Cathy Sherry

Cathy Sherry is a professor at Macquarie Law School and Smart Green Cities. She is the author of Strata Title Property Rights: Private governance of multi-owned properties.

Merrick Morley, who bought an apartment with many defects and high strata fees, along with bills from the embedded network.

Opinion
NSW residential property

‘Death by a thousand cuts’: How strata owners get ripped off

Property developers allow embedded network operators to install the energy and water infrastructure in buildings for free, increasing the developer’s profit. But for many apartment owners, who pay over-the-top levies for the services, it comes at a cost.

6 months ago
Cathy Sherry

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Part of solving the current housing crisis needs to be removing financial barriers for people who want to downsize.

Opinion
Housing crisis

Remember when only men could own property? No? There’s a reason for that

Laws need to change to equally weigh the rights of those who want to buy a home against those who simply want to invest in a property.

July 16, 2024
Cathy Sherry

Premier Chris Minns wants to fast-track high density development in Sydney but strata termination legislation means apartment-dwellers are in a vulnerable position.

Opinion
Housing crisis

Two missing words explain why Sydney’s making a terrible housing mistake

Changes in our landscape and society are happening with little understanding of the legal structures being created and the resulting burdens for homeowners.

February 19, 2024
Cathy Sherry

Chris Minns and development controls for Sydney

Opinion
Property development

Minns must stop this energy rort before development binge

The big switch to renewable energy may come at a very high price for NSW apartment buyers unless the state government acts swiftly.

November 14, 2023
Cathy Sherry

There’s a fresh appetite for high-rise development but the state government must ensure that it’s not creating new problems.

Opinion
Property development

Minns’ housing plan is fantastic news, but only for property developers

NSW’s sudden unbridled enthusiasm for high-density housing strongly benefits developers and there’s a complete absence of consideration of strata title.