Insights and News
Who’s Qualified to Prepare Your Capital Works Fund Plan?
Who can prepare a 10-year capital works fund plan in NSW, whether a quantity surveyor is required, and what the 2026 standard form changed for strata schemes.
What Makes a QS’s Expert Evidence Hold Up in Court?
What makes a quantity surveyor’s expert evidence hold up in court: specialised knowledge, clear assumptions, transparent methodology and independence.
How Is Gross Floor Area (GFA) Measured for a NSW DA?
How GFA is measured for a NSW DA: the 1.4 m rule, what’s included and excluded, how parking, balconies and stairs are treated, and how GFA drives FSR.
Do You Need an EDC Report? NSW Thresholds Explained
EDC threshold NSW explained: who prepares the estimate up to $100k, $100k to $3m and over $3m, when an EDC report is required, and what PS 25-004 covers.
Building Condition Reports for Commercial and Development Sites
What a commercial building condition report in NSW covers, when developers and lenders need one, and how it differs from dilapidation and QS reports.
What Documents Does a QS Need to Prepare a Tax Depreciation Schedule?
A quantity surveyor needs enough information to establish four things: who owns the property and from when; what was built and when construction started and finished, what it cost to build, and what has been added or replaced since. The documents...