What is the Plumbing Issue in a Strata Scheme? The strata title is a form of ownership entitled to the owners of apartment blocks or subdivisions with common shared areas. Within the common shared areas, most of the issues are handled by the owner's corporation. The owner's corporation is formed to represent the lot owners i...

  Housing values continue to rise through 2021 with the national value increasing by 0.9% over the month of January. The increase in January and the continual growth of pricing places Australian property values at a record high with the value surpassing the levels seen pre covid by 1%. The value is higher by 0.7% when compared with th...

  The real estate and property industry reforms, which began on 23 March 2020, included transitional arrangements for the COVID-19 Rental Moratorium Measures due to expire on 26 March.   https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/resource-library/publications/coronavirus-covid-19/property/moratorium In 2020 the NSW government implemented me...

Recently NCAT has offered guidance on how owner corporations are to approve renovations completed by owners. The below case produced a surprising outcome and will most likely amend practices that many owners abide by in seeking approval for renovations from the owner's corporation. Case Strata Plan No. 63731 v B&G Trading Pty Ltd...

  AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT KEY CHANGES TO STRATA LAW There have been a number of important changes made to strata laws over the last 6 months. This includes changes to legislation and recent court and NCAT decisions. We provide an overview of those key changes to help you get across them and make recommendations as to what you should do ...