Archive for September, 2004

The Company of Strangers

Friday, September 3rd, 2004

They are becoming endangered species but there are still a few company title apartment blocks around and a shrewd investor shouldn’t necessarily shy away from them. Company Titles sprang up in the early part of last century when home ownership was more about land than buildings. That’s why they tend to be older, grander affairs [...]

Balcony Barbecues – No Smoke Without Ire

Thursday, September 2nd, 2004

It may be considered unAustralian but many people think there’s no place for barbecues on apartment block balconies. Especially in this age of eco-friendly, self ventilating buildings, the very thought of anyone being at liberty to fill their neighbours’ homes with the choking smoke from burnt snags and last week’s fat seem preposterous. But while [...]

Loathe Thy Neighbour

Wednesday, September 1st, 2004

The hardest adjustment most people have to make when they move into apartments is simply getting along with neighbours all around them. It is usually a simple issue of tolerance and consideration, or lack thereof. Ironically, for many people the false assumption that they can’t do anything about their neighbours’ behaviour only exacerbates any problems [...]