NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler can finally get on with cleaning out the apartment building industry, with the NSW government passing two key pieces of legislation this week. His planned reforms,…
Are some strata committees taking advantage of the Covid-19 crisis to push through extreme measures while half their residents are still struggling to get their Zoom or Skype working ?…
There’s plenty of variety in this week’s forum, from pets to concieges, and from tourism promotions to a survey that suggests lower-income individuals and families do it toughest in apartment…
At a time when we are all worried about work, or the lack of it, or where we can do it, or going back to it, plus our own health…
Tourism NSW’s Now’s The Time To Love NSW campaign has a sting in its tale for Sydney apartment residents. The state government’s tourism arm has put its considerable promotional weight behind…
Too many Australians living in apartments have too little choice over where they live, are disproportionately affected by the challenges of apartment living, and are less likely to have the…
Pet owners in two of Sydney’s most prominent apartment buildings are now wondering if they will have to move out or get rid of their pets following a decision by…
Imagine, you are sitting in on a strata committee meeting, unable to speak, and the chair gets to an agenda item that says something vague like “Parking Sub-committee”. The chair…
We seem to be so caught up in the day-to-day of avoiding or dealing with the coronavirus, so it’s refreshing to know that some people are thinking of a future…
Apartment residents shouldn’t think they can rush back to “normal” life, just because some businesses are opening up, says the president of Australia’s strata managers. “It doesn’t mean strata corporations can return…
I received an email from a long-time Flatchatter the other day who attached a letter they had received from their strata committee’s lawyer, demanding that they withdraw a case at…
You guys are getting into the technology, big time. Apparently more than 200 strata residents took part in the Owners Corporation Network (OCN) webinar on Airbnb and short term letting…