Premier Chris Minns promised a vision for Sydney’s “missing middle” that would help solve the housing crisis. Developers say the plans face significant hurdles.
A proliferation of fires associated with charging e-bikes and scooters has made strata committees rethink allowing them in buildings.
The government wants to build millions of new homes across Sydney and NSW,many of them high-rise apartments,but many experts say strata laws are not fit for purpose.
Plans to build millions of apartments across Sydney will falter without major changes to laws underpinning ownership and management,the new strata commissioner warns.
Some advice to people complaining about the rental market:don’t delude yourself into thinking buying a home will make life easier. It won’t.
This pleasant development was once a South Coast paradise,but many of the owners say they would never buy strata again.
Experts who work in Australia’s emerging co-operative housing industry argue it should be harnessed by governments.
As the number of apartment dwellers has surged over the past decade,the NSW Fair Trading Minister Anoulack Chanthivong says the rules haven’t kept pace.
Mediation is a compulsory step before owners can take strata issues to a tribunal,but applications have hit record highs and just six mediators are working to resolve issues.
Peak bodies are calling for an overhaul of volunteer-based,inexperienced strata committees as unexpected costs lead to fire sales of strata apartments.
With flexible work practices taking a toll on office vacancies,landlords consider converting spaces into strata to accommodate smaller to medium companies.