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Homeowners are left in the lurch when rectification orders are defied.

It’s time for the Building Commission to take a harder line on shoddy builders

Far too many Sydneysiders building and buying new homes are being left in the lurch.

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Homes with defective work are often not being rectified in an acceptable timeframe.

Home builders are defying the Building Commission’s orders at an alarming rate

Four in 10 rectification orders issued by the regulator this year have not been complied with but the new watchdog doesn’t think there’s a compliance problem.

  • Max Maddison
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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.

  • Melissa Singer
Madhuri Bakshi has paid her deposit and waited almost four years for her land to handed over.

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.

  • Neil Breen
Strata residents are being advised to cross-check maintenance and repair quotes to ensure they’re getting value for money.

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.

  • Amber Schultz
SMH: St Ives apartment owners Kristyn Haywood and Osman Topatan support laws improving transparency by strata agents. They allege their strata manager incorrectly recorded votes for a caretaker contract.

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.

  • Amber Schultz
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The state government’s long-awaited rental reforms are being held up by disagreements over “no-grounds” evictions.

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.

  • Mary Ward
The foundation’s website says its lottery sales go towards funding families and hospitals.

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.

  • Max Maddison
The North Bondi unit was destroyed in the blaze, caused by an e-bike battery left on charge overnight.

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.

  • Mary Ward
Gemma Goldhagen at the WWC FIFA is still waiting for her ticket resale payments

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.

  • Amber Schultz

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