Talking about Opal Tower residents being forced to move back on ABC radio. Plus part 2 of our podcast on an off-the-plan strata disaster: lies, spies and lawyers as the…
The spread of short-term holiday letting into residential homes could be a significant local factor in the up-coming state election, according to Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich. And, depending on…
How safe is your balcony? That little bit of the outdoors leading from your lounge room, could be an accident waiting to happen. In 2017 two people died and 17…
Jeez, there are some people who just shouldn’t be living in strata, aren’t there? As I said last week, it’s one of quirks of this website that we occasionally have…
Have things been getting a bit squeezy in your apartment parking lots recently? Are you one of those unfortunates who have to push your Toyota Corolla in and out between…
I am occasionally asked how come I ever got into writing about apartment living. After all, I’m a published author, have been a reasonabIy successful TV scriptwriter and occasionally still…
Jimmy and Sue look back at the first time they bought off the plan … and how it led to Flat Chat
Can anyone give us a definitive answer on whether or not it’s OK to pass by-laws banning Airbnb? We ask because this week we received an email from a Flatchatter…
Significant rectification works will be needed in the beleaguered Opal Tower in Sydney’s Olympic Park.to repair and strengthen damaged hob beams and in some cases the panels that rest on…
By Sue Williams and Jimmy Thomson The NSW Government-appointed expert who wrote its report into building industry standards says that had his 2016 recommendations been followed, the Opal Tower crisis,…
Hold your applause, folks, but I think I’ve come up with a solution to both the Opal Tower crisis and the blight of Airbnb on our apartment blocks. See, maybe…
The highly publicised problems at the Opal Tower in Sydney have brought some much-needed attention to the issue of new apartment blocks with serious defects. They have also generated a…