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Thanks NSW 1974 for your kind thoughts. I am intending to suggest that a second and hopefully less knee-jerk report be sought before we go to the quote stage. At any rate, I hope we will find builders who, rather than just quoting for the work described in the current report, might generate...

I'm back and have responded to your private message, NSW 1974. I was sidelined for a bit with dreadful family problems and amazingly, virtually forgot the issue with the unit block, which is surprising. I've still had the sleepless nights, just for other reasons that no amount of money can...

Also wanted to add, I called RBMS (Remedial Builders) and found them to be very knowledgeable, and very generous with advice and suggestions. Unfortunately, they do not work in the Sydney area, being Central Coast-based, but if my discussion with them today is any guide they seem like a very...

Thanks for all your replies. I had already done some initial calculations that the average value of each unit was about $500,000, meaning it would cost $9 million to offer each owner fair value, making it a very expensive block of land. And in fact there are two houses adjacent occupying the...

I have an IP in a 1960s era brick building, comprising 18 one, two and three bedroom units. Mine is a one bedder on the top floor (4 storeys in all). I just received a letter from the strata manager to say that - due to bad practice by the original builders - there is a build-up of mortar in...