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Apartment buyers urged to look past fittings and check structure, builder reputation
Apartment living can provide a low-maintenance, convenient lifestyle, but there are important things buyers should do to avoid crises like those experienced by the residents of the Opal and Mascot Towers in Sydney.
Key points:
- Samantha Reece created a guide to help people make the switch to apartment living while avoiding the pitfalls
- She suggests finding out about the structure of a building, and whether its water membranes are intact
- For people buying off the plan, she recommends investigating the developer and builder
Samantha Reece, founder of WA Apartment Advocacy, a not-for-profit that promotes the benefits of apartment living, is working to overcome the cultural opposition to higher density development in Perth.
But she’s the first to…
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