Forum: How to see off the car space invaders
An oldie but a goodie turned up this week, and it’s all about that perennial favourite … “parking”. A young adult who has been moving between parents has decided to…
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When to take your strata problems to the media
When, if ever, should you expose your strata problems to the newspapers, TV or social media? As a strata committee, are you running the risk of devaluing your block and…
Our comedy hits 1000 listens – and it’s still funny
OK, it’s not in the same category as someone getting a couple of million clicks on a Tik Tok movie of them trying on a new pair of trainers, but…
Agents silent about defects orders on units
If you were wondering what the point of a Property Services Commissioner was – the new position having been announced this month by NSW Better Regulation Minister Kevin Anderson –…
Podcast: What can we do when Covid hits home?
Covid-19 is back in the news in new, super-infectious variants, and in the podcast this week we ask the highly relevant question of what do you do if it comes…
Black mould from leaky balcony in nose swab
Hidden defects aren’t just about feeling cheated when you buy a new apartment, they could have serious consequences for your health, as SUE WILLIAMS discovered in this story for Domain.…
Top strata lawyer joins calls for Covid-19 vigilance
Strata communities are becoming dangerously complacent in the face of highly transmissible new variants of the virus, according to a leading strata expert. Lawyer, strata specialist and long-time friend of…
OCN fears ignored as Covid strikes strata units
Updated, Wednesday June 16, 8.30am The announcement of six Covid-19 infections in a Melbourne strata scheme, with residents in the 100-unit townhouse complex now in lockdown, has raised alarm with…
Forum: Chair dismisses experts and NCAT
The phrase “autocratic chair” is so common in strata it’s almost a tautology. I’m guessing things haven’t improved much since Donald Trump showed the world that all you need to…
Is this the answer to unfair water bill sharing?
One of the careless consequences of apartment developers’ cost-savings, especially in many older blocks, has been the single communal water meter that sees your water bills shared on the basis…
Fifty blocks sign up for interest-free cladding fix
Fifty strata communities across the state have registered for the NSW Government’s program to remove combustible cladding from residential apartment buildings across the state, according to a Fair Trading news…
Podcast: Work cut out for property commissioner
We’re looking at some big news this week on the podcast and wondering what it all means. NSW Fair Trading has announced that they will be appointing a properties commissioner…