I was just flicking through some NCAT Appeals decisions (because I am a sad person) and discovered one which was basically about an owner who had lost rental income because of the owners corps failure to fix a leaking roof.
He was awarded damages, but not as much as he wanted, for all the reasons he claimed.
Now, since neither side won everything they wanted, they were ordered to pay their own costs – so be careful about asking for something the Tribunal or a Court won’t agree to.
Getting back to the cost of taking action against your neighbour I wonder if the high costs are because SGB Lawyers said it was a court case rather than a Tribunal hearing. If so, you may well get a greater proportion of your costs back, if you win.