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City apartment dwellers fight for privacy
Electric vehicle charging in residential strata
Consider a different pet option
Canberra apartment prices grow faster
Big changes to rules surrounding keeping of pets in apartments
Changes to strata legislation come into effect
IQ Smart Apartments the first strata committee in Canberra to retrofit electric vehicle chargers
Lake Burley Griffin algal blooms now seen from space
Legacy of inaction leaves a long tail
Heritage switch room saved in latest proposal for Kingston apartments precinct
Geocon should engage with Heritage Council on Kingston arts precinct design, review-panel says
Landlords disadvantaged by residential tenancies changes – Real Estate Institute
Barr hits out at Geocon’s Kingston apartment plans
The long journey to On Lake Cafe
Demolition begins in Manuka to make way for hotel
Canberra construction crisis looms in aftermath of COVID-19
What lies ahead for Manuka shops?
Second act comes to a close on Canberra’s Capitol Theatre
Capitol Cinemas to permanently close
Lake Burley Griffin transformation edges closer with boardwalk consultation
Canberra real estate agents hopeful for auctions, open homes as NSW lifts restrictions
Property confidence at an all time low in Canberra
Police won’t be stationed on Lake Burley Griffin bridges
West Basin land swap finally completed to allow waterfront development
Aldi proposes new store next to Fyshwick markets
How to be sure the rates review is credible
Government assures Kingston place owners it will fight for defects fix
Why apartments are better for the environment than McMansions
Canberra developers to face new licensing regime
Apartment owners could be forced to sell under proposal
Canberra is home to the biggest houses but the smallest units
Have rates hikes hurt households? Analysis to find out
ACT home to most active Australians
Libs & Greens call for end to cladding secrecy
Dozens of Canberra buildings might have flammable cladding but ACT Govt won’t say which ones
Canberra property values rise to record highs
‘Draconian’ dodgy builder laws spark backlash
Apartment owner reveals Kingston place nightmare
Police rescue kangaroo from Lake Burley-Griffin
Don’t blame the fluff for your sneezing – it’s innocent
Arts precinct a distraction to more apartments
Lease change for prominent Manuka site proposed
ACT Government steps in to fix apartment block defects
Canberra rents stagnate but still the most expensive capital city to rent a house
Confidence rebounds in ACT property sector
Big changes for renters and landlords on the way
Canberra building approvals plunge to 10 year low
Developer told to fix serious defects at Kingston apartment complex
Laws would extend eviction notice
Geocon and government to explore options for heritage-listed Kingston switch room
Fresh calls for audit of high rise cladding
Country house to close doors in Manuka
ACT construction cop ready to shut down more building sites
Canberra new apartment sales plunge with demand down for newer builds
Optimism in Canberra’s market as the spring selling season begins
New laws to make construction company directors liable for defects
Panel to scrutinise high rise developments in Canberra
’No clue’ – industry expert says ACT in the dark about building defects
Extremely-serious: push for tough illegal phoenixing laws
Canberra’s big building defects bill
Groups welcome ACT’s ‘fairer’ strata laws
Elara Apartment owners fight for compensation
Club’s vision to redevelop Barton and Manuka oval sites rejected
Nine year Manuka tree saga comes to an end
Our incredibly generous Landmark friends – we will always remember them
Trees are better for mental health
New cafe for edge of Lake Burley Griffin
ACT Government eyeing property developer regulation
Where is the grand vision for Manuka?
Call to arrest Manuka’s depressing decline
Canberra needs to get apartment living right
Barton site’s revamp set to take flight
ACT government signs agreement with Geocon to deliver long awaited arts precinct
It’s a tactic – ACT Government crackdown on developers amending approved plans
Canberra housing market predicted to be one of the strongest over 2020
Units being discounted across Canberra, houses not so much
ACT Government crackdown on dodgy builders has resulted in no additions to disciplinary register
$300m wiped from value of Canberra property as house prices fall
ACT officials pruned life expectancy of trees to be removed for light rail to Woden
Aquatic facelift revive Manuka’s art deco pool
Canberra households to face $22 a year extra on water bills from July 1
Unit prices slashed across Canberra as market downturn hits home
Manuka businesses want tree removed to allow revitalising development
Unit rates changes fail to fix fundamental flaw
Access too busy, building’s carers don’t care
Conservator finds in favour of tree
Civic economy booms while south slips
Ken’s rates bill is going up by 18 per cent
Kingston building failures stymie sale
How rates will increase for every suburb in Canberra
Redevelopment planned for former WIN News studio
Regular community consultation aspirational for residents associations says expert
Next round of stamp duty cuts revealed ahead of ACT budget
Sun moth home to be cleared in city
Canberra named roadkill capital of Australia
Call to dump flawed certifiers model
Kingston building failures stymie sale
The areas in Canberra flagged for intense urban infill
Decision to protect tree strangles Manuka hotel development plan owners say
New inspectors to crack down on dodgy builders
Owners face new fines under ACT dog strategy
Coalition win a reprieve for ACT housing market
Canberra’s high land prices are being linked to the number of building defects
Manuka tree at centre of development stoush will stay on register
Strict new rules to prevent building defects in the ACT
Canberra builders could be forced to put aside a bond to cover potential defects
ACT government plans to improve building quality that were never implemented
Ramsay completes building rules backdown
Housing group warns against backflip
Finance Department to put huge Barton site on the market for redevelopment
Townhouses raise the question of green space
Appointment of the ACT’s first chief engineer
Probe hears harrowing building stories
32 Canberra construction sites shut down
Growing demand from Canberra families drives three bedroom unit market
Government investigates almost 200 cases of dodgy building work
Minister Steel ‘The ACT has the strongest dog laws in Australia’
Canberra lost more than 10 per cent of canopy cover from 2009 to 2016
Elara apartment owners to fight $10 million compo claim rejection
Government vows to fix ‘unintended consequences’ of vacancy tax
‘Tired’, ‘outdated’ Manuka under pressurefrom rising rates
Off the plan apartment buyers slugged hundreds in land tax
Building inspectors stop work on 17Gungahlin building sites
Dog owners, what don’t you understand about on-leash parks?
‘Safer buildings in Canberra’: Minister supports changes to fire laws
‘Understaffed’ ACT government can’t police building quality: housing group
NCA to develop policy for Canberra’s treescapes
ACT building complaints tripled last year, mostly for non-compliance
ACT governmen admits building rules failed to prevent ‘non-compliance’
Call for independent body to set rates in the ACT
Progress appears stalled in ‘jewel in the crown’ of Kingston Foreshore
Unit owners punished for driving ACT’s economic growth
’We’ve reached a crisis point’: Experts decry ACT building industry
ACT government ‘ignores’ call to ease rates pressure on unit owners
‘Nearing epidemic proportions’: burglars hit new apartment buildings
Barton and State Circle options to be referred to the Environment Minister
ACT building regulator to shine light on company histories
(This article refers to a register listing 78 builders, plumbers and electricians, including companies linked to some of the biggest names in the ACT’s construction industry.)
Barr government likely to axe Barton dogleg of stage two light rail
ACT fails to act on most building reforms, two years after pledge
Four months, one rectification order: ACT’s building crackdown
Tale of two cities: unit prices divide across Queanbeyan and Canberra
Great gardens: how much value will green spaces add to a Canberra home
Strata group calls for ACT government to introduce building bonds
ACT building nightmares revealed
ACT government urged to overhaul Canberra rates, land tax system
Property sector calls for third party appeals to be cut
‘Smart’ streetlights could save ACT $2 million over seven years
Canberra Services Club lodges application to change crown lease on Barton site
Things have been changing in Canberra’s old ‘Rodeo Drive’ at Manuka
Light rail – Stage 2 – Civic-Woden, via Parkes and Barton
Update on proposed Manuka redevelopment
Stage 1: hotel; Stage 2: new cinemas to replace existing Capitol cinemas
Is there a problem with Airbnb?
NSW government to impose 180-night cap on Airbnb properties in Sydney
The push to ban Airbnb in apartment blocks
Kingston residents angered after 129-bed aged care facility approved
Only small number of apartment owners had big rates rises: Treasury
Six-storey mixed development approved for Kingston Foreshore
ACT government announces preferred stage two light rail route
New tests for ACT builders to tackle issues with building quality
Rates rises will pay for services once no more land to sell: Barr
Tenant fights $80 rent increase after rates, land tax rise
The latest ACT building quality inquiry is as welcome as it is overdue
Shoddy building under the microscope in new ACT government inquiry
Architect of ACT’s tax reform says unit rates hike created ‘inequity’
Canberra unit rents surge to record high: Domain report
What impact is Airbnb having on Canberra?
Unit owners push for fairer rates calculation
Brothers living next door face huge difference in rates increases
Canberra unit owners plead for ACT Government to reverse rate and tax hike
ACT residents unwilling to complain about building quality issues to protect property value
Developer settles long-running Manhattan apartments legal stoush
How Canberra developer Ivan Bulum allegedly left apartment owners with a $20 million bill
Canberra builder loses High Court bid to have $1m rectification orders overturned
Apartment owners call for ACT government to reverse rates increase
Options for light rail stage 2 route through Barton
Melbourne landlord wins legal battle to evict tenants sub-letting with Airbnb
Victorian Government attempts crackdown on landlords letting out Airbnb short-stay rooms