Owners will have to hunt down data Hub info
Owners and renters will have to make an effort to find out what their secretaries or strata managers are reporting to the NSW “Hub” data base. The information will not…
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Fair Trading fall-out: Perrottet sacks Petinos
Small Business and Fair Trading Minister Eleni Petinos was sacked on Sunday (August 31), barely a week after Building Commissioner David Chandler announced he would be cutting short his recently…
Slim block wins top architecture award
by Jimmy Thomson What makes a fabulous apartment? Privacy, aspect, design and the way it can fit seamlessly into the neighbourhood, adding to the sense of community. That’s what the…
Overexposed strata chairs may hide from the Hub
Executive committees could be about to see a mass exodus of office-bearers as a new register of strata schemes takes effect in NSW next month, warn insiders. Simply put, some…
All about EV: State’s new strata charging guide
Proponents of electric vehicles are celebrating a huge step forward in the understanding and acceptance of electric vehicle charging in strata buildings after a tickets to a government co-sponsored webinar…
Strata secretary’s car torched – dramatic video
A video has emerged of two thugs approaching the car belonging to the secretary of a strata scheme in Fairfield, Sydney, before one of them walks away and the car…
EV charging: Strata facts explained, myths exploded
With the launch of the new electric vehicle charging website at the ‘Drive Electric – EV-ready Buildings’ webinar this week, one of the speakers, Owners Corporation Network (OCN) chair Fred…
Election special: Home is where the votes are
With Australia’s political parties throwing promises of cash around like lottery winners who forgot they didn’t want publicity, our national housing crisis has been one of the more significant targets…
Lack of foreign investors to hit rental supply
The continuing absence of overseas investors from the Australian property market, added to many local investors’ reluctance to buy new and off-the-plan properties, may lead to a significant undersupply of…
Architect anger, developer delight at planning backflip
NSW architects have slammed the state government’s backflip on proposals to compel developers to include sustainable elements in new designs and steer clear of flood and bush-fire susceptible areas, labelling…
Mascot Tower residents’ assistance to end in June
The NSW Government has agreed to extend the rental assistance package to Mascot Towers resident owners up to the end of June this year. Residents were forced to abandon their…
Greens demand airbnbs to house flood victims
NSW Greens are calling on the state government to drag airbnb-style holiday rental properties back into the residential tenancies market to ease a severe housing crisis caused by the catastrophic…