Dardanelle Towers, Episode 3 – Sniffing Glue
Blame the bank holiday, the Rugby World Cup or the need for a break, but we thought we’d revisit our old friends at the fictional (or is it?) apartment block…
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Why strata levies need their own meerkats
Among the many benefits of the internet, comparison websites seem to get a fair old workout, and from users of all ages and backgrounds. You know the things I mean,…
Flat Chat Wrap #43 – Airbnb under pump, pet ban lifted and free money
We cover a lot of ground in this week’s chat with journalist and author Sue Williams, including two old favourites – Airbnb and pet bans – and a brand new…
From the Forum: Stray cats and rat runs
Some people like cats, others can’t abide them, but one Flatchatter is being driven nuts by some feral cats and, more to the point, the resident who feeds them. If…
PODCAST: Airbnb curbs, pet ban by-law bounced and free money
We cover a lot of ground in this week’s chat with journalist and author Sue Williams, including two old favourites – Airbnb and pet bans – and a brand new…
Flat Chat Wrap #43 – Airbnb under pump, pet ban lifted and free money
We cover a lot of ground in this week’s chat with journalist and author Sue Williams, including two old favourites – Airbnb and pet bans – and a brand new…
Naming shame – silencing strata committee bullies
Sometimes living in strata is like a soap opera …occasionally it feels like something much more sinister. A friend lives in a small block of about 50 units that trundles…
How Airbnb’s figures on rentals have been fudged
Airbnb, with a few minor self-interested exceptions, seem to be going it alone with their objections to the holiday letting registries proposed for NSW and now WA. And they are…
Flammable cladding crisis solved – phoenix it!
The fire engineer who approved the Neo 200 building in Melbourne – the most recent high-rise cladding fire in Australia – has gone to court to try to have his…
More curbs on way for Airbnb hosts as WA plans register and by-laws
Barriers are going up across Australia in an effort to curb the out-of-control spread of illegal holiday lets, with both NSW and now WA considering strata scheme by-law bans, mandatory…
Flat Chat Wrap #42 – Strata chatting, straight out of the box
For years I have been struck by the irony of the connection between communication and community falling asunder at the doors of apartment blocks. If there was anywhere that not…
From the Forum: Who pays when running repairs are left to rot?
Everybody knows that the owners corporation (body corporate) has to pay to repair and maintain common property (if you didn’t, you do now.) Oh, and by the way, YOU are…