developers

‘Angry, depressed’: Owners in dire straits years after roof ripped off

2020-09-21T22:14:42+10:00

20 January 2020 Robin Son had planned to move out of his parents' West Ryde home soon after he bought an apartment in a Lidcombe building in late 2014. But ever since a storm ripped off the building's roof in January 2016, causing millions of dollars in damages, the 34-year-old has been unable to afford to move with his wife into the two-bedroom apartment they poured their savings into. Instead, they [...]

‘Angry, depressed’: Owners in dire straits years after roof ripped off2020-09-21T22:14:42+10:00

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

‘Six-year nightmare’: Shattered investors left with no one to sue for faulty units

2020-08-31T17:16:34+10:00

16 December 2019 A "defective" business model that experts say has reached epidemic levels in the NSW building industry is leaving investors financially broken. Aidan Ellis, 75, was stunned when the developer and builder of his apartment block could "walk away scot-free" after his companies went into liquidation midway through a battle over defects estimated to be worth in excess of $2 million. The "six-year nightmare" has forced Mr Ellis into [...]

‘Six-year nightmare’: Shattered investors left with no one to sue for faulty units2020-08-31T17:16:34+10:00

ACT Government needs to go after developers and toughen laws, say unit owners

2020-10-07T16:30:17+11:00

20 AUGUST 2019 The ACT Government was on the right track by putting property developers in its sights with a potential licensing scheme but it needed to go further if it was serious about fixing the building quality issue in the ACT, according to the ACT Owners Corporation Network. President Gary Petherbridge, commenting after Tuesday night’s Four Corners report Cracking Up that highlighted Canberra’s decade-old Elara apartments debacle, said the issues [...]

ACT Government needs to go after developers and toughen laws, say unit owners2020-10-07T16:30:17+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

Election Connection as OCN Faces the Big Issues for 2019

2020-10-08T12:53:24+11:00

6 FEBRUARY 2019 Last year was huge for the Owners Corporation Network (OCN), the only significant body for apartment owners, run by apartment owners. Most notably, they were hugely instrumental in turning what would have been potentially the worst short-term holiday letting (STHL) laws in the country into what could well be the very best. But it’s a new year and that means new challenges, not least the Opal Tower crisis [...]

Election Connection as OCN Faces the Big Issues for 20192020-10-08T12:53:24+11:00
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