PODCAST 57: Developer database – why bank computers could say “no”
Sue Williams is back in the Flat Chat Wrap co-chair this week as we discuss the proposed Dodgy Developer Database announced by the NSW government last week. Sue reckons it…
Strata Parking
One of the more contentious issues in strata, mainly caused by residents having more cars than parking spots or using their garages for storage, games rooms or whatever, then illegally parking in common property. And pity help you if you have an open car park near a railway station …
Please bear in mind that some of these posts are quite old and the laws may have changed. Also the specific references to parking may be somewhere deep inside the post, especially in Forum roundups and Podcasts.
‘Fun police’ jibe as $1100 fines threatened over noisy kids
A story about a strata management company threatening residents in an apartment building with $1100 fines if playing children make too much noise is bouncing around the internet. The story made…
From the Forum: Landlady too nice for her own good
There are times when I think some of our Flatchatters are just too nice for their own good. Take this week’s first correspondent whose tenant has been illegally parking his…
Off-the-plan panic at the chocolate factory
Allegtions of “shape-shifting’ have raised their ugly face again, with a tale of off-the-plan owners not getting what they thought they had paid for when they finally moved into their new…
Make the most of your AGM (and other meetings)
Considering that the AGM is the one time of the year when owners get direct contact with their strata committees, their organisation can sometimes be a little haphazard, to say…
Airbnb – the spoiled brat of holiday lets – grows up
It seems that Airbnb, the spoiled brat of the holiday letting industry, is finally having to grow up and accept some responsibility. Their attitude has previously been ‘we’re so popular…
From the Forum: How much should strata managers charge?
There are no fixed rates and they offer different services, but how much should a strata manager be charging? And how much commission should they be getting on strata insurance?…
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…
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…
From the Forum: Committee causing parking problems
We fielded a curious question about parking that drew a very enlightening response, this week. One of our Flatchatters can’t easily get to her garage because other residents – including…
Flat Chat Wrap #40 – the end of parking as we know it
This week the Flat Chat Wrap podders look at the ridiculous cost of parking spaces, the new forms of flat-sharing and we finish off our chat with Jane Hearn about…
PODCAST: The death of parking and student flats for grown-ups
This week the Flat Chat Wrap podders look at the ridiculous cost of parking spaces, the new forms of flat-sharing and we finish off our chat with Jane Hearn about…