Your Qs and As: All the 2023 Forum posts that fit
Never mind all the strata news and even our podcasts -although we’re proud of the lot of them – the Flat Chat forum is the engine that drives this website.…
Best and worst (recent) strata news from 2023
They say those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Outside of war zones, nowhere is that more appropriate than in strata. So we thought we’d have…
Forum: The shocking cost of saying ‘no’
I’ve long been an advocate of a policy of “if in doubt, do nothing” but it seems there are situations in strata – especially in small schemes – where not…
Lock Up & Leave for a true blue Aussie pub crawl
We’ve got a bit of a departure (no pun intended) from our usual Lock Up and Leave fare this week. Rather than sending you off to parts foreign, we’re buckling…
Unit buyer confidence low but help is on the way
At a time of year when we start to ponder what the next 12 months might hold, three reports outline the challenges that the apartment sector faces, the current attitudes…
How to have a party without being an animal
Every Christmas and New Year party season we remind apartment residents about the steps you can take to have a great time without ruining everyone else’s “peaceful enjoyment” of their…
Forum: Neighbour below loitering within tent
Apologies for the punny headline, but I couldn’t resist. Now, to get serious, sometimes a question reveals how lacking education about strata issues is, especially in states where media coverage…
Lock Up & Leave – Japan offers a cool change
If we could just drag ourselves out of holiday mode – we are in Fiji, after all – and maybe get you in the mood for a vacation of your…
Bad dogs and good faith – new laws explained
We’ve mentioned a few times that new strata laws were on the way in NSW. Well, they arrived on Monday, December 11th, and they will change a lot of day-to-day…
Podcast: Chandler army’s 90% defects hit rate
Jimmy and Sue take time off from sunning themselves in Fiji to interview Building Commission Policy Director Angus Abadee about the war on defects
Call to ban strata insurance commissions
Strata managers are incapable of effectively self-regulating insurance commissions in strata schemes and the payments should be completely banned, says a consumer lobby group. The Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby Inc (ACIL) says failed…
Forum: Can an unseen screen alter ‘appearance’?
Having spent years trying to answer readers’ questions or, more to the point, allowing Flatchatters to answer each other’s, I have a question for you. I have recently bought an…