Forum: Hoarder leaves us with another fine mess
This week’s weird and not-so wonderful story comes straight out of one of those TV reality shows about hoarders getting their home cleaned up for free. Our Flatchatter has a…
Lock up and leave: Golf and spa resort in Fiji
Nothing divides vacationers quite like golf. There are some for whom it’s an obsession, they can spend hours hooking, slicing and missing putts but it only takes one perfect shot…
Eight billion reasons owners are ripped off
A story in last weekend’s Australian Financial Review makes grim reading for anyone concerned about the spreading trade in management rights into NSW and Victoria from Queensland. We always knew…
Double insurance relief for most strata owners
NSW apartment owners could be paying less for insurance next time they renew their policies due to the government’s decision to scrap the Emergency Services Levy (ESL). And since all…
Podcast: Management rights an $8bn business
Some big, big issues have shuffled shamelessly into the glare of the podcast spotlight his week. Firstly we talk about the buying and selling of management rights and how that…
Sydney officially our worst city for renters
Renters are being driven out of our major city centres, with students, pensioners and low-income workers especially suffering in the current affordability crisis, according to the annual National Shelter-SGS Economics…
Forum: Stripping away sneaky voting powers
One of the small but significant changes proposed in the strata laws currently making their way through the NSW parliament will be that powers of attorney votes (POA) will be…
Podcast: eBike fire hazard, batteries are included
The Wrap has gone all-electric this week, starting with Sue resolutely defending her e-scooter in the face of growing fears about fires from Lithium-ion batteries (and Jimmy’s column from the AFR).…
Lock up and Leave: the appeal is Moorish
Our Pick of the Trips this week has to be a culture vulture’s tour from Madrid to Marrakech, sampling the best that the Moors had to offer including the architecture…
$10m offered in grants for EV charging in strata
The NSW Government is launching $10 million in grants to retrofit more than 100 apartment buildings with the technology to enable electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. And there’s a webinar…
Charity sends medical kit to where it’s needed
There is so much going on in the world at the moment that it’s hard to see how you can make a difference, and what should be your first priority…
Getting all fired up about ebike batteries in flats
Charging lithium-ion batteries inside apartments is rapidly becoming a burning issue for strata committees and fireys. It seems a day doesn’t go by without another eBike or electric scooter battery…