Psst: Don’t mention the waterproofing problems!
A reader is shocked when his committee instructs the strata manager not to minute their discussions about weatherproofing the block.
Stuck in the middle … but all good again
There should be a special "Murphy's Law" for computers - if it can go wrong, it will go wrong (when the helpdesk is on holiday).
Twisted River – A little taste and a great offer
Here's a taste of Twisted River, JimmyT's latest crime novel (as James Dunbar), a 20% discount for Flatchatters and a personal letter to slip into a gift.
Forum: Sleepover brother denied resident rights
Forum: Sleepover brother not allowed on common property, how do you deal with a block bully, strata manager pushing hard for a new contract.
Holiday property romance gets a reality check
The most lusted-after locations for property buyers, how Airbnb is shifting its pain to the country and what happened to Jewel Food Barns.
NEWS: Don’t bank on interest rate cuts in 26
NEWS: Apartment purchase prices and rents are rising - but is the best that we can hope for interest rates that they stay the same next year?
System defect: developers ignore repair orders
With only two prosecutions out of 30 breaches of Building Commission orders to fix defects, are we back to the bad old days of quantity over quality?
Your invisible friend: using AI in strata disputes
A friend used AI to analyse frustrating emails from his strata secretary - the result was revealing in so many ways.
Airbnb myths busted – not sharing or caring
A new study backed by two universities shows that airbnb is more about business than sharing and the effect on residential lets is devastating.
Quirky: $400k to sleep in a sawn-off giant yoga ball
Quirky: a bedroom that's the inside of a giant ball, Tump fires and hires another architect, and Ayres Rock Resort (Uluru) to be sold to an American company.
Forum: Strata Santa versus the townhouse Grinch
Forum: A strata Santa on the skids from a Grinchy landlord, naming and shaming levies defaulters, and another noisy (and selfish) upstairs neighbour.
NEWS: former fish market hooks 1400 homes
From homes where the Fish Market used to be to townhouses pre-fabbed in China, and all the other yarns, we've got property news covered.