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Forum: Key safe refused over Airbnb fearsNews: Valuable lesson learned at School of RenosQuirky: Architect burned by town gas cut-offHow to spot a Strump in your strata schemeForum: Refurbs vetoed and views blocked
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Forum: Key safe refused over Airbnb fears

  • 05/11/2026
  • Author Jimmy-T

Forum: Key safe rejected, committee wants too much reno info, un-swapping keys with a neighbour, committee elections and personal safety puzzle.

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    News: Valuable lesson learned at School of Renos

    • 05/11/2026
    • Author Jimmy-T

    NEWS: Investors in a School of Renos flat bought a unit for just over $1m. Since then property prices have plummeted. So how did they fare at auction?

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      Quirky: Architect burned by town gas cut-off

      • 05/11/2026
      • Author Jimmy-T

      Quirky: Architect left high and dry by town, gas cut-off, ghost homes in the burbs, prison won't escape redevelopment and couple takes to the water.

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        How to spot a Strump in your strata scheme

        • 05/11/2026
        • Author Jimmy-T

        If a power-hungry, deceitful, manipulative narcissist can become president of the USA, surely one could rule your strata block - but would you care?

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          Forum: Refurbs vetoed and views blocked

          • 29/10/2026
          • Author Jimmy-T

          Forum: Dangerous precedents, blocked balcony renos, mobile phone towers demand, privacy hedge blocking view, and rising costs of lift refurbs.

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            Quirky: Ronan Keating’s $6m home demolition

            • 29/10/2026
            • Author Jimmy-T

            Quriky: Songster's $6m knock-down rebuild, where to go when you're dumped, a religious college building for sale, and an iconic Aussie snack survives 30 years in a freezer.

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              Floored by NCAT ruling on old apartment block

              • 29/10/2026
              • Author Jimmy-T

              When you remove carpets and lay down hard floors, you may be crating a world of pain for your neighbours ... but ultimately you pay the price.

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                News: Want to rent a flat? The computer says ‘No’

                • 29/10/2026
                • Author Jimmy-T

                NEWS: Buyers and sellers are both doing it hard - how does that work? - meanwhile rental agents are turning to AI to find new ways of rejecting tenants.

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                  Forum: Window locks and bathroom reno shock

                  • 22/10/2026
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  Forum: Strata scheme ignores request to install child-proof window locks, new owners inherit post-reno leaky bathroom, and a by-law too far?

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                    Instant answers – a strata Chatbot built for you

                    • 22/10/2026
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    More people are using AI to answer their strata queries - it's time we had a ChatBot that already knows the questions as well as the answers.

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                      News: Winners and losers in property slippery dip

                      • 22/10/2026
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      News: there's not a lot of good news in property at the moment but at least a brake has been put on out-of-control house prices.

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                        How not to freak when you discover a leak

                        • 22/10/2026
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        You've noticed a brown stain on your apartment ceiling - what you do next could make the difference between a fix and a flood.

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                          • Forum: Key safe refused over Airbnb fears
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                          • News: Valuable lesson learned at School of Renos
                          • Quirky: Architect burned by town gas cut-off
                          • How to spot a Strump in your strata scheme
                          • Strata Manager blocks using compo for carpet damage for installing timber floor.
                          • Who’s responsible for residents’ safety
                          • How do I manage key swap return?
                          • Committee wants too much information on reno proposal
                          • Who can be elected to a strata committee and how
                          • Floored by NCAT ruling on old apartment block
                          • Quirky: Ronan Keating’s $6m home demolition
                          • News: Want to rent a flat? The computer says ‘No’
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