Pressure tells as time runs out on holiday lets
With the government ducking its promised announcement this week on new laws on short term holiday rentals, it may be that they think there may be more of a backlash…
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Clear signs the Airbnb battle has been lost
It looks very much like the NSW government is going to cave in to Airbnb bullies and follow the Victorian legislators down the road of a laissez faire attitude to…
Roundup: No deaths in new Dubai cladding fire
Another fire in a flammable aluminium clad building in Dubai reminds us that our politicians are still running around trying to look busy while ignoring the simple facts. The latest…
One simple way to sack your strata chair
Strata stories are often like slapstick comedy – hilarious … provided you’re not the one lying face down in the custard. Recently Flat Chat fielded a question from a…
Queensland caretaker rip-off and repeat
Queensland was one of the first states in Australia to fully embrace strata living and it has, in the past, led the way on many innovations, like secret voting, limits…
Roundup: Confusion as flawed laws revealed
Another week, and the steady trickle of confusion in our daily strata lives is gradually turning into a flood of frustration. Just skimming this website would be enough to give…
Stages of strife when strata shock strikes
Do you have any idea what’s going on in your apartment block? Does every change come as a shock, quickly followed by a range of emotions, just like the five…
Roundup: Abandoned cars and parking barred
Two very different stories about strata appeared in the papers over weekend and they had one thing in common – they were about parking. One was about a court…
Why do we neglect our single biggest investment?
For most Australians, our home is the biggest single investment we make. If we also own other properties, even more so. So why would you let the value of that…
Roundup: Litigious lawyers, solar power and a ban on … guess who
A few of our recent featured posts have stimulated a lot of discussion here on the Forum. My comments about how some landlords won’t rent to lawyers was borne out…
Why lazy landlords end up with terrible tenants
If you are a landlord – or the less feudal term ‘property investor’ – do you think of your tenants as assets or liabilities? You might worry about getting bad…
Roundup: Oldies rewarded but Byron gutted by Airbnb
An odd coincidence this week had me back on radio again this week yacking about our old friends Airbnb. The first, in their continuing effort to convince politicians that they…