Podcast: Chandler army’s 90% defects hit rate
Jimmy and Sue take time off from sunning themselves in Fiji to interview Building Commission Policy Director Angus Abadee about the war on defects
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‘Reno Queen’ to transform trendy burb’s tiny studio
Cherie Barber, known as Australia’s “Reno Queen”, (you could probably put TV in there too) has acquired one of Sydney’s smallest apartments. It’s one of those moves that the less confident…
‘Accident’ reveals high-rise plans for rail hubs
Someone in the NSW government’s planning department – or maybe IT section – may be packing their “You don’t have to be mad to work here but it helps” coffee…
Lock up and Leave: The first (not last) resort?
In recent weeks we’ve been sending readers off to India, Spain, Fiji and Japan but this week we’re going somewhere much more familiar and closer to home. As you can…
E-bike battery by-law and webinar on the way
Out walking the other day we passed a backpacker hostel in Sydney’s Kings Cross where, on a Sunday morning there were no fewer that eight food delivery e-bikes chained to…
Seller beware! Building Commission supersized
Dodgy developers watch out – the NSW Building Commission has just been boosted from 40 officers to 400. This much needed confidence boost for building quality has arrived for NSW…
Lock up and leave: Sue wins travel writing award
We’re celebrating in Flat Chat central this week as our very own Sue Williams has won the Australian Society of Travel Writers award for the best travel news story of…
Buyers will pay more for five-star rating – survey
Sixty per cent of apartment buyers say they would pay more for apartments if they were more confident of the build quality and were sure that the contractor or building…
No smoke without ire in vicious balcony battle
When Flatchatter Sorrel (not her real name) tried to do something about smoke drift from her new neighbours’ balcony into her home she found herself in a year-long battle that…
Forum: Hoarder leaves us with another fine mess
This week’s weird and not-so wonderful story comes straight out of one of those TV reality shows about hoarders getting their home cleaned up for free. Our Flatchatter has a…
Lock up and leave: Golf and spa resort in Fiji
Nothing divides vacationers quite like golf. There are some for whom it’s an obsession, they can spend hours hooking, slicing and missing putts but it only takes one perfect shot…
Podcast: Management rights an $8bn business
Some big, big issues have shuffled shamelessly into the glare of the podcast spotlight his week. Firstly we talk about the buying and selling of management rights and how that…