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On the run for months, builder of collapsed home convicted of fraud
George Khouzame, whose company built the Condell Park house that collapsed last year, insists the charges were for “very, very, very, very low-end fraud”.
- by Anthony Segaert and Olivia Ireland
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How to sell your home for $112,000 more than your neighbour
A new report finds how to fetch a higher price, attract more online listing views and make a home more liveable in the meantime.
- by Elizabeth Redman and Jim Malo
WA builders get more powers to combat construction sector’s ‘profitless boom’
The three-stage Safe and Fair Reform Package will apply to billions of dollars’ worth of government contracts handled by the Department of Finance.
- by Hamish Hastie
‘We’re not West Hollywood’: Byron locals push back against new mega mansions
Residents of one of Australia’s most exclusive beach enclaves are pushing for new rules to stop oversized mansions swallowing their neighbourhood amid a post-COVID building boom.
- by Catherine Naylor
Boardwalk to nowhere: Council bungles upgrade of coastal path
Waverley Council has been forced to revise its upgrade of a coastal walk after residents complained it would let tourists look into their bedrooms.
- by Andrew Taylor
‘Impossible to sleep or work’: How roadworks made Noel’s life a misery
The NSW transport agency appreciates its construction projects can impact residents, but Noel Painton Smith and her neighbours say a major highway upgrade is damaging their homes and health.
- by Andrew Taylor
WA’s government promised to deliver 5000 infill homes. Six years on, how many have been built?
One parcel of land earmarked for development had been sitting idle for so long it has revegetated itself, according to an MP and urban development expert.
- by Sarah Brookes
‘There is trepidation’: Why business owners like Jared are worried about their future
Spiralling costs, high interest rates and lower spending are driving more businesses into insolvency.
- by Andrew Taylor
The glam Byron beach house that arrived on a truck, and went up in a day
Blok Belongil is five modular boxes disguised as a triangle.
- by Julie Power
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Electric vehicles
Surveyors warn EV chargers in old apartment buildings should have fire safety approval
The Australian Institute of Building Surveyors warn the rapid uptake of the technology has created fire risks not yet addressed by existing building regulations.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
Lowy family-backed consortium pulls out of Double Bay project
The Lowy family-backed Assembly Funds Management and private developer Pallas Group have pulled out of the proposed Cross Street car park project in Sydney’s upmarket Double Bay.
- by Carolyn Cummins