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Forum: Bickering blocks asbestos door removal

  • 23/10/2025
  • Author Jimmy-T

Forum: Asbestos door removal blocked, approval for common property changes, repairing a shared driveway and taking no evidence to a tribunal.

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    Chop till you drop – kitchen with a club vibe

    • 23/10/2025
    • Author Jimmy-T

    It's one thing to go mad with your own home - like turn the kitchen into a nightclub - but a tenant knocking down walls, is a whole other matter.

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      NEWS: Mega-plan quells ‘rental ghetto’ fears

      • 23/10/2025
      • Author Jimmy-T

      UNSW report's fears that transport hub apartment blocks could become "rental ghettoes" have been headed off by a huge plan for Sydney suburb.

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        Laws pass increasing DV protection for renters

        • 23/10/2025
        • Author Jimmy-T

        New laws increasing protection for renters who are victims of domestic violence pass NSW state parliament.

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          Sydney City surrenders to Airbnb … again

          • 22/10/2025
          • Author Jimmy-T

          Short-term holiday lets like Airbnb are taking over former public housing in one of Sydney's prime spots and Sydney Councillors can only offer a surrender tackle.

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            Forum: Wonky windows, double glazing trouble

            • 16/10/2025
            • Author Jimmy-T

            Forum: Two posts on windows, plus taking pictures on common property, sacked strata manager overcharge and balcony dilemma resolved.

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              How pets dominate downsizers’ decisions

              • 16/10/2025
              • Author Jimmy-T

              Almost one-third of downsizers consider their pets when choosing where to live next, the amazing sale of a garage and a growing possum problem.

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                NEWS: High-rise Harry takes a $1m haircut

                • 16/10/2025
                • Author Jimmy-T

                NEWS: High-rise Harry Triguboff has had to take $1m less than he wanted for his Gold Coast penthouse - but he still made a tidy profit.

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                  Nothing succeeds like strata succession plans

                  • 16/10/2025
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  Comment: We've all experienced or heard stories about overly controlling strata chairs but what happens when they quit, are voted out or sell?

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                    State to curb unit block power supply scams

                    • 15/10/2025
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    NSW government is to finally curb embedded network power supply scams by capping charges to lower competitive rates

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                      Forum: Turning a parking scramble into a gamble

                      • 09/10/2025
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      Forum: User-pays scramble parking solution, leaky townhouse shower, committee no-shows stymie decisions, was unannounced meeting valid?

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                        Nic’s picture house makes a comeback

                        • 09/10/2025
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        The cinema opened by Nicole Kidman is making comeback ... with added apartments ... plus the Seachange hotel and a long, long, long house.

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