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Check out the changes to the new laws, their impact on common property and getting approval for modifying units.

Click here for the Bright & Duggan 2016 Strata reforms factsheet - Common Property

Check out the changes to the new laws and how they empower tenant participation.

Click here for the Bright & Duggan 2016 Strata reforms factsheet - tenants

If you’re thinking about buying an investment in a strata property there are some important things you’ll need to know. Bright & Duggan Strata Professionals shares their advice on what makes investments in strata different and what to look for before you buy. To read the article on Stratalive, click here

If you’re a unit owner in a new residential development, it’s likely you’ll need to attend the first Annual General Meeting of your strata plan. Chris Duggan, Joint Managing Director of Bright & Duggan, Strata Professionals, sets down his top tips to navigating this often misunderstood and daunting first meeting of the owners.

Check out the full article at Strata Live here

Supporting your local community. Bright & Duggan are once again excited to sponsor the St Thomas Willoughby Art & Craft Show. Celebrating 40 years, the show supports the local school community in the same manner that Bright & Duggan supports our clients- .

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The once-in-a-generation reforms to the state’s strata title laws are a step closer, with Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello introducing two bills into Parliament containing more than 90 changes to the existing laws.

Key changes include:

* Providing a flexible and fair mechanism for collective sale and renewal;

* Making it easier for owners to complete cosmetic and minor renovations;

* Modernising rules to help prevent proxy farming;

* Introducing a defects bond to fix building defects early in new developments;

* New provisions addressing the perennial issues of parking, pets and smoke drift.

A full copy of the State Government Press release is available here