Forum: Rare posts that tell the whole story
I’s a relatively rare pleasure on the Flat Chat forum to get the full story on a dispute, from initial complaint though to resolution. Often, but not always, Flatchatters will…
Vote on your favourite low-rise design – poll
As promised in this week’s podcast, here are a few samples of the kind of thing we might be seeing in terrace, duplex and town house developments as the NSW…
Podcast: Strata manager scandal isn’t over
As you’d expect, a lot of this week’s podcast is taken up with the resignation of the SCA-NSW President and Netstrata boss Stephen Brell, as well as the ABC News…
How to fix the deep flaws in strata management
The exposure of dubious (but not necessarily illegal) tactics by strata management giant Netstrata has pulled an unwelcome but totally necessary focus on how strata managers operate in NSW and,…
Forum: When the wrong thing is the right choice
There’s a post in the Forum this week which perfectly encapsulates the quandary that often comes up in strata between doing the right thing and just getting things done. In…
Podcast: Good morning, Vietnam apartments
The Flat Chat Wrap comes to you from a whole other country – or at least half of it does – with Jimmy in Saigon trying to finish his fourth…
Brell quits top SCA roles as Netstrata saga rolls on
The allegations in an ABC News article, about strata managers Netstrata have seen its CEO Stephen Brell, step down as Strata Community Association (SCA-NSW) President and resign from its board.…
Why the new state taxes won’t kill Airbnb
The NSW government has just closed its entries for people wanting to comment on changes to short-term letting laws. One proposal has been a limit on the number of people…
Forum: Power and beauty of a big red button
There’s a Flatchatter out there who deserves a herogram from us all – although he has chosen to remain anonymous, so that ain’t going to happen. A couple of weeks…
Podcast: Why the rental gap is closing fast
There are myriad reasons why apartment rents are getting closer to and even, in a couple of areas, have overtaken the rents demanded for houses.Is it because the immigration tap…
Great Escapes: How we survived a nightmare
It’s not that nobody wants to hear what a great time their friends and colleagues had on holiday – perfect beaches, amazing food, efficient and hospitable hosts. It’s that their…
City apartment rents catching up with houses
Apartment rents are rising so fast in our biggest cities that they are catching up with house rents, according to a new report. New data reveals a consistent rise in…