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Owners slam insurance brokers’ dodgy dealings

  • 23/07/2026
  • Author Jimmy-T

The Owners Corporation Network has called for a crackdown on dodgy deals between insurance brokers and strata managers.

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    Quirky: Levies, laundry and a TV hospital

    • 23/07/2026
    • Author Jimmy-T

    Quirky: Balcony cost blow-out, laundry ban, the truth about dirt cheap Italian houses and your chance to live in a slice of TV history.

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      Ten things you need to know about maintenance

      • 23/07/2026
      • Author Jimmy-T

      The ten steps strata committees need to take when they discover there are maintenance issues in their apartment block

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        News: Fear is the key in property price drops

        • 23/07/2026
        • Author Jimmy-T

        NEWS: Property prices are falling but now the question is how far will they fall? Meanwhile the rich find refuge in hi-tech security penthouses.

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          Airbnb: Right idea, wrong people promoting it

          • 22/07/2026
          • Author Jimmy-T

          An idea that would put thousands of residential rentals back on the market and affect only an handful of people is just too good for pollies to support.

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            Forum: How do we stop threatening emails?

            • 16/07/2026
            • Author Jimmy-T

            Forum: Threatening emails, car detailing on CP, contracts for building work, committee won't pay for water ingress inspection and bike racks for all.

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              NEWS: Affordable units myth shattered

              • 16/07/2026
              • Author Jimmy-T

              New ABC Four Corners report puts the "faux" into affordability as the reality of 'Goldilocks' tenants and 'poor doors' hit home

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                Mainstream media silent on Netstrata charges

                • 16/07/2026
                • Author Jimmy-T

                The fact that Netstrata and its boss are facing criminal charges may be big news to us strata folk but it's not even a blip in mainstream media.

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                  Neighbour wars start with just one issue – survey

                  • 16/07/2026
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  QUIRKY: Survey reveals how little it takes for neighbours to go to war - and house dwellers are just as bad if not worse than strata residents.

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                    NSW strata managers suspend Netstrata

                    • 10/07/2026
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    Strata managers' professional body, Strata Community Association NSW, suspends Netstrata's membership pending criminal court case result.

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                      Lawyer in the hot seat – your burning questions

                      • 09/07/2026
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      Two webinars from Bannermans Lawyers. Recent decisions at NCA and what they mean, plus the return of Lawyer in the Hot seat

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                        Forum: Can a majority just create a parking spot?

                        • 09/07/2026
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        Forum: Majority doesn't rule in parking allocation, strata insurance doesn't cover accident injuries, engineers pressuring to get whole job.

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