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Reply To: $100 a pop to foster pets in strata

  • 06/04/2026
  • Author Jimmy-T

I knew there was something dodgy about all this. Section 105A says owners corporations can’t charge fees for considering pet applications. The OP should ask for her money back, citing…

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    Reply To: SM commissions ban to save $300m says report

    • 29/03/2026
    • Author Quirky

    This saving prediction also presumes that the commission paid to insurance brokers will also be abolished. Hopefully, there will also be some attention paid to there only being 3 insurance…

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      Reply To: SM commissions ban to save $300m says report

      • 27/03/2026
      • Author Jimmy-T

      I think the savings will be made when insurers have to be more competitive with their products and the premiums they charge, rather than their enticements for strata managers. Yes,…

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        Forgive my mortgage-free smile – it cost me $50k

        • 25/03/2026
        • Author Jimmy-T

        When your off-the-plan developer starts bending the rules and testing the law, pray the only people on your side aren't strata newbies.

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          SM commissions ban to save $300m says report

          • 25/03/2026
          • Author Jimmy-T

          Productivity and Equality Commission report says phasing out insurance commissions for strata managers will save state millions.

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            SM commissions ban to save $300m says report

            • 25/03/2026
            • Author Jimmy-T

            Productivity and Equality Commission report says phasing out insurance commissions for strata managers will save state millions. [See the full post at: SM commissions ban to save $300m says report]

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              Quirky: Secret bunker to get new life as a home

              • 12/03/2026
              • Author Jimmy-T

              QUIRKY: It's the size of a two-bed apartment... but it's totally underground. Plus a raft of weird and wonderful property yarns.

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                Terminating SM agreement early

                • 10/03/2026
                • Author Adanal

                Hi, we (the strata committee) have noticed our strata management has not followed one of the motions set out in our agreement. This has has had a significant impact on…

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                  Facts and faults – how the DBPA works and why

                  • 02/03/2026
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  The DBPA, designed to protect us from dodgy builders, has exposed us to additional costs. The Building Commission explains why.

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                    News: Call to scrap capital gains tax break

                    • 25/02/2026
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    NEWS: Bernie Fraser calls for tax break chop, to help affordability, Eileen Bond's luxury pad on sale, house prices booming in Melbourne's burglary hot spot.

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                      Quirky: Anyone for tennis – or a townhouse?

                      • 25/02/2026
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      Quirky: An old clay tennis court bites the dust - for a price more than the cost of an average Aussie home. Plus all the quirk that we can…

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                        Letter of the law costing owners way too much

                        • 25/02/2026
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        The NSW Building Commission says professionals have more leeway than they think. Strata owners are paying the price in grossly inflated costs.

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