How investors can save over $10k a year in tax
Anyone who has ever bought a new car will know all about depreciation. The moment the front tyres hit the bitumen outside the car showroom, the vehicle’s value drops by…
Forum: Sounds of life too much for serial complainer
It may be true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but it’s also a fact that intrusive noise is in the ear of the listener. Anybody who…
Podcast: Pets, privacy and penalties in law review
This week a massive review of NSW strata laws landed in Parliament and it’s given us a lot to talk about … perhaps a little too much. As you will…
New laws to make owners fix common property
Strata schemes that are dragging their feet on repairs may be forced to undertake them, embedded networks that cheat apartment owners could be killed off, pet application fees could be…
How to find the perfect apartment to rent or buy
With record-high rental vacancy rates across much of Australia, tenants are suddenly able to choose how and where they live more freely than ever. But, despite all that, renters are…
Forum: Reno nightmare as upstairs flats combined
You can feel the sense of dread in one of our posts to the Forum this week. A builder has bought the top two flats in a small block and…
Strata Matters numbers set to grow, Covid-willing
More Seats: Some clever reconfiguration of the seating has enable a few more people to be safely admitted to this venue. That means there is a handful of new seats…
Podcast: What’s not in the strata managers’ code
This week in the Flat Chat Wrap podcast we take a deep dive into the strata managers’ code of ethics. We touched on the topic in the Forum last week…
Access denied: why emails are a hot strata topic
How would you feel if all the other owners in your apartment block were able to look up your email address on the strata manager’s files? Not keen? Okay, how…
Sea-change block blitz as commissioner heads north
Sea-changing apartment buyers tempted out of Sydney by the charms of NSW’s north coast – or driven out by fears of future lockdowns – may feel slightly more secure this…
Forum: Strata managers, the only way is ethics
Sometimes it’s the things that people are told not to do that give you an insight into what they might do or may have done in the past. Take strata…
How to make working from home work for you
Love it or loathe it, the ability to work from home has become one of the most profound social changes of our lifetimes, writes Sue Williams in Domain. For some,…