The Right to Charge: NSW Gives Strata Owners a New EV Pathway
Legislative Reform | New South Wales Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, and apartment owners want to charge them at home. Until now, getting a charger approved in a strata building has meant navigating the standard works approval process – general meeting votes, committee discretion, and by-laws that have sometimes been used to block installations […]
Hybrid Loan Agreements in Strata Schemes: Why the Current Structure Does Not Work
Introduction There are strata financiers marketing a product known as “hybrid” loan – structures in which an owners corporation (OC) borrows money from both a commercial lender and from individual lot owners within the scheme, variously called “Lending Owners”, “Participating Lot Owners” or “Self Funding Owners”. In this article I will use the generic term […]
Remembering Gary Bugden OAM (1947 – 2025)
A pioneer of strata law, a mentor to many, and a true gentleman. A message of thanks On behalf of the Bugden family and everyone at Bugden Allen, we want to express our heartfelt thanks for the many messages of love, support, and remembrance following the passing of Gary Francis Bugden OAM on Monday, 6 October 2025. […]
WA Raises the Bar: New Education Standards Set to Transform Strata Management
New WA Strata Manager Qualifications New WA Strata Manager Qualifications: What the 2025 Education Reforms Mean for Strata Management Western Australia is entering a new era of professionalisation in strata management. With the introduction of the Lands Regulations (Community and Strata Titles) Amendment Regulations 2025 (WA) (the Amended Regulations), the State Government has implemented comprehensive […]
NSW Passes Major Domestic Violence Reforms to Residential Tenancy Laws (2025 Update)
Residential Tenancies Amendment (Domestic Violence Reform) Bill 2025 The NSW government continues to advance its reform agenda for rental laws, following the commencement of Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2024 and the introduction of Residential Tenancies Amendment (Protection of Personal Information) Bill 2025. The new amendment bill, Residential Tenancies Amendment (Domestic Violence Reform) Bill 2025 (the […]