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Tax & Legal • 20 AUG 2024

Unregistered builder in hot water over charging 10x legal deposit

The Western Australian tradie charged his elderly client a 69.4 per cent deposit for work that was never completed.

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Investor Strategy • 19 AUG 2024

NSW gives 3D-printed homes the tick of approval

The state will soon begin its first test of the technology to speed up build times for social housing.

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Tax & Legal • 19 AUG 2024

Electrician fined $40k for ‘potentially lethal’ negligence

A Western Australian watchdog warned “people’s lives were at risk” after uncovering major electrical offences.

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Tax & Legal • 19 AUG 2024

NSW bill will clamp down on strata sector’s ‘bad players’

The proposal aims to “help restore confidence in living and investing in strata schemes”.

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Hotspots • 19 AUG 2024

30 Perth suburbs break into ‘million-dollar club’

High demand and thriving population growth have dramatically pushed up Perth prices, with dozens of suburbs crossing the $1 million median mark over the past 12 months.

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Finance • 16 AUG 2024

Senate launches inquiry into finance for first home buyers

Does Australia’s financial regulation need a shake-up to support lending to first-time buyers? The Senate economics references committee will investigate.

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Investor Strategy • 16 AUG 2024

Sydney ranks among world’s top ‘workcation’ destinations

Taking your laptop to the beach? You might not be the only one, as the harbour city welcomes a tide of people keen to mix business with leisure.

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Investor Strategy • 16 AUG 2024

Will new housing trickle down to struggling renters?

New data has revealed that rental properties become cheaper with age – but is the rate of depreciation enough to provide much-needed housing for Australian renters?

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Finance • 16 AUG 2024

Better protections for NSW home owners whose builder goes bust

A review into how to better protect residents looking to build their own homes has kicked off in NSW.

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Investor Strategy • 15 AUG 2024

Bigger builder profits for FY24: Has the housing industry turned a corner?

Metricon believes that the nation’s construction crisis is coming to an end.