Strata Laws consultation report released
NSW Fair Trading Minister Anthony Roberts has welcomed the release of the Global Access Partners' (GAP) Strata Laws Online Consultation Report. Hosted on the Open Forum website for 11 weeks from 15 December to 29 February 2012, the consultation saw 1230 individual comments on four key questions and 25 blogs. Overall, almost 600 suggestions for procedural change or law reform were put forward by participants.
Strata Community AustraliaStrata Community Australia is the new peak body for the strata sector. It brings together the former National Community Titles Institute, Institute of Strata Title Management (NSW), Community Titles Institute of Queensland, Owners Corporations Victoria, Community Titles Institute of South Australia, Strata Titles Institute of Western Australia and Strata Management Institute of the Australian Capital Territory under the one name with a new constitution and governance structure.
Concrete Rot or Concrete CancerIf you want a lifetime job, it could be painting the Sydney Harbour Bridge - once you finish you probably have to start at the other end again. The painting continues in order to stop the steel from corroding, and steel corrosion is what causes concrete rot, otherwise called concrete cancer or spalling. How does concrete 'rot' ? Concrete is used in most commercial and residential buildings in a host of applications such as slabs, stairways, post and columns, support beams, balconies and verandahs, walls, pathways and pools. Huge volumes of concrete are involved
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Find the Best Strata Management AgentsIn the past decades, the tolerable method use for dividing and acquiring ownership of apartment blocks was company title. But this has undergone defects and issues specifically difficulties in instituting mortgages. That is why strata title was developed and introduced initially in New South Wales State in Australia.
The NSW Home Building Act
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The recent reforms to the NSW Home Building Act would be of interest to many property industry professionals and home owners in NSW. The first round of changes took effect on 25 October 2011, while a second round is due to commence on 1 February 2012.
