There’s always a new twist in the conflict between our love of small furry friends and our desire to live in flats. Considering the number of questions I get from pet owners, my next book on property should be called Cats, Dogs and Apartments. (A concerned parent has taken issue with me since this was [...]

Running the executive committee of an apartment building is politics at its most fundamental level. Most ECs get along OK, but all it takes is one person to upset the applecart and it’s all on for young and old. QUESTION: My husband and I own two units in a 30-unit block and I’ve been on [...]

Some recent rumblings from Macquarie St should have us apartment dwellers pricking up our collective ears. The first was the new neighbourhood noise laws that mean playing loud music after 10 pm at night is a no-no if it disturbs your neighbours – even in a free-standing home. At last, we may be spared the [...]