NSW Fair Trading
No case to answer: Cosette cleared of claims it sold designer fakes
After more than 1000 complaints, the Australian retailer has been cleared of wrongdoing – but some unhappy customers are standing firm in their belief they were misled.
- by Melissa Singer
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Madhuri chose her land, paid a deposit and planned her dream home. Now her block is being sold again
More than 150 families bought into a north-western Sydney estate. Now they are heartbroken after a court ruled the land could be put back on the market.
- by Neil Breen
Strata residents warned of inflated invoices for trades work
The Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby has warned maintenance quotes are being inflated by up to 120 per cent for people in strata units amid limited oversight by committees.
- by Amber Schultz
Strata law reform on the cards as NSW Fair Trading swamped with complaints
Reforms of the state’s strata laws are set to address poor behaviour by managing agents as sector advocates call for the commissioner to have greater powers.
- by Amber Schultz
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Renting
Thousands evicted without grounds as NSW rental reforms ‘drag’
A year into the Minns government renters can still be evicted on no grounds, or have their application refused because they have a pet.
- by Mary Ward
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Charity
Kids’ cancer charity uses lottery to fund ‘operating costs’ despite donation claims
Fair Trading is investigating the Kids with Cancer Foundation, which over the past nine years has spent 23 cents in the dollar on its charitable mission.
- by Max Maddison
Ebikes and scooters keep catching fire. What can be done about it?
Submissions to a parliamentary inquiry warn of the dangers of an unregulated market of bikes and untested safety equipment.
- by Mary Ward
Editorial
Development
Apartment purchasers need to be warned about defects
The revelation by the Building Commissioner David Chandler that up to 20 per cent of property developers in NSW are “risky” must send shivers down the spines of apartment owners.
- The Herald's View
Matildas fans still owed hundreds of dollars amid FIFA ticket resale delays
Women’s World Cup fans who resold their tickets using FIFA’s official platform said they also haven’t received invoices detailing how much their tickets sold for.
- by Amber Schultz
He promised a billion trees to save koalas. It’s just going to ‘take a while’
Mathew Manson has left a string of puzzled customers in his wake, including a luxury watchmaker, a deodorant entrepreneur and a team of Easter Show face painters.
- by Ben Cubby
Fees for pet owners to be banned amid overhaul of strata laws
As the number of apartment dwellers has surged over the past decade, the NSW Fair Trading Minister Anoulack Chanthivong says the rules haven’t kept pace.
- by Michael McGowan
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