FORUM: It’s not my party and I’ll cry if I want to …
It’s funny how people react differently to exactly the same information. For instance, suppose you get a note from a neighbour saying, “we’re having a shindig on Saturday – apologies…
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PODCAST: Getting tough on breachers and builders
JimmyT was thinking of changing the name of this week’s episode to Hard Chat as he’s going in hard on two very different targets (but won’t because he’s scared of…
Flat Chat Wrap #46 – cracking down on by-law breachers and bad builders
JimmyT thinks of changing the name of this week’s episode to Hard Chat (but won’t because he’s scared of Tom Gleason) as he’s going in hard on two very different…
Building expert: defects plan is deeply flawed
The NSW government’s plans to construct our apartment buildings better in the future, released last week, were met with a universal outpouring of … well … whatever the opposite of…
Bondi Beach renewal sets benchmark for old blocks
A dilapidated 1930s three-storey apartment building in Sydney where unused space is being converted into extra units, and balconies are being added, is forging the future for over 100,000…
Golf community wins new swing at Airbnb ban
The old chestnut that strata schemes can’t ban short-term letting took another hit this month with a decision in a magistrate’s court in Queensland that they most certainly can. A…
By-law breaches – cop it sweet or cop it hard?
If it’s true that justice delayed is justice denied, then there’s a lot of denial going on in strata. Taking a complaint against a neighbour – or even responding to…
Flat Chat Wrap #45 – Airbnb bubble at bursting point?
It’s a short and (hopefully) sweet Flat Chat Wrap this week with JimmyT flying solo as he looks at the clouds gathering over Airbnb and other holiday letting websites –…
FORUM: Committee parking pests warned
Sometimes this website just works. A couple of weeks ago we had a post from a Flatchatter who was annoyed that her neighbours parked their cars outside their garages, making…
PODCAST: Holiday lets under cloud but country pubs offer light relief
It’s a short and (hopefully) sweet Flat Chat Wrap this week with JimmyT flying solo as he looks at the clouds gathering over Airbnb and other holiday letting websites –…
Flat Chat Wrap #45 – Airbnb bubble at bursting point?
It’s a short and (hopefully) sweet Flat Chat Wrap this week with JimmyT flying solo as he looks at the clouds gathering over Airbnb and other holiday letting websites –…
Insurance and tax checks squeeze Airbnb hosts
A combination of tax crackdowns and insurance obligations is making the prospect of letting homes on holiday letting websites like Airbnb a much less attractive option, according to a story…