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Building Commissioner Halts Five Sydney Projects

2021-06-22T11:27:32+10:00

21 June 2021 NSW building commissioner David Chandler has fired a warning shot for developers in the state, placing prohibition orders on five apartment projects in Sydney. Chandler, installed as the state’s first building commissioner in mid-2019, has been equipped with a raft of sweeping new powers—formally commencing in early-September—to prevent occupation certificates or strata plan registrations before defective buildings can enter the market. Ted Tabet The Urban Developer > Read [...]

Building Commissioner Halts Five Sydney Projects2021-06-22T11:27:32+10:00

Heavy hitters line up for Strata Matters seminar

2021-06-07T15:46:38+10:00

5 June 2021 Efforts to curb dodgy developers and their farcical phoenixing frauds have been the focus of a lot of media coverage of late, but what does it all mean? Are the efforts by the New South Wales government to implement substantial reforms in the apartment development industry actually making a difference? Are they likely to encourage potential buyers or do the many small victories simply remind us that there’s [...]

Heavy hitters line up for Strata Matters seminar2021-06-07T15:46:38+10:00

NSW Building Commissioner says engineers behind Sydney towers with ‘structural issues’ must be ‘accountable’

2021-05-19T10:34:53+10:00

14 May 2021 The NSW Building Commissioner says he will refer the principal engineers involved in a large Sydney residential development where "structural issues" were found to the industry's peak body. Karen Stiles, Executive Officer, Owners Corporation Network was interviewed. ABC News > View recording here > Read article here

NSW Building Commissioner says engineers behind Sydney towers with ‘structural issues’ must be ‘accountable’2021-05-19T10:34:53+10:00

Mascot owners’ best hope is for $40m firesale

2021-05-14T15:59:01+10:00

5 May 2021 Apartment owners in Sydney’s Mascot Towers will vote this month on a $40 million proposal to sell their troubled apartment tower as a redevelopment site, with many resigned to losing up to 80 per cent on their property as the most realistic way to end their two-year nightmare. Apartment advocacy group Owners Corporation Network says a review of NSW strata laws under way should reduce the scope for [...]

Mascot owners’ best hope is for $40m firesale2021-05-14T15:59:01+10:00

Dodgy Home Builders – Seven News

2021-04-30T12:09:58+10:00

25 April 2021 As if they weren't expensive enough, new Sydney home prices are being pushed up by sky rocketing insurance claims that are gouging taxpayers for more than $700 million. Claims have surged for defective work by dodgy builders - some who've since disappeared.  OCN's Executive Officer, Karen Stiles, was interviewed for this news article. Seven News > View recording here

Dodgy Home Builders – Seven News2021-04-30T12:09:58+10:00

Sydney building ‘nightmare’ set to cost Maryam her life savings

2021-03-22T12:43:15+11:00

20 MARCH 2021 A Sydney apartment buyer stands to lose her life savings or be forced to buy into a 300-unit development that she has been warned contains major defects. Maryam Behrouz’s pursuit of the great Australian dream has become “a nightmare” after being told she must settle the $625,500 purchase in Kellyville because the building has been ticked off by a private certifier. When Ms Behrouz tracked down the certifier’s [...]

Sydney building ‘nightmare’ set to cost Maryam her life savings2021-03-22T12:43:15+11:00

Developer of Sydney’s ‘worst’ tower ordered to fix faults

2021-03-31T13:51:52+11:00

15 MARCH 2021 The developer of a 16-storey apartment tower in western Sydney, which has been singled out by NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler as one of the worst he has inspected, has been handed orders forcing it to fix serious defects. The tower at 93 Auburn Road in Auburn has joined a growing list of apartment buildings to have been slapped with orders in recent weeks as the commissioner steps up [...]

Developer of Sydney’s ‘worst’ tower ordered to fix faults2021-03-31T13:51:52+11:00

Sydney building commissioner raises standards, builds confidence in apartment industry

2021-02-26T09:10:50+11:00

24 FEBRUARY 2021 The new building commissioner appointed to raise standards in NSW’s construction industry – and his willingness to use his unprecedented legal powers to do so – is having a major impact on the standard of projects around the state. Six months on from being given the right to enter and inspect construction sites, issue rectification and stop-work orders, and prevent settlement on sub-standard properties, industry watchers say David [...]

Sydney building commissioner raises standards, builds confidence in apartment industry2021-02-26T09:10:50+11:00
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