Savita Singh planned the apartment of her dreams. But when time came to move in, the reality was very different.

The floors in her Ramsgate unit were tiled rather than the timber she had chosen, appliances were not working, blinds had not been installed and a clothes line and barbeque area were promised but not delivered.

"You save money for a deposit, we all get excited about buying a property without even knowing what's out there and what the builders are up to," Ms Singh said.

"It was very, very stressful. We had no idea where to go, what to do."

"We've learnt a lot now, but at the time there were no laws in place to protect us," she said.

The NSW Government wants to change that.

Under new laws to be introduced to state parliament later this year, buyers will be given a copy of the proposed plan before contracts are signed, they will be able to cancel a contract or claim compensation if material changes are made and the cooling off period will be extended to 10 business days.

Minister for Finance, Services and Property, Victor Dominello, said developers would have to tell the purchaser things when things had changed.

"If there is a material alteration, the purchaser then has remedy," Mr Dominello said.

Laws will protect against 'rogue' developers

The Owners Corporation Network supports the reforms, saying right now buyers are not protected.

"If someone purchases a million-dollar apartment, they have fewer protections currently than someone who purchases a $10 toaster," executive officer Karen Stiles said.

NSW President of the Real Estate Institute of Australia, Malcolm Gunning, also supports the changes.

"It will go a long way to giving the consumer confidence and the ability to get out of a contract if the property delivered is not what's promoted," Mr Gunning said.

"The majority of developers in NSW are fine, but there is that rogue element that are not necessarily professional"

Mr Dominello said if the laws passed, they would also correct the inequality buyers face in the current bargaining process.

"The developer has all the money, whereas the purchaser has probably given most of their money in terms of the deposit and has got very little resources to fight a cashed up developer," Mr Dominello said.

Ms Singh said she would feel more comfortable buying an off-plan property under the proposed reforms.

The reforms will be introduced into Parliament in September.