defects. The perception of a crisis in Sydney’s residential apartment market snowballed this week after the Herald revealed another evacuation of a unit block at Zetland, while the Premier conceded that self-regulation [...]

Immediate reforms: Triguboff’s Meriton wants building industry change2020-10-08T11:57:48+11:00

2GB ‘How to Avoid Buying A Dud Property’

2020-10-08T11:58:59+11:00

11 JULY 2019 With Sydney-siders growing increasingly nervous about defective properties, here are some top tips for how to avoid buying a lemon. A third Sydney apartment block has been rendered unliveable in the space of twelve months after major defects were discovered in the buildings. With the owners of these properties essentially left high and dry by the builders and government, how will you make sure you won’t live to [...]

2GB ‘How to Avoid Buying A Dud Property’2020-10-08T11:58:59+11:00

‘No way of knowing’ how many strata buildings in Australia could crack

2020-10-08T11:59:58+11:00

11 JULY 2019 The alarming rise in New South Wales apartment buildings found with cracks is a nation-wide issue that 'has been building over the last 20 years.' Strata lawyer Stephen Goddard from the Owners Corporation Network has told Sky News the discovery of cracks in three NSW buildings has raised alarm bells in the building industry. 'One building is an accident, two’s a coincidence and three is systemic failure,' he [...]

‘No way of knowing’ how many strata buildings in Australia could crack2020-10-08T11:59:58+11:00

How to avoid buying a dodgy apartment

2020-10-08T12:01:38+11:00

11 JULY 2019 With state planning ministers meeting this month, informed in part by a behind-closed-doors meeting of development “stakeholders” in NSW last week, you can be sure that building defects in their myriad forms will be on their agenda. From the crumbling Opal and Mascot towers in Sydney to the estimated thousands of apartment blocks across the land that are clad in deadly flammable composite, there will be plenty to [...]

How to avoid buying a dodgy apartment2020-10-08T12:01:38+11:00

Danger Sydney apartment defects revealed in Zetland block

2020-10-08T12:02:48+11:00

10 JULY 2019 A third Sydney apartment block is under scrutiny over building and safety issues after it was revealed its residents were evacuated last year. Residents from the 30 loft-style apartments at 19 Gadigal Avenue in Zetland, in Sydney's southwest were evacuated late last year, while City of Sydney staff had inspected the building in February and found it had "extensive and severe water damage", a city spokesman said. Stephen [...]

Danger Sydney apartment defects revealed in Zetland block2020-10-08T12:02:48+11:00

Zetland apartments abandoned in secret evacuation over ‘severe’ defects

2020-10-08T12:04:02+11:00

10 JULY 2019 An inner Sydney apartment building remains abandoned eight months after its occupants were evacuated over water and fire safety defects, in revelations expected to deliver a fresh blow to confidence in the city's building standards. The emergence of a third residential unit building with severe defects will intensify pressure on the state government to address concerns about building standards. Cracking forced the evacuation of Sydney Olympic Park's Opal [...]

Zetland apartments abandoned in secret evacuation over ‘severe’ defects2020-10-08T12:04:02+11:00

Mascot Towers incident: Negative stigma could impact unit prices in troubled building

2020-10-08T12:06:54+11:00

05 JULY 2019 Unfortunate owners in the Mascot Towers complex could see up to 40 per cent of their affected units’ value wiped away due to negative stigma attached to the building. In scenes similar to what happened with the Opal Tower in Sydney Olympic Park, residents were evacuated on Friday night and structural support added to the building in Mascot after it was noticed that cracks in the building were [...]

Mascot Towers incident: Negative stigma could impact unit prices in troubled building2020-10-08T12:06:54+11:00

Aussie state government steps in to help stranded Sydney residents after building foundation cracks

2020-10-08T12:07:57+11:00

3 JULY 2019 SYDNEY, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Residents of Sydney's Mascot Towers, which were evacuated earlier this month due to suspected structural damage, will receive financial support from the New South Wales State Government to cover the costs of temporary accommodation. State government officials said on Sunday that residents of the around 10-year-old building will be able to apply for the costs of daily accommodation for a period up to [...]

Aussie state government steps in to help stranded Sydney residents after building foundation cracks2020-10-08T12:07:57+11:00
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