Forum: Noisy neighbours but no-one’s listening
It’s the stuff of strata nightmares. The apartment upstairs is owned by an overseas investor who probably doesn’t know what’s going on. It’s been sub-let by a landlord who has…
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New date set for Strata Matters conference
There I was, sharpening up my one-liners, trying to remember who I’d insulted in Fair Trading and dusting off my kilt for next week’s Strata Matters conference, when someone switched…
Podcast: Social housing a Sirius miscalculation
As we emerge from our “close contact” self-isolation we are probably going to have to go back into hiding after the selfie we took of ourselves still at work, despite…
NSW Health finally gets the strata mask message
It’s taken a few serious nudges but NSW Health has finally come round to the idea that ordering apartment residents in greater Sydney to wear masks on common property is…
Commissioner to expose defect-dodging owners
Owners who deliberately hide building defects could be the next targets of Building Commissioner David Chandler, with defective buildings and their owners corporations potentially being named and shamed, just as…
Off-the-plan defects targetted by new law
NSW apartment buyers can have greater confidence in their off-the-plan purchases under new laws that came into effect last week (July 1), claims the state government. New laws mean that…
Forum: Do I have to pay to fix separate block’s roof?
A question has been raised in the Forum this week which I suspect will become more common as more mixed high-rise and townhouse developments come on stream. And there’s also…
Locked down and holed up in splendid isolation
One of the perks and, as it turns out, perils of working from home (by choice) is that you can spend an inordinate amount of time in cafes, drinking coffee…
Podcast: Stuck in Darlo with the Covid blues again
There’s a saying going around that it’s the hope that kills you – and certainly, fans of the Scotland, Sweden, France, Netherlands and German football teams at the European Championships…
Estate agents pull plug on proposed property panel
Real estate agents have pulled out of the much-derided Property Services Professional panel in NSW, with the CEO of their peak body saying it would have “no capacity to deliver…
Anger as NSW Health says strata ‘nothing special’
There is a strong possibility that officials in NSW Health who helped residents and managers with the potential Covid-19 outbreak at the Elan building in Sydney’s Kings Cross are feeling…
How to pet-proof your investment property
Most people love pets but, when it comes to allowing them into your investment property, that enthusiasm can wane, writes Sue Williams in Prestige Domain. A pet-friendly rental home, however,…