Property investments – experts say ‘go big’
With mortgage interest levels at an all-time low and apartment prices yet to reach the heights of a few years ago, there may never be a better time to take…
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Appeal of professional pains in the butt
I was talking recently to a strata manager about a new service that’s springing up around their territory – I call them strata advocates – and she said “Oh, you…
Win a whole apartment block for only $10!
Fancy becoming an instant property magnate? For an “investment” of only $10 you could win a fully-furnished apartment block on Queensland’s Gold Coast. With a penthouse apartment, two lower flats…
Flat Chat Wrap #46 – cracking down on by-law breachers and bad builders
JimmyT thinks of changing the name of this week’s episode to Hard Chat (but won’t because he’s scared of Tom Gleason) as he’s going in hard on two very different…
FORUM: It’s not my party and I’ll cry if I want to …
It’s funny how people react differently to exactly the same information. For instance, suppose you get a note from a neighbour saying, “we’re having a shindig on Saturday – apologies…
PODCAST: Getting tough on breachers and builders
JimmyT was thinking of changing the name of this week’s episode to Hard Chat as he’s going in hard on two very different targets (but won’t because he’s scared of…
Building expert: defects plan is deeply flawed
The NSW government’s plans to construct our apartment buildings better in the future, released last week, were met with a universal outpouring of … well … whatever the opposite of…
Bondi Beach renewal sets benchmark for old blocks
A dilapidated 1930s three-storey apartment building in Sydney where unused space is being converted into extra units, and balconies are being added, is forging the future for over 100,000…
Golf community wins new swing at Airbnb ban
The old chestnut that strata schemes can’t ban short-term letting took another hit this month with a decision in a magistrate’s court in Queensland that they most certainly can. A…
By-law breaches – cop it sweet or cop it hard?
If it’s true that justice delayed is justice denied, then there’s a lot of denial going on in strata. Taking a complaint against a neighbour – or even responding to…
Flat Chat Wrap #45 – Airbnb bubble at bursting point?
It’s a short and (hopefully) sweet Flat Chat Wrap this week with JimmyT flying solo as he looks at the clouds gathering over Airbnb and other holiday letting websites –…
FORUM: Committee parking pests warned
Sometimes this website just works. A couple of weeks ago we had a post from a Flatchatter who was annoyed that her neighbours parked their cars outside their garages, making…