Roundup: Doing it tough in the Old Dart too
On a working trip to the UK, I am struck by a story that featured on the TV news this morning about housing affordability. Yep, it’s happening over here too.…
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Strata squatters and illegal land grabs
Of all the twisted skeins of flawed logic that wind through Strataland, the land grab is one of the most popular, applying ‘common sense’ to common property and coming up…
Roundup: Do a flatting friend a favour
We all know someone who lives in strata and who is wrestling with some issue or another. And the chances are that, like the good friend that you are, you…
What’s welcome when shoes get the boot from lift lobbies?
When a couple of friends moved into their brand new apartment for the first time, they were appalled at what they found outside the other doors in their lift…
Seminar to reveal how maintenance adds value
One of the changes built into the new NSW strata laws is a requirement to set up a 10-year maintenance plan, to be reviewed every five years. So, do you…
Roundup: Rogue renovators and your Stratabox answer
We got a doozy of a post this week from a reader worried that an unauthorised rogue renovator in her block is removing walls and ceilings, which has disconnected the fire…
WIN! Online strata tool that ticks all the boxes
The secret to successfully running a strata scheme is remarkably simple – just know everything that’s going on, all the time. Of course, anyone who has ever been involved in…
Flat Chat: ‘Ghost’ flats proposal running on empty
As much as we are appalled at the thought of brand new apartments lying empty for years, the proposal to tax ‘ghost’ investments – first touted by Labor then slotted…
Roundup: Are holiday lets worth the hassle?
At the risk of quoting myself too extensively, I have been discussing in the forum why some people might find letting their homes as holiday lets worth the additional hassle,…
Hi-tech security answer to lowlife behaviour
It’s one of the ironies of strata living that a lot of people choose to live in apartments because of the additional security that locked off floors, electronic access keys…
Roundup: Dogs, drugs and dealers
Years ago friends of mine complained about two yappy dogs living in the apartment next door, that kept them awake, barking every 15 minutes for a couple of hours around…
Holiday letting report – what really happened
If strata living is politics in its rawest form – and trust me, it can be – what really happened this week when the government responded to the Coure report…