Forum: Are uninsured tradies worth the risk?
This week's hot topic is all about whether it's unwise or even dangerous to hire uninsured tradies to work on common property.
NSW boosts tenants advice by $1m a year
The NSW government has added an additional $1m a year in funding for tenants' advice bodies, just in time for a raft of new laws to take effect.
Podcast: High-rise help, hikes and horror in the UK
Jimmy T and Sue W continue their European sojourn in London, where they catch up with the latest boost for NSW tenants, the apartment price rises in Oz and a…
Forum: Is the chair exempt from proxy limits?
The powers of the chair in various states vary, from being directly elected at an AGM by owners in Qld, to having a casting vote at a strata committee meeting…
Pro-tenant, pro-pet laws pass NSW parliament
Tenants' representatives have welcomed the new renters' protections passed into law in NSW this week- but they say more needs to be done.
Podcast: Total control, new bloke on the block
JimmyT and Sue send greetings from Scotland, welcome the new building commissioner and predict the next scandal likely to hit the strata sector.
IMHO: As soon as I turn my back, it’s strata chaos
In an expanded ramble from the Flat Chat newsletter, JimmyT wonders if it can be a coincidence that strata chaos erupts as soon as he leaves the country.
New commish seeks collaboration, not conflict
The NSW Government has announced the appointment of James Sherrard to replace David Chandler as Building Commissioner and he has already raised concerns with his comments that he will seek…
More overcharge shock for Netstrata clients
Sue Williams looks at the latest expose of strata management giant Netstrata, which has been quietly uploading invoices to client portals, exposing exorbitant brokerage fees for insurance premiums.
Forum: Strip club poser for strata scheme
What can owners do when the fact that there's a strip club in the block causes insurance premiums to triple?
Podcast: Pumping irony and airbnb on defensive
Jimmy and Sue discuss the first-floor resident being driven mad by the thumping and pumping from a pro gym beneath her flat PLUS how Airbnb is responding to a global…
Forum: Allergies are nothing to be sneezed at
Allergies are easy to dismiss - until you get one. So is it irresponsible to use pesticides in a rental home where someone may be allergic? PLUS the strata…