Jimmy-T – FLAT CHAT

Inquiry into kickbacks and commissions

NSW Fair Trading has asked the Productivity and Equality Commissioner to launch an inquiry into insurance commissions and other strata kickbacks.

Forum: Offered a half year insurance at same cost

Forum: One of the problems with strata insurance being compulsory is that brokers and their strata manager related companies can dictate the terms.

Could naming and shaming get you jailed?

If you provide someone's address and say negative things about them online, that could be classed as doxxing and get you jailed.

How to sidestep special levies bill shock

RANT: How to avoid an unexpected special levies shock bill, whether your block is old or brand new.

All the (free) apartment living news that fits

Flat Chat has teamed up with Left Field Communications to bring you a roundup of all the free news about buying, selling and building apartments.

Experts fear as combo sites for unit blocks boom

Real estate experts fear that a boom in combining homes to sell as potential building sites could lead to an oversupply.

Forum: Should I pay for a common property fix?

Forum: Should an owner pay for a common property repair and ask for the money back, plus dissolving a two-unit strata scheme.

AI is very clever but not truly strata smart

AI chatbots can give you instant answers and they're mostly correct. However, they can only work if you ask the right questions

Forum: Tiles, tenants and a little sound advice

Forum: When a Flatchatter's upstairs neighbour tiled their floor and then let the flat to noisy renters, the strata manager said there was nothing they could do.

When your committee ignores new strata laws

RANT: Most of the new NSW strata laws are great - but what happens if your committee chooses to simply ignore them?

Podcast: How low-cost housing fix was lost

Podcast: The state and federal governments had an opportunity to convert an old building into affordable homes but they were just too slow for this low-cost housing fix.