Smoke alarm and rent rise shocks in Airbnb lets
Smoke alarms that either don’t exist or are covered up, higher rents for permanent residents and a new service that helps hosts find somewhere to stay when they are renting…
Named, shamed, defamed – how not to be sued
“Defamation is for rich people,” read a comment I recently saw on a website. It may be true, but then, in strata, the threat of legal action is brandished as…
Flat Chat Wrap #18 – the joys of apartment living (no, really!)
Jimmy Thomson talks to Sue Williams about why she loves apartment living and would never live in a house.
In The Forum – Should lobby shoes get the boot?
Forget flammable cladding and crumbling walls, it’s the little things in strata that really get people het up. And it’s one of those multifaceted culture clashes where there’s no obvious…
Podcast: The joys of apartment living (no … really!)
A while ago I received a complaint from a reader that I had used the phrase “the very best in apartment living”. ‘Very best”, she argued, implied that there was…
Why we don’t want this man in charge of strata
So, the NSW State election has come and gone and nothing much has changed … or has it? And will some of the mooted changes at the top – as…
Flat Chat Wrap #18 – the joys of apartment living (no, really!)
Jimmy Thomson talks to Sue Williams about why she loves apartment living and would never live in a house.
How to spot a well-managed apartment block
With consumer confidence in brand-new or off-the-plan apartments taking a hit after the Opal Tower crisis in Sydney, where massive cracks started appearing in supporting walls on Christmas Eve, many…
Flat Chat Wrap #17 – Promises, promises … what the pollies are offering the strata voters of NSW
Jimmy Thomson and Sue Williams discuss what the various parties are offering strata residents and owners in the run-up to the NSW state election.
ROUNDUP: Paint or varnish? Another strata cover-up
Every so often I get the feeling that there must be a strand of DNA that makes people both nit-picking and want to live in strata. Take the post from…
Podcast: What the pollies are promising the strata voters of NSW
It’s hard to believe that we’ll be voting on Saturday (March 23) for, possibly, the first new government in NSW in eight years. It’s also hard to believe that we…
Flat Chat Wrap #17 – Promises, promises … what the pollies are offering the strata voters of NSW
Jimmy Thomson and Sue Williams discuss what the various parties are offering strata residents and owners in the run-up to the NSW state election.