{"id":35351,"date":"2021-10-28T09:31:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T20:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=35351"},"modified":"2021-10-28T09:31:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T20:31:53","slug":"real-estate-agents-under-fire-for-failing-to-warn-buyers-of-serious-defects-in-apartment-towers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/real-estate-agents-under-fire-for-failing-to-warn-buyers-of-serious-defects-in-apartment-towers\/","title":{"rendered":"Real estate agents under fire for failing to warn buyers of &#8216;serious defects&#8217; in apartment towers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PHOTO: Toplace constructed Atmosphere Towers, left, and\u00a0Merhis Group was behind Aya Eliza.<cite class=\"_3gxdk _3rsys _1srG4 _3PhF6 _10YQT _2Cu8q\" data-component=\"Figure__cite\">(<span class=\"_16znc _3rsys _1cBaI _3PhF6 _10YQT _2Cu8q\" data-component=\"Byline\"><span class=\"_3rsys _1srG4 _3PhF6 _10YQT _2Cu8q\" data-component=\"Text\">Supplied<\/span><\/span>)<\/cite><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">Real estate agents selling apartments in two <a href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?s=Sydney&amp;submit=Search\">Sydney<\/a> high rise buildings found to have &#8220;serious defects&#8221; by government inspectors have been targeted in a fiery New South Wales\u00a0parliamentary hearing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-featured-img-wrap\"><a class=\"entry-featured-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/meet-the-sydney-playboy-who-is-building-a-huge-pub-empire\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-hoot-medium-thumb  entry-content-featured-img entry-grid-featured-img wp-post-image ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.propertynoise.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Adgemis-and-Tozzi.jpg?resize=460%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.propertynoise.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Adgemis-and-Tozzi.jpg?resize=460%2C270&amp;ssl=1 460w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.propertynoise.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Adgemis-and-Tozzi.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=460%2C270&amp;ssl=1 920w\" alt=\"Adgemis and Tozzi\" width=\"460\" height=\"270\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.propertynoise.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Adgemis-and-Tozzi.jpg?resize=460%2C270&amp;ssl=1 460w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.propertynoise.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Adgemis-and-Tozzi.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=460%2C270&amp;ssl=1 920w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.propertynoise.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Adgemis-and-Tozzi.jpg?resize=460%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-grid-content\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/meet-the-sydney-playboy-who-is-building-a-huge-pub-empire\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Meet the Sydney playboy who is building a huge pub empire<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_2X-83 g1U-R v-gc3\">\n<section class=\"_1uHEE _2Mryn\" role=\"contentinfo\" aria-label=\"key points\" data-component=\"KeyPoints\">\n<h2 class=\"wYJvU _1o1Da _1cBaI _18377 _2yZBa _3I3Xh _2uBSR _10YQT _1lh6E\" data-component=\"Heading\">Key points:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"_1PvbE\" role=\"list\" data-component=\"List\">\n<li class=\"\" data-component=\"ListItem\">Nine prohibition orders have been issued\u00a0by NSW Fair Trading since December<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-component=\"ListItem\">Residents had moved into the Atmosphere and Aya Eliza before the orders were issued<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-component=\"ListItem\">The Better Regulation Minister says his department is educating agents on their responsibilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">Courtney Houssos \u2014\u00a0who is Labor&#8217;s shadow minister for better regulation \u2014\u00a0used parliamentary privilege to take aim at agents selling units in the Atmosphere Towers in Castle Hill and the Aya Eliza building in Auburn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">Ms Houssos described the buildings as &#8220;notorious&#8221; and claimed she had discovered several real estate agents had not disclosed to prospective\u00a0buyers that both developments were under prohibition orders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">A prohibition order prevents an occupation certificate being issued until the developer rectifies listed &#8220;defects&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"_2XhY1 _2X-83 g1U-R _3V6uS\" role=\"group\" data-print=\"inline-media\" aria-labelledby=\"100574438\" data-component=\"Figure\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/100574438\">\n<div class=\"_3C2ok\" data-component=\"IntersectionObserver\">\n<div class=\"_3C5J1\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_1sqAO WIJbJ\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/6d50b338af8aac6197f65b5a175106c5?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=2587&amp;cropW=3880&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=0&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"a woman looking \" data-component=\"Image\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"100574438\" class=\"_1WKJ_ _3rsys _1srG4 _3PhF6 _10YQT _2Cu8q\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\"><em><strong>Courtney\u00a0Houssos takes aim at agents for not disclosing apartment towers\u00a0were under prohibition orders.<cite class=\"_3gxdk _3rsys _1srG4 _3PhF6 _10YQT _2Cu8q\" data-component=\"Figure__cite\">(<span class=\"_16znc _3rsys _1cBaI _3PhF6 _10YQT _2Cu8q\" data-component=\"Byline\"><span class=\"_3rsys _1srG4 _3PhF6 _10YQT _2Cu8q\" data-component=\"Text\">AAP: Brendon Thorne<\/span><\/span>)<\/cite><\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">It means owners are stranded and unable to move into their brand-new apartment until the order is lifted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">The apartment towers were built by subsidiary companies of two large Sydney developers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">Merhis Group was behind Aya Eliza, while Toplace constructed Atmosphere Towers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">Since December, nine prohibition orders have been issued by NSW Fair Trading in an industry-wide crackdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">However, in two buildings \u2014 Atmosphere and Aya Eliza \u2014 the owners had moved in before the order was issued as the developer had secured an interim occupation certificate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"_2XhY1 _2X-83 g1U-R _3V6uS\" role=\"group\" data-print=\"inline-media\" aria-labelledby=\"100574514\" data-component=\"Figure\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/100574514\">\n<div class=\"_3C2ok\" data-component=\"IntersectionObserver\">\n<div class=\"_3C5J1\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_1sqAO WIJbJ\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/0c053b5ea4e07ef4f28dbbbab0efeb3c?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=726&amp;cropW=1089&amp;xPos=54&amp;yPos=0&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"an apartment tower\" data-component=\"Image\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"100574514\" class=\"_1WKJ_ _3rsys _1srG4 _3PhF6 _10YQT _2Cu8q\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\"><em><strong>Residents had already moved into the Atmosphere building before a prohibition order was issued.<cite class=\"_3gxdk _3rsys _1srG4 _3PhF6 _10YQT _2Cu8q\" data-component=\"Figure__cite\">(<span class=\"_16znc _3rsys _1cBaI _3PhF6 _10YQT _2Cu8q\" data-component=\"Byline\"><span class=\"_3rsys _1srG4 _3PhF6 _10YQT _2Cu8q\" data-component=\"Text\">Supplied<\/span><\/span>)<\/cite><\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>READ MORE VIA <a 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