$50k victory for renters in background checks rort
A NSW Fair Trading investigation has found that 2,300 applicants were illegally charged $19.95 for background checks, despite a law prohibiting such charges.
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Tenants the winners in rent bidding crackdown
NSW Fair Trading report shows that the state's tenants are the winners as the crackdown on rent bidding sees cost of rentals fall.
PICA: New laws threaten strata managers’ viability
PICA, Australia’s biggest strata management company, says owners must be educated before proposed new laws come in for NSW strata managers.
New strata manager laws: $110k fine warning
The new strata manager laws on cozy deals, commissions and kickbacks carry fines of up to $110,000 for strata managers who flout them.
NSW tips more millions into defect detectives
Life must be pretty sweet for the former NSW Fair Trading civil servants who were tipped into the Building Commissioner’s defects taskforce. No longer do they have to deal with…
Trainee strata managers’ deadlines extended
Assistant real estate and strata managers in NSW have been given an extra three months to keep working while they register for professional qualifications so they can maintain their registrations…