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On Friday, 24 April 2020 the NSW State Government passed the Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2020.

From 10 April 2020 owners corporations are now able to adopt by-laws limiting short term rental accommodation in their strata scheme.

Off-the-plan sales are common in new residential Torrens and strata subdivisions, where a purchaser buys a property prior to registration of the subdivision and construction of the new dwelling.

Building is not a perfect science and it is common for a homeowner to identify minor defects or variances from plans following completion of construction.

In 2019 there were almost 30,000 off-the-plan sales which account for about 12 per cent of all residential property sales in NSW.

The Illawarra and South Coast have seen significant road works with the Gerringong upgrade, the Foxground and Berry Bypass and work soon to commence on the Albion Park Rail bypass and the Nowra Bridge project. What options are available to affected property owners and what are your legal rights?

In a recent case one unlucky unit dweller has described the sound travelling from his upstairs neighbours as being subjected to a “booming sound”, “like a herd of elephants coming...

Rising property prices have led to many purchasers pooling resources with friends and relatives to buy real estate.

Most property owners have encountered a neighbour with overgrown trees, shadowing their property or impairing their views.

Torrens Title is based on the notion of ‘ownership by registration’. You register your ownership of land with NSW Land Registry Services (LRS).