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There are so many different sources for information about what you can and can’t do in your apartment or strata scheme I thought I might post this compilation of renovation…
There are so many different sources for information about what you can and can’t do in your apartment or strata scheme I thought I might post this compilation of renovation…
We’ve lifted a post from the Flat Chat Forum for the podcast this week to illustrate two issues – one is basic good practise, the other highly contentious. The post…
As governments in our three most apartment-heavy states ponder changes to strata laws, the question is, will it be enough to restore confidence in the sector. In NSW, while developers…
Almost 150 allegations of improper insurance commissions paid to strata managers, worth more than $240 million, have been reported to both the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the…
The NSW government is moving to crack down on Airbnb style short-term rentals and vacant holiday homes in an effort to put some of the state’s 50-60,000 untenanted dwellings back…
This week we want to feature what can only be described as a “zombie post” – first sent in 2016 – but no less relevant for that, as a reply…
OK, we’ve had our fun. Feeling guilty about the essential negativity of our poll on who you dislike most in strata, we’ve decided to focus on the people in your…
This week on the podcast we are talking about YOU. At least, we are talking about your pet hates, as defined by our highly unscientific and totally skewed poll on…
Can we just make something clear? Strata Community Association (NSW), the strata managers’ professional group, does NOT represent strata owners, residents or tenants. Why would anyone even think that? They…
This week’s Pick of the Trips is a chance to get away from it all without going too far. The Croft boutique cabin is set in quiet bushland on the…
Pssst. Don’t tell anyone, but I think we’ve fixed strata. I say this because after a bumper couple of weeks with a stack of new questions, we haven’t had one…
Undercover renters who inspected rental homes in Victoria have found that a disturbing number still fell short of the state’s minimum standards required for such properties – especially at the…