Are Baby Boomers really the new strata baddies?
Who do you think the fastest growing group of strata troublemakers is? Pet owners or pet haters? Airbnb hosts or tenants and owners with by-law blindness? According to some highly…
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Podcast: How a lockdown had a silver lining
Are you stuck at home because state borders aren’t as open as they want us to think, or you can’t go anywhere until your covid test results come out? Maybe…
Nothing to do with strata, but … why we’ll never elect a President
It has absolutely nothing to do with strata, but … The recent events in Ukraine and the current turmoil in Washington DC have guaranteed one thing – we will never…
Who are your strata saints and sinners for 2018?
It’s that time of year when Santa has to decide who’s been naughty and who’s been nice. And here in Flat Chat Central we were thinking, why should he have…
How to be a better Airbnb host … no … really!
Regular readers of this column (thank you both) will know that I am not the biggest fan of Airbnb, nor they of me. Let’s just put that down to my…
When ‘common sense’ makes no sense at all
Common sense, that good old standby we apply to any dilemma, however complex, is the thinking equivalent of comfort food: it makes you feel better now but causes problems later.…
The new kit on the block – another podcast lands
Listen to the Dardanelle Towers, Episode 2 podcast HERE Well, this podcasting lark has turned out to be harder than I thought. You write the stuff, read it aloud, read…
Your nuttiest strata committee is now a podcast
Podcasts are all the rage these days, it seems. So we bought the microphone, downloaded the software and attended the seminar – all we needed to create a podcast was…
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…
How to silence strata committee bullies
Nobody in their right mind enjoys formal committee meetings. Whether it’s your local club or your company board, they often descend into battles of wills between those who know…
Look out! They’re going to tax your view
They say you don’t own the view from your apartment but a scheme has been launched today to allow apartment blocks to register their vistas … provided they are prepared…