There are those who say apartment blocks, like actors, should never have to deal with children and animals. The latter is a perennial topic in this column, but kids? Who could possibly have anything against kids?

It’s summer time when families and fun-seekers from Picket Fence Land descend on our seaside and inner city apartment blocks and expect us to tolerate antisocial behavior in often illegal short term rentals because a) they’re on holiday, b) nobody forced us to buy apartments and c) it’s their right … right? Wrong.

The revolving door of the Fair Trading office has had another spin with the installation of Virginia Judge as our new minister in charge of dodgy mechanics, dangerous toys, internet scams and, of course, strata. We should give her the benefit of the doubt, for now, but it’s disturbing that Fair Trading is seen as [...]

One of the best aspects of modern apartment blocks are the balconies: your own slice of fresh air, peace and quiet … until your neighbours behave like you didn’t exist. QUESTION 1: Our balconies are close to one another and not only can you hear every word from people all around but the smoking is [...]