Flat Chat Live roundup
The Flat Chat column’s recent seminar, Flat Chat Live, saw somewhere north of 120 people turn up in central Sydney to hear a cavalcade of experts discuss a huge variety of issues…
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Forum faves: Cat lovers persecuted by dog owner – and the psycho next door
Aaah, the wonderful world of strata. I found some old Flat Chat columns on my computer today, going back almost 12 years , and guess what? We are still talking…
Forum Roundup: Developer backs down
The Flat Chat Forum is a hotbed of debate and discussion, with everything from recalcitrant developers to DIY renovators. Here’s your instant weekly roundup of hot topics and cool advice on the…
Pool safety rules get the sitcom solution
Apartment owners in blocks with swimming pools have been thrown a lifeline. New swimming pool safety regulations, due to come in later this month, remove the proposed ban on selling…
Kids stuff: Fun and games on the Forum
The Flatchat faithful have been wrestling with a variety of topics on your behalf in the past week. As ever, there is a range of opinions; some rock solid, some wishful thinking…
A ‘wee’ noise problem keeps strata owner awake
We all have to put up with some level of neighbour noise in apartments, but it shouldn’t be anything that disturbs us or, even worse, keeps us awake at night.…
Hot topics in the Forum
It’s been another busy week on the Forum with all sorts of curly questions coming our way and, of course, the collective wisdom of the Flat Chat brains trust casting…
Developer trying to block defects checks
When you are a new owner in a new building, it’s hard not to be suspicious of decisions that could cost you a lot of money. “The building is just…
Flat Chat Live and Trivia Night
Two major strata events are on the horizon. OK, they are major for me … but you might be interested too. First cab off the rank (or should it be…
No secrets in strata
No secrets in strata Flat Chat with Jimmy Thomson “When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else,” writes American…
Cripes on a bike – how’s this for a storage solution?
Look, we know storage is an issue in apartment blocks and we applaud innovative ideas … but this bike on a balcony takes the biscuit. Not sure which by-law this…
RANT: How to train your strata committee
We had a small panic attack the other day when we couldn’t find the link to Strata Community Australia’s online executive committee training program. This is a fantastic facility that…