It’s time to do something about Airbnb
Worried about what’s happening regarding the impending short-term holiday letting legislation? You should be. Right now, it sounds like the NSW government could be going down the Victorian route which…
Roundup: Are balconies the next child safety battleground?
There’s a very lively discussion going on in the Forum right now between a Flatchatter who has installed child safety netting on her balcony and her committee and strata manager…
Flat Chat goes flat out with a website upgrade
I was wondering the other day how many millions of person-hours we humans spend every day collectively watching the progress bars of internet downloads, the hypnotic wheels of endless buffering…
Last post for insecure mailboxes
If there was one thing about its entrance that would put me off buying an apartment – apart from the obvious warning signs like grafitti, broken windows and wandering Airbnb…
Roundup: For the thousandth time, relax!
Tidying up this website the other day – to provide easier access to the various topics and all that – I discovered I have posted more than one thousand articles…
How to plug in to your instant community
The word “community” gets thrown around strata these days, almost as much as the word “sharing” … only with less dire consequences. All cynicism aside, it’s possible to build strata…
Skills workshops aim to reduce strata stress
Want to learn how to take the stress out of apartment renovations or enjoy high-rise harmony with your pets … and your neighbours? City of Sydney is launching another…
Still problems in these pet-friendlier times
There’s lingering a belief around apartment living that unit blocks don’t allow pets, anywhere, ever. It goes back to the grim old days of three storey walk-ups when the rules…
Roundup: Fair Trading giving faulty advice … again
One of the issues that came out loud and clear from the OCN’s Strata Matters owners’ day last weekend was that neither Fair Trading nor NCAT are functioning as efficiently…
Frustration and fury – what we learned at the Strata Matters owners day
What a day! Just under 100 – and by that I mean exactly 99 – Flatchatters and OCN members turned up at the Strata Matters event on Saturday (March 10)…
Strata owners fear insurance bills as much as cladding fires
By Sue Williams Apartment owners whose buildings are covered with inflammable cladding are living in as much fear of insurance hikes as they are of fires, says a leading strata…
Roundup: Seven tricky questions for the strata experts
OK, we’ve only a few days to go until Strata Matters (aka Flat Chat Live) the OCN owners day so I thought I’d give you a taste of the questions…