Swimming pool rules change on Friday, but are sellers and landlords ready?

By Tim Barlass
Updated April 24 2016 - 10:13pm, first published 12:15am
In the past 13 years, 83 children under five years of age have drowned in backyard pools in NSW. Photo: Rick Stevens
In the past 13 years, 83 children under five years of age have drowned in backyard pools in NSW. Photo: Rick Stevens

New rules for swimming pools that begin on Friday  will affect everyone selling or leasing their home. But a random survey of properties for sale last weekend found about 75 per cent did not appear to be market-ready under the new legislation.

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