Recent building bond changes to strata legislation in NSW, due to commence on 1 January 2018, will require Developers to pay a compulsory building bond to the NSW OFT prior to obtaining any occupation certificate (whether interim or final), for potential building...

One of the perennial challenges in redeveloping aging and under-utilised strata development sites in NSW has been the requirement to secure unanimous agreement of the lot owners.  That threshold requirement has proven to be exceedingly difficult to meet, except in...