Podcast: Who lives where and why in strata
Podcast: New UNSW Strata Insight report reveals how many people live in strata, who they are, where they live and why.
Forum: Our bidet eyes on a bathroom reno
Forum: Tenant wants a bidet, new manager and old debt, effect of abstentions, committe refuses to claim, and strata manager contract challenge.
Strata managers want curb on Airbnb and Stayz
The strata manager’s national body, SCA, says it’s time to curb the activities of holiday lets platforms like Airbnb and Stayz to protect apartment residents.
Best way to contact the Strata Taskforce
Our 'direct line' to the Strata Taskforce turns out to be a long way round for readers seeking urgent answers to pressing strata questions.
Forum: When a sticky-beak is a spying mission
Forum: When a sticky beak is spying, permission to add a storey, strata committee ignoring tribunal orders and how a tied vote passed an AGM resolution.
Podcast: Defective thinking on three fronts
There’s a lot going on in the strata sphere this week, starting with the Sydney Morning Herald’s big expose on building defects. It’s well worth reading but it’s funny how every time…
Strata managers slam $2.3bn solar energy snub
Australia’s strata managers’ attack Labor's plan to exclude apartment blocks from promised battery storage bonus.
Stay strong on insurance commission ban – OCN
The OCN and ACIL issued a joint call this week for the government to “stay the course” and deliver on its commitment to outlaw strata insurance commission.
Forum: One-man-band squeezes minority to sell
Forum: Majority owner forcing sales, tenant pet laws concerns, talking to potential buyers, waterproofing in a townhouse bathroom, intrusive lighting result.
Strata shock! Why your levies are way too high
Why are your levies a lot higher than you expected? There's no mystery and you can reduce them – if you’re prepared to get stuck in.
Podcast: Block voting and election home truths
Podcast: Parties promise more homes (with very different policies), Vic to get low-rise blocks, Strata managers want national defects protection and rents rise.
Strata managers demand more defect protections
The national president of Strata Community Association - the strata managers' body - calls for a nationwide policy on better protection from building defects