by Archi QS | Nov 6, 2026 | All Posts, Strata Services
Managing a strata property requires understanding its value for purposes such as insurance and financial planning. However, terms such as “strata insurance valuation” and “market valuation” are often confused, even though the two concepts are distinct and serve...
by Archi QS | Nov 3, 2026 | All Posts, Strata Services
Since the 1 April 2026 strata reforms introduced a standard form for 10-year plans, many strata committees have asked the same question: who is actually allowed to prepare our capital works fund plan, and do we have to hire someone? In NSW, the owners corporation is...
by Archi QS | Oct 29, 2026 | All Posts, Quantity Surveying
Picture opposing counsel working through a quantity surveyor’s expert report line by line. Where did this quantity come from? Who told you to assume that? Why this rate and not the contractor’s quote? A report that can’t answer those questions on its...
by Archi QS | Oct 26, 2026 | All Posts, Council Cost Reports, Quantity Surveying
You have a set of architectural plans and a floor space ratio control. The question is how much of the building actually counts. In NSW, gross floor area (GFA) is the planning-defined floor area of a building, used to test it against controls such as floor space ratio...
by Archi QS | Oct 22, 2026 | All Posts, Council Cost Reports, Quantity Surveying
You have a NSW development, a rough idea of what it will cost, and a DA form asking for the Estimated Development Cost. The question is which threshold you fall into, and whether you need a formal EDC report from a quantity surveyor. Quick Answer: Do I Need an EDC...
