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Still seeing that damned barking chihuaua?Forum: Deadbeat owner paid no levies for 10 yearsPodcast: Positive property plan and negative gearingTweaks and leaks: advice on keeping the block niceWhen hiring a good strata lawyer is a great idea
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Still seeing that damned barking chihuaua?

  • 29/05/2022
  • Author Jimmy-T

Are you getting frustrated because every time you log on to Flat Chat you just go to the same page with the same old stories, including one about an incessantly…

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    Forum: Deadbeat owner paid no levies for 10 years

    • 24/05/2022
    • Author Jimmy-T

    Apartment owners not paying their levies is an all-too-common occurrence in strata.  But when one owner out of four his dragging the chain, that’s 25 percent of a block’s revenue;…

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      Podcast: Positive property plan and negative gearing

      • 24/05/2022
      • Author Jimmy-T

      The first thing that happens after a new government is elected is that the Prime Minister and the party divvy up the ministries. The next thing after that is that…

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        Tweaks and leaks: advice on keeping the block nice

        • 23/05/2022
        • Author Jimmy-T

        When we’re pouring money into renovating our homes, no doubt hoping to increase their value if we ever sell, we often forget the old maxim for the potential property purchaser…

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          When hiring a good strata lawyer is a great idea

          • 20/05/2022
          • Author Jimmy-T

          In this week’s Australian Financial Review I wrote about the value of good strata lawyers and the problems with bad ones. This was prompted by a chat with Amanda Farmer…

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            Forum: Angry tradie targets new unit owner

            • 17/05/2022
            • Author Jimmy-T

            Here’s a conundrum from way out of left field, and then some.  One of our Flatchatters has just received a final demand, and a threat of legal action, from a…

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              Podcast: Property battle on for young and old

              • 17/05/2022
              • Author Jimmy-T

              This week on the Flat Chat Wrap, as we approach the election, we are looking again at the various parties housing policies and wonder what they really mean. We recorded…

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                Overexposed strata chairs may hide from the Hub

                • 17/05/2022
                • Author Jimmy-T

                Executive committees could be about to see a mass exodus of office-bearers as a new register of strata schemes takes effect in NSW next month, warn insiders. Simply put, some…

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                  Webinar: Q&A with strata lawyer in the hotseat

                  • 12/05/2022
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  If you haven’t lost your zest for Zoom, even though many people are back in their offices, there’s a strata-related webinar you could check out this week. In a session…

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                    All about EV: State’s new strata charging guide

                    • 12/05/2022
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    Proponents of electric vehicles are celebrating a huge step forward in the understanding and acceptance of electric vehicle charging in strata buildings after a tickets to a government co-sponsored webinar…

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                      Strata secretary’s car torched – dramatic video

                      • 10/05/2022
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      A video has emerged of two thugs approaching the car belonging to the secretary of a strata scheme in Fairfield, Sydney, before one of them walks away and the car…

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                        EV charging: Strata facts explained, myths exploded

                        • 10/05/2022
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        With the launch of the new electric vehicle charging website at the ‘Drive Electric – EV-ready Buildings’ webinar this week, one of the speakers, Owners Corporation Network (OCN) chair Fred…

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