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Hello Jimmy et al
2.5 years on and i thought i’d update you on what the final result was.
As regards my building consultant costs I didn’t bother with Fair Trading but decided to directly to the Strata insurers, who rejected it out of hand, so I appealed through the insurers internal process and they also rejected it. I then sent the same paperwork off to AFCA. In that process the Strata insurers didn’t look so flash as they’d ignored my building consultants written advice plus they didn’t do a very good job or even fix the leak. End result was the insurers reimbursed all of my building consultant costs plus a bit extra.
As regards the ongoing leak, i persevered with the Strata manager for 1.5 years and then applied for mediation in December 2022 and because of that external pressure it was all finally repaired by mid 2023.If I had my time again I would have went to Fair Trading much sooner. A lesson learnt
(Not so) Soaky