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Forum: Nasty emails and the price of defame

  • 13/11/2025
  • Author Jimmy-T

FORUM: Gossip and false allegations can be hugely hurtful - but does it count as legal defamation in strata?

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    Insurance giant offers $50k in green grants

    • 13/11/2025
    • Author Jimmy-T

    Strata insurance giant CHU is offering $50,000 in grants - $10k max - to strata schemes and owners for their sustainability and community projects.

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      Quirky: Witch’s house has real magical appeal

      • 13/11/2025
      • Author Jimmy-T

      QUiRKY Witches House has Airbnb written all over it - PLUS what your adult kids could be costing you for their "free" lodgings.

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        NEWS: Double-size block a big deal down south

        • 13/11/2025
        • Author Jimmy-T

        Twice voted the best town in Australia to live, Kiama is facing its own problems with an attempt to double the height of an approved block.

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          New crackdown on holiday home tax cheats

          • 13/11/2025
          • Author Jimmy-T

          New tax rules target holiday let owners who block out peak periods for family and friends - and they could lose their negative gearing.

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            Sins of commission – strata firm digs in on fees

            • 11/11/2025
            • Author Jimmy-T

            PICA says strata managers should still be paid for arranging insurance - owners and the professionals disagree.

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              Forum: Have you tried switching it off and on?

              • 06/11/2025
              • Author Jimmy-T

              Forum: Your strata help desk is back with questions about AGM confidentiality and the cost of strata management.

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                Strata levies payment plans a challenge for all

                • 06/11/2025
                • Author Jimmy-T

                Levies debt payment plans offer hope to the hard-up but a challenge to strata schemes on tight budgets.

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                  Think tank says go low – but Flat Chat says no

                  • 06/11/2025
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  The Grattan Institute says low-rise blocks are the way to go - but they don't know about the protections that they don't have from dodgy developers.

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                    Out-of-this-world estate is for sale right here

                    • 06/11/2025
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    From an out-of-this-world estate that's all about indulgence to the narrowest home in New York - all the craziest property stories are here.

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                      News: First-timers, Brissie boom and feline fears

                      • 06/11/2025
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      News: First-time buyers snap up low depositis, Brisbane's hard market and cat crackdowns could drive felines into flats.

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                        Seminars: Repair risks, musts and exemptions

                        • 04/11/2025
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        Repairs, maintenance and renovations can be a minefield in strata - but luckily there are webinars to help guide you through the maze of regulations.

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