For industry, councils and building owners
Building, trade and specialist licences and registrations
Guidance on applying for licences and certificates, registering as a building or design practitioner or professional engineer, or becoming a building certifier.
Building defects library
This library lists the most common building defects for certifiers, councils and other relevant industry members. By making these available in one place it will help quicken the drafting of formal communication to rectify defects.
Design and building practitioners
Explore resources including information on licensing, training, qualifications, planning, compliance and regulations.
Tradespeople, certifiers and developers
Find trade obligations, certification, licensing and development support for builders and developers.
Cladding regulation online registration system
New laws require building owners to register certain buildings with combustible cladding with the NSW Government.
NSW Cladding Taskforce
The NSW Cladding Taskforce was established to identify buildings with potentially combustible cladding and support local councils to address the use of non-compliant cladding materials.
Current and future homeowners
Get information to help you build or renovate your home, get owner-builder permits, or resolve any building disputes you have.
Defects, disputes and complaints
Resolving building disputes
When you build or renovate, things may not always go to plan. You can take steps to help resolve disputes with your builder or tradesperson.
Building defect complaints
Learn about statutory warranties, time limits and resolving defects for houses and multi-unit dwellings as well as the quality of specialist trade work (electrical, plumbing, gasfitting) in residential or commercial buildings.
Strata building bond and inspections scheme
Understand the steps developers, building inspectors and owners must take to progress a building bond to fix defects identified in new apartment buildings.
Related information
Building and construction industry transactions
Meet your requirements for certification, registration, licences, compensation cover and traffic control and find out how to lodge complaints through Service NSW.
Building or renovating a home
Information on building a home, owner-builder permits, renovating your home, first home owners grants and buying land.
Land and property
Find NSW services and programs on land registration, land valuations, land titles and land tax. Learn about property acquisitions, spatial services and more.