Jimmy-T – FLAT CHAT

Chandler was target of Liberal smear campaign

Former Building Commissioner David Chandler is back in the spotlight, with a reminder that he's a man not to be messed with.

Quirky: Okay, maybe we're taking the term "granny flat" too literally but some of these new high-tech pods are bigger than studio flats.

News: Cut-price "spoof" real estate ad listing all the problems with living in this strata scheme turns out to be real.

Forum: A 'ghost' squatter is neither a tenant, an owner nor a guest - so how can the strata committee curb his bad behaviour?

Those space-saving ideas from boats and caravans aren't as crazy as they seem ... but the people who live with them are a different story.

QUIRKY: The things we leave behind, from methamphetamine residue, to walls stuffed with catalogues to a hidden indoor swimming pool.

NEWS: 12,000 apartments to take the Metro to two Sydney suburbs while hotel plans in Melbourne and Canberra are switched to units.

Former Building Commissioner David Chandler is back with a "disruptive" plan to build more affordable apartment blocks.

Forum: The question of the week is a doozy: Can you make strata committee members pay for bad decisions? The answer will surprise you.

NEWS: It's mostly exxy properties that are getting cheaper - apart from in the low-cost suburbs where negaive equity looms.

Fake real estate ad listed every strata scheme problem while offering a phony $3million discount on the purchase price

QUIRKY: An architect-designed small flat renovation makes the most of the available space using tricks employed by tiny houses and caravans.