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December 2017 Edition

The Team at Tower would like to thank all of our owners for their support during 2017.

Please note that our office will be closed for the Christmas break from close of business Tuesday 19^th December 2017, and will re-open at 8.30am on Monday 8^th January 2018.

We would like wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and we look forward to working with you all again in 2018.

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What the NBN Will Do With Your Lift Emergency Phone

Rex Henning,
Equity Lift Consultants
Current lift emergency phone technology will be made redundant with the new NBN services, and lift owners will need to invest in new wireless technology and services to remain compliant.

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Q&A Who pays the cost of a replacement fire door for our unit?

Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal
Question: Who should pay for a replacement fire door for our apartment in Queensland? Is this a lot owner cost and responsibility?

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Where to now for the strata law reform?

Frank Higginson,
Hynes Legal
The complete absence of comment from any political party about their position on strata law reform indicates it is way down the list for everyone.

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Could this be a solution to the cladding fiasco?

Lucas Coombes,
Roscon
The solution to our epidemic could be ‘intumescent paint coatings’ which enhance the fire safety properties of materials making them more fire retardant.

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Latest News

'Inquiry will take too long, residents will lose homes'

Daily Mercury
7 Dec

The inquiry, launched recently to shine a light on inflating insurance premiums in the region, is expected to alleviate much of the distress the price hikes are causing residents. The ACCC expects its large-scale inquiry to deliver a final report by November 2020, but that date has raised serious concerns within the strata sector.

5 Great Ideas For The Gold Coast: Report

The Urban Developer
5 Dec

Right now, these are just ideas. They need the support of government, the business community and the wider public to turn them into solutions.

Proceed with caution: Penalties for unlicensed building work in Qld to ramp up!

Julian Troy and Antony Calligeros, Thynne Macartney
30 November

New and additional penalties for unlicensed building work (likely to commence in November 2018), now include for repeated offences up to 1 year’s imprisonment or a hefty fine of up to approximately $44,000.00.