Building Regulatory Reform Summit 2018- A national review.
The Building Regulatory Reform Summit (2018) was the only national review of the building defects issue prior to the new Design and Building Act legislations started in 2019. Weight was…
‘Defects Dilemma Initiative’ Gets Ministerial and Departmental Recognition
Repost of article on jondrane.net dated 4 April 2019 The ‘Defects Dilemma Initiative’ which helps bring peace of mind to high rise apartment owners due to fear of dangerous defects,…
The Developer Bond and the Invisible Developer
The Developer Bond and The Invisible DeveloperDr Jonathan DraneHow effective will the developer bond be when the developer can remain invisible by creating phoenix schemes and entities to escape penalty.…
Strata Title Conference 2015 explores defects.
(Repost of part of previous article on Defects August 2016) The Griffith University Strata and Community Title 2015 focused on building defects in the multi-apartment tower sectors in Australia. Dr…
The Defects Dilemma: Developers and Defects, by Dr Jonathan Drane
(Repost of article dated 1 August 2016) A little history of private property development and its effect on defect levels in Australia. Defects have plagued buildings for decades if not…
Apartment Defects and a New Breed of Property Developer
Repost of Dr Drane article dated 21 September 2016 Image from Choice Article by, Jemma Castle, ‘Apartment Building Defects, What to look out for’ ( 15 September 2016) https://www.choice.com.au/money/property/buying/articles/apartment-building-defects This…
Welcome to The Defects Dilemma
Welcome to our research web site The Defects Dilemma. The research project is undertaken by Dr Jonathan Drane through his Optimum Search City Research Centre. The web page provides updates…