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Packer power finally prevails in strata forced saleRANT: Build-to-rent flats offer real choiceForum: Total EV ban supporters in for a shockWould you poo-poo a reno with a loo for two?5900 new build-to-rent flats on track for 2030
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Packer power finally prevails in strata forced sale

  • 24/06/2025
  • Author Alexandra Brooks

When James Packer wanted to redevelop the 80-studio Chimes block it took $100 million to buy and months in court with one forced sale.

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    RANT: Build-to-rent flats offer real choice

    • 24/06/2025
    • Author Jimmy-T

    Build-to-rent is a scary prospect for traditionalists mainly because it offers real choice in an unforgiving property market

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      Forum: Total EV ban supporters in for a shock

      • 19/06/2025
      • Author Jimmy-T

      Forum: Blanket bans on EV charging, committee weaponised by feuding owners, when noisy neighbours don't breach by-laws by enough.

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        Would you poo-poo a reno with a loo for two?

        • 19/06/2025
        • Author Alexandra Brooks

        Bathroom design in 2025 is getting weird. Here are the latest trends, from voice-controlled showers to glass-walled bathrooms and even a tandem loo for two.

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          5900 new build-to-rent flats on track for 2030

          • 19/06/2025
          • Author Alexandra Brooks

          From Sydney to Adelaide, a new $1.5 billion deal is rolling out purpose-built rental homes, offering a glimpse into the future of renting in Australia.

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            Podcast: Is this the end of balcony laundry bans?

            • 18/06/2025
            • Author Jimmy-T

            Podcast: The NSW government may have inadvertently sparked a war over drying laundry on your balcony with new laws about sustainability infrastructure.

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              RANT: Unenforceable laws worse than no laws

              • 18/06/2025
              • Author Jimmy-T

              There are new strata laws coming in ... but if some are unenforceable, aren't they worse than no laws at all?

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                Forum: Ghosted by our sulking strata manager

                • 12/06/2025
                • Author Jimmy-T

                Forum: When your scheme is ghosted by the SM. Can you renovate in flat pack unit blocks? Fire safety upgrades are nothing to be scared of.

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                  Podcast: New strata laws – the best and the rest

                  • 12/06/2025
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  PODCAST: Jimmy and Sue put the incoming strata laws to the test with SCA-NSW president Robert Anderson.

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                    Cyber scams stealing from first-home buyers

                    • 12/06/2025
                    • Author Alexandra Brooks

                    Young Australians struggling to buy their first homes have become easy pickings for cyber criminals who divert their funds to fake bank accounts.

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                      Top property website accused of price gouging

                      • 11/06/2025
                      • Author Alexandra Brooks

                      Selling a property? Brace yourself. Australia now ranks among the most expensive countries in the world just to advertise a residential property for sale.

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                        RANT: New laws mean little without test cases

                        • 11/06/2025
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        Changing strata law is a start but our new Strata Commissioner needs to use the financial heft of the State to run test cases and establish precedent.

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