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Opal Tower

Opal Tower Court Case Delayed

#OpalTower #CourtCase #Australia The Opal Tower class action lawsuit has been delayed by 42 days due to the complexity of the class-action lawsuit. Let’s look at the Judges concerns and the portions of the Home Building Act that would be relevant to this case. References https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-09/sydney-opal-tower-class-action-lawsuit-proceedings-delayed/11398794

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Real Estate

Sydney Apartment Owners Encouraged to Sell

#RealEstate #Sydney #Property Property Analysts are encouraging apartment owners to sell because of recent issues in the construction sector. Simply scaremongering or sound advice? References

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Opal Tower

Opal Towers’ Insurance Increase and Buying off the Plan

#OpalTower #Construction #Insurance Opal Towers’ Insurance premiums have increased 20 time and agents are telling us that Buying off the Plan is still in demand! References Opal Tower builder agrees to pay $1.7m insurance https://www.afr.com/property/residential/opal-tower-builder-agrees-to-pay-1-7m-insurance-20190731-p52ci6 Opal Tower fiasco unlikely to dent off-the-plan sales, agent tips https://www.realestatebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/18799-opal-tower-suit-unlikely-to-dent-off-the-plan-demand

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Opal Tower

Opal Tower Owner’s Class Action

#OpalTower #Construction #ClassAction The owner’s of Opal Tower have launched a class-action lawsuit against the Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA). This case will certainly be an interesting precedent, particularly if the government pursues cross-claims. References Opal Tower unit owners launch multi-million-dollar class action against NSW State Government https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-29/opal-tower-class-action-suit-by-owners-sydney-olympic-park/11354562

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Construction

Looking at the Zetland Lofts Drawings

#Zetland #Construction #Evacuated Let’s look at the drawings for the Zetland Lofts and discuss some of the issues that could arise from the box gutter design.

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Construction

Inside the Zetland Lofts

#Zetland #Construction #Evacuated Let’s look inside the Zetland Lofts in order to get a better understanding of the issues facing the owners and occupants. Unfortunately, this isn’t a simple problem. References

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Construction

Avoiding the next Mascot or Opal

#MascotTowers #Construction #Evacuated Let’s look at and discuss some suggestions for buying a lemon and how one can avoid the next Opal or Mascot Towers. References

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Construction

Cracking at Clemton Park Village

#ClemtonPark #Construction #Cracking Cracking has appeared in the basement of Clemton Park Village in Sydney. While the NSW Government is pretending that implement four reform will fix their industry, I would argue this is just another example of far deeper and systematic issues. Once again our political class are a few years behind. References ANOTHER […]

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Construction Mascot Towers

Mascot Towers Dilapidation Report

#MascotTowers #Construction #Evacuated The Dilapidation Report of Mascot Towers prepared to protect the interests of the Peak Tower Developer has been released to the public. Let’s have a look at the report and make note of the damage that existed at Mascot Towers prior to the commencement of any construction at Peak Towers. References Mascot […]

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Construction Economy Mascot Towers Peak Towers

Bayside Council Releases All Mascot and Peak Towers Information

#MascotTowers #PeakTowers #Evacuated Bayside Council has released all of its information concerning Mascot Towers and neighbouring Peak Towers. They should be commended for releasing this information to the public and we should all lobby to make this standard practice to ensure consumers have access to as much information as possible. References Mascot Towers and Peak […]