PODCAST 55 – Privacy poppycock, powers of attorney and pets in peril
This week in the podcast we revisit the vexed question of whether or not you should be allowed to view other owners’ email addresses. The SCA (Strata Community Australia –…
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Popular apartment pets at risk from smoke and heat
Some of the most popular dog breeds for apartment residents are the most susceptible to breathing problems from the smoke that’s been blanketing our cities. Vets in smoke-affected areas are…
PODCAST: We hit 50 … Airbnb, pet bans and nasty neighbours
Amazingly, this is our 50th Flat Chat Wrap which means we have been doing this – the podcast thing – for almost a year. And yet, the same topics come…
PODCAST – Pet warning and dodgy voting stats
SHOW NOTES In this week’s podcast JimmyT and Sue Williams look again at the issue of the overturning of the pet ban by-law in one of Sydneys biggest and poshest…
Flat Chat Wrap #44 – Pet death threat and dodgy votes
In this week’s podcast JimmyT and Sue Williams look again at the issue of the overturning of the pet ban by-law in one of Sydneys biggest and poshest apartment blocks,…
PODCAST: Airbnb curbs, pet ban by-law bounced and free money
We cover a lot of ground in this week’s chat with journalist and author Sue Williams, including two old favourites – Airbnb and pet bans – and a brand new…
From The Forum: Dog-minding in a one-bedder
We are all for the entrepreneurial spirit, here at Flat Chat … except when it comes to turning your apartment into a business that has a detrimental effect on other…
Dog parks, virtual golf and club rooms – the future of apartment living
There is a growing division in the world of apartment living and it’s not, for a change, between owners and renters. It’s between the haves and the have-nots. There are…
Flat Chat Wrap #23 – Airbnb code of conduct, developers go “crowd” and a horse in a townhouse (???)
Jimmy T and Sue Williams explore the latest developments in the strataverse … and come up with some very odd stories indeed.
Flat Chat Wrap #20 – New minister, good and bad laws, and the pet loophole
JimmyT and Sue Williams ask the big questions about the new strata minister … like, who is he? Plus the best and worst of Australia’s strata laws and what makes…
Flat Chat Wrap #12 – The ups and downs of apartment living with Sydney MP Alex Greenwich
Talking apartments, Airbnb, pets, the Opal, defects, cladding and all things apartment related with Sydney MP Alex Greenwich
Podcast: Inside a strata disaster … a pet ban backfires
I am occasionally asked how come I ever got into writing about apartment living. After all, I’m a published author, have been a reasonabIy successful TV scriptwriter and occasionally still…
Flat Chat Wrap #9 – How a pet ban led to the birth of Flat Chat
Jimmy and Sue look back at the first time they bought off the plan … and how it led to Flat Chat
The Wrap podcast: Parking, popular pet names, and Airbnb
We’re back in Australia this week, with a story about a conflict that couldn’t be more Aussie. Sue Williams takes us through her yarn about people who bought parking spots…
Flat Chat Wrap #5 – epic parking battle, trendy pet names & Airbnb hosting
A decades-long parking battle end up in the Appeals Court, trendy pet names, how to be a better Airbnb host, garage doors and more …
Jimmy and James discuss the new bans on no-pets by-laws
We’re back in the ABC studios to discuss ‘no-pet’ by-laws, among other things, and to take your calls. You can listen to the episode HERE.
The end of no-pet by-laws on ABC radio
Jimmy joins James Valentine for a chat about Tribunal decisions to rescind by-laws that ban pets … and take your calls
Flat Chat Wrap #1 – pet bans, bad by-laws, crazy neighbours and Airbnb laws
A chat about all the most interesting, strangest and most controversial items on on Flat Chat this week. In Episode 1, Jimmy discusses pet bans, undoing bad by-laws, crazy neighbours…