Know what you're buying into
Plain-English guides to the things that cost NSW apartment buyers the most, and how to check a building for them before you sign.
- What is a special levy, and how do you see one coming? The surprise bill that lands after settlement, and how to read the warning signs.
- Combustible cladding: what NSW apartment buyers should check One of the biggest hidden costs in NSW strata, and how to check a building for it.
- What a strata report tells you, and what it misses The essential pre-purchase document, and the gaps the public record fills.
- Building defects in new NSW apartments: the warning signs Common in newer blocks, expensive to fix, and visible in the public record.
- Five red flags in a strata report that should make you pause What to look for in the report and minutes before you bid, beyond the headline levies.