Podcast: Angst as Airbnb code of conduct flagged
A strange thing happened on the Flat Chat Statcounter a few weeks ago. Statcounter is the software that tells us how many people are reading the website … (more than…
Flat Chat Wrap #23 – Airbnb code of conduct, developers go “crowd” and a horse in a townhouse (???)
Jimmy T and Sue Williams explore the latest developments in the strataverse … and come up with some very odd stories indeed.
Forget fast electric car chargers, the trickle-up effect is the answer
The highly charged debate about the Labor party’s post-election electric car ambitions – which turned out to be very similar to the Coalition’s pre-election electric car proposals – seems to…
Flat Chat Wrap #22 – New Vic laws, fire sprinklers, electric cars, greyhounds in flats and BBQs
There’s a revolution in strata law on the way in Victoria. Fire sprinkler systems are mandatory for mid-rise apartment blocks in NSW. And what’s the best way to charge electric…
From the Forum: Wired up for a power struggle
We tend to think of apartments as being shiny and new … but there are still a lot of old blocks out there that have been patched up and held…
Podcast: Why strata law changes are such a painfully long time coming
When it comes to strata law reform, it can be a long time between drinks. Victoria is just at the end of the public consultation stage of their very substantial…
Flat Chat Wrap #22 – New Vic laws, fire sprinklers, electric cars, greyhounds in flats and BBQs
There’s a revolution in strata law on the way in Victoria. Fire sprinkler systems are mandatory for mid-rise apartment blocks in NSW. And what’s the best way to charge electric…
Seven years on from fatal blaze, new mid-rises finally get sprinklers
It has taken almost seven years since the fatal fire in the unit block in Bankstown but as of this week, builders in NSW will be required to install automatic…
Vic strata laws set for massive shake-up
This column has often said how wonderful it would be if all the states had similar strata laws – not just to make it easier for people moving interstate, but…
Flat Chat Wrap #21: Property prices panic and the latest developer rort
With property prices plummeting across our major cities, JimmyT and Sue Williams identify where apartment values are plummeting, where they’re holding and where off-the-plan purchasers are being told they can’t…
From the Forum: Can you be sued for what you say in a Fair Trading complaint?
Can you be sued for something you said in an application to Fair Trading over a dispute in your apartment block? That’s the question a flustered Flatchatter has asked this…
Podcast: Is it time to panic over plummeting property prices?
It’s fair to say that this is probably not the best time to be a property owner. And if you are an investor in multiple units, your woes could be…