Christopher Kerin was quoted in the Australian Financial Review in relation to the off-the-plan apartment building frenzy. To read the full article click here.
Kelly + Partners Chartered Accountants will be hosting Strata in Conversation ACT, on Friday 10 August at The Mosaic Room, Hotel Hotel (Nishi Building). The topic of discussion will focus on mixed-use and the recent developments across the ACT Strata Industry, headed by a great panel of speakers. Please click here for full details of the event…
There has been a huge amount of publicity around non-compliant building cladding but what does it all mean? Kerin Benson Lawyers has created a four part series explaining What the Building Cladding Crisis is about, the Governmental Response, Fire Safety Orders and Insurance. Below is the third of these Newsletters. A range of stakeholders in…
The website Sourceable has reviewed the new building defect bond scheme which came into force on 1 January 2018 under the Strata Schemes (Management) Act. Christopher Kerin is quoted in relation to some of the issues surrounding the new scheme. To read more, click here.
There has been a huge amount of publicity around non-compliant building cladding but what does it all mean? Kerin Benson Lawyers has created a four part series explaining What the Building Cladding Crisis is about, the Governmental Response, Fire Safety Orders and Insurance. Below is the second of these Newsletters. The Building Cladding Crisis has…
In a key decision for ACT owners corporations, the High Court of Australia recently rejected a special leave application by the builder of Lagani Apartments to appeal the decision of the ACT Court of Appeal in Koundouris v The Owners – Units Plan No 1917 [2017] ACTCA 36. This High Court decision is important because…
On 28 February 2018, the ABC News (ACT) ran an in depth story on a well-known ACT developer and the problems various ACT apartment owners have had in getting building defects rectified. To watch the video, click here.
A Sydney based Start Up has created an automated technology platform that monitors long-term and short-term rental websites such as Airbnb, Flatmates.com.au and Stayz for clients, sending them an instant notification when a listing for one of their properties is found online. Click here to read more.
There has been a huge amount of publicity around non-compliant building cladding but what does it all mean? Kerin Benson Lawyers has created a four part series explaining What the Building Cladding Crisis is about, the Governmental Response, Fire Safety Orders and Insurance. Below is the first of these Newsletters. We thank Allan Harriman of…
As many of you would know, on Friday 8 December 2017, the Kerin Benson Lawyers Guide to ACT Strata Law was launched by Caroline Le Couteur MLA and Gary Petherbridge. For those who have not yet had an opportunity to buy the book, you can do so by clicking here.
The number of apartment developments in the ACT is significantly increasing in all suburbs as part of a policy of the ACT Government to increase housing density near town centres and along transport corridors. Already signs of these developments can be seen as residential buildings in excess of 6 storeys, and even as high as…