Forum: Happy strata owner breaks the mould
Happy strata owner, confusion about privacy, Tribunal tension, grabbing back CP land, and OC refuses to fix mould problem - all in this week's Forum.
Podcast: Would you share a flat with Boomers?
It's cheaper but, we ask in this week's podcast, is flat-sharing a viable answer for the old and lonely? Plus, the strata law we keep having to litigate.
Back on ABC radio, more often and at a new time
JimmyT is back on ABC Afternoons with James Valentine, and you can catch up with the most recent session via a link to the last broadcast in this story.
Forum: Fire safety is a burning issue in old strata
The cost of fire safety, the definition of stratum, limits on a compulsory strata manager and a new guide for ACT strata - all in the Forum.
Podcast: Between strata liveability and luxury
Jimmy and Sue pick the bones out of NSW's new strata manager regs, shine a light on a near-billionaire developer and ask if flats really need luxury
How our first strata scheme changed the world
A modest 18-apartment block in Sydney’s inner west was the very first strata scheme in the world but it sparked a global revolution in the way we live and own our…
New strata manager disclosure laws revealed
New laws governing what your strata manager must tell you about commissions and connections with suppliers come into force next week – even if your committee didn’t tell you.
Forum: Up to speed, thanks to Flatchatters
Two big stories landed this week - both about strata managers and transparency - and it was Flatchatters who kept us up to speed on both.
Netstrata wants some report findings scrapped
Insiders have told the ABC that Netstrata has submitted a 70-page document countering some of the findings in the draft report into its "Strata Trap" allegations.
Podcast: Behind the strata trap, recapped
It's a holiday weekend so let's look back at the podcast from last year that drove twice as many downloads as our usual fare, with ABC reporter Linton Besser describing…
In-built pet care is the latest apartment lure
There was a time when pets were banned from apartment buildings - now luring pet-owners with fur-baby facilities is big business.
Forum: Entitled to be angry over unfair levies
The vexed question of unfairly distributed Unit Entitlements - leading to unfairly collected levies - has been hotting up the Flat Chat Forum, this week.