Shoddy Sydney
Defects cost Sydney’s homeowners and taxpayers $700m annually. How did we get here and what is being done about it?
Stuart didn’t think much of a wet patch in his lounge room. Then he came home to a flooded flat
Defective buildings across Sydney are costing home owners and taxpayers $700 million a year. This is what is at stake as development accelerates.
- by Anthony Segaert
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‘This is out of control’: The 750 tradies who bought fake qualifications from criminals
Building defects cost Sydney home owners and taxpayers $700 million a year. Some of the problem begins with who is engaged to do the work.
- by Harriet Alexander and Max Maddison
Maria thought her townhouse was ‘perfect’. Then her bedroom ceiling began to drip
Defects are being kept out of strata reports and the building commission is removing defects notices from public view - all of which creates a trap for prospective buyers such as the Tsolakis family.
- by Anthony Segaert
Search for buildings with defect notices across Sydney
Hundreds of orders for developers to fix defective homes in Sydney have been issued over the past four years. This is where they are.
The building commissioner doesn’t think Sydney has defects crisis. Tell that to Amanda
What does NSW need to do to solve its defects crisis? It starts by acknowledging there’s a problem – then taking these seven steps.
- by Max Maddison and Anthony Segaert
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