Plain-English strata insights for property buyers and committees. What we're seeing in levies, governance, building condition, and regulation.
Patterns and observations from across Australian strata buildings.
Renovating a strata apartment in NSW can involve two entirely separate approval systems, one from your owners corporation and one from a building certifier or council. They cover different things and are administered by different bodies. Understanding which applies to your project, and in what order, is the practical starting point.
From 1 July 2026, developers of new NSW apartment buildings must lodge a higher building bond before their occupation certificate is issued. The rate increases from 2 per cent to 3 per cent. For buyers purchasing off-the-plan, here is what the scheme does and why the change matters.
A strata manager was permanently disqualified after making over $2 million in unauthorised payments across 66 NSW schemes. The scale was extreme. The underlying mechanism is worth understanding, and it is one committees can control.
From 1 April 2026, the Strata Information Certificate for NSW properties must disclose whether a building has an embedded network. Here is what that means for your electricity bill and what to check before you sign.
The capital works fund section of a strata report can look like a spreadsheet without a legend. Here is what the numbers are telling you, and what to watch for before you sign.
The final wave of NSW strata law changes landed on 1 April 2026. Here is what is now in effect for committees, owners, and buyers, and what it means in practice.
Charger requests are increasing across Australian strata buildings. NSW law changed on 1 July 2025, making it harder for committees to say no. Here is what buyers should look for in a strata report, and what committees are navigating as demand grows.
Levy increases are showing up across Sydney buildings this quarter, driven by insurance, honest capital works planning, and deferred maintenance all landing at once.
Removing a committee officer in NSW now requires a simple majority instead of a special resolution. Here is what that changes in practice, and what it does not.
Committee decisions, regulatory changes, officer elections, and how schemes are handling disputes.
Levies, capital works planning, special levies, insurance, and what is driving costs up or down.
Maintenance, defects, cladding, infrastructure upgrades, and what buildings are planning for.
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