NSW COVID-19 MEASURES FOR STRATA AND COMMUNITY SCHEMES EXTENDED The NSW Department of Fair Trading has recently announced that the State Government has extended its temporary COVID-19 emergency measures for strata and community schemes to 29 September 2022. This means...Read More
NSW SHORT TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATION (STRA) – FURTHER UPDATE The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has recently clarified its views in relation to the application of the State – Wide Short term Rental Accommodation (STRA) planning laws. You may...Read More
What is Community Title? I recently wrote an article that explained the difference between community title and strata title in NSW. To recap, a good example of a community title is a gated community estate where there may be say 20 houses, each separated by boundaries...Read More
FURTHER PENDING CHANGES TO THE ROLE OF BUILDING MANAGERS IN NSW – PART 2 In last month’s article, I outlined some of the key issues raised in the current review by the NSW Government of the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 and Strata Schemes Development Act 2015....Read More
UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OLD SYSTEM, TORRENS, COMPANY, STRATA AND COMMUNITY TITLES IN NSW There are different title systems for ownership of property in NSW. The following is a snapshot summary of the different ownership. Old System Title In the early...Read More
NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR NSW SALES and WHAT QLD BODY CORPORATE RECORDS CAN BE ACCESSED New Disclosure Requirements for NSW Sales Real Estate agents in NSW should be aware of a recent change to the Property and Stock Agents Regulation 2014 in...Read More
