New strata manager disclosure laws revealed
New laws governing what your strata manager must tell you about commissions and connections with suppliers come into force next week – even if your committee didn’t tell you.
Forum: Up to speed, thanks to Flatchatters
Two big stories landed this week - both about strata managers and transparency - and it was Flatchatters who kept us up to speed on both.
Netstrata wants some report findings scrapped
Insiders have told the ABC that Netstrata has submitted a 70-page document countering some of the findings in the draft report into its "Strata Trap" allegations.
Podcast: Behind the strata trap, recapped
It's a holiday weekend so let's look back at the podcast from last year that drove twice as many downloads as our usual fare, with ABC reporter Linton Besser describing…
In-built pet care is the latest apartment lure
There was a time when pets were banned from apartment buildings - now luring pet-owners with fur-baby facilities is big business.
Forum: Entitled to be angry over unfair levies
The vexed question of unfairly distributed Unit Entitlements - leading to unfairly collected levies - has been hotting up the Flat Chat Forum, this week.
Co-living brings the high life closer to home
Small studio flats with large shared spaces in even bigger blocks could be the next big idea in affordable homes.
Mind the gap as unit prices rise but houses fall
The gap between the median house prices and apartment prices is narrowing as units keep going up but houses start to slip.
Podcast: Bank rate hogwash, strata dog wash
A new trend in affordable co-living, the narrowing gap between house and apartment prices, why economists deal with pie in the sky, and dog washing bays in unit blocks.
Forum: Conflicting views on strata self-interest
Is there a conflict of interest when you vote for something that only benefits you? Plus changing UEs, who pays for a broken intercom, and private property stored in a…
Has Govt given green light to more red tape?
The NSW government has announced a program for developers with plans to build homes quickly to take advantage of rezoning in key areas - if they can be approved by…
Podcast: Fast track flats put Nimbys on notice
The Flat Chat Wrap podcast returns as we take a look at a plan to fast-track flats with another level of planning approvals, Airbnb parties gone OTT and a new…