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NEWS: The unaffordability blame game kicks off

  • 24/09/2026
  • Author Jimmy-T

NEWS; House prices are falling but not fast or far enough for the homeless and all the experts have different takes on why that is.

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    Complaints reveal horrific state of Qld strata

    • 24/09/2026
    • Author Jimmy-T

    A strata advice hotline has exposed the extent and depth of the problems in Queensland's corrupted body corporate system

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      All the property news you’ll ever need

      • 23/09/2026
      • Author Jimmy-T

      Every week we curate the apartment stories and cull the rest. This is what a whole day's unedited news from Leftfield communications looks like

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        Forum: Land grab, tree shade and a rejected ramp

        • 17/09/2026
        • Author Jimmy-T

        Forum: All that plus the neighbours who've cut through the fence from their block to install a gate and use the adjoining scheme's visitor parking.

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          Quirky: Property-mad Aussies will buy anything

          • 17/09/2026
          • Author Jimmy-T

          Quirky: Ruined homes, haunted houses, tiny lots, jail cells and spaceships - no matter how weird and wonderful, someone somewhere wants to buy it.

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            ATO cracking down on Airbnb-for-me properties

            • 17/09/2026
            • Author Jimmy-T

            The ATO crackdown on tax breaks for short-term lets used by their owners for personal holidays could cost Airbnb hosts thousands of dollars.

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              NEWS: More women choosing flats for safety

              • 17/09/2026
              • Author Jimmy-T

              NEWS: Melbourne women choose flats over houses for security reasons - could we see female-only unit blocks? Plus all the other apartment news.

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                Forum: Why ‘compulsory’ training is anything but

                • 13/09/2026
                • Author Jimmy-T

                Forum: Why committee training lacks bite, insurance won't pay injury claim in full, boxes stacked in parking space, aren't all balconies common property?

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                  Webinars: Difficult owners and tricky committees

                  • 13/09/2026
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  Bannermans Lawyers are taking registrations for their free webinars on how to deal with difficult owners and making your committee work better.

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                    Quirky: Panic room and safe places for pussies

                    • 13/09/2026
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    QUIRKY: Multi-million-dollar mansions for sale, parrots in peril, pub pokie losers cast shade on housing, payment system won't take rent or levies.

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                      News: Nassif’s daughter avoids jail for $150m rort

                      • 13/09/2026
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      NEWS: Fugitive developer Jean Nassif's daughter walks away from jail time for falsifying $150m loan documents.

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                        Coming soon – clip-on solar for your balcony

                        • 12/09/2026
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        It's the climate denialst, anti-EV committee's worst nightmare - owners may soon be able to install solar panels on the front of their balconies.

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