Reply To: Who should we get to replace 100 windows?
JJFern wrote: We will get other quotes to replace the other windows and will ask Windowline. I assume they meet the minimum requirements regarding licenses (licensed builder class 2), insurance…
Who should we get to replace 100 windows?
Our nearly 10-year-old building has water ingress issues with our windows that need to replaced as they can’t be repaired according to engineers It is apparently due to incorrect installation not…
NEWS: High-rise Harry takes a $1m haircut
NEWS: High-rise Harry Triguboff has had to take $1m less than he wanted for his Gold Coast penthouse - but he still made a tidy profit.
Reply To: Who repairs damaged ceiling below an unapproved project on common property?
UberOwner wrote: Questions are 1) who is responsible for fixing up the re-tiled (leaky) balcony and 2) who is responsible for fixing up the damaged ceiling below? Section 106 of…
First Home Buyer scheme ‘adds fuel to the fire’
Finance experts warn that the First Home Buyer Scheme could creat an unsustainable bubble among homes just under the price caps.
Can we divorce or separate from our strata scheme?
I have a relatively unusual strata situation that I hope you may be able to help me with. My wife and I just bought an early 20th century house that is…
Reply To: Install new lift which only benefits three units
Frankly the strata committee should be getting legal advice on this proposal. Is the lift being built on common property, who pays the ongoing maintenance and insurance, why should the…
Reply To: NSW SMs to stop taking insurance commissions
I am new to unit living and hoping to reduce our fees. I am having difficulty finding an insurer for our units that have a small service station and some…
Reply To: What does the insurance commission ban mean?
Our building, up to 2 years ago, used to pay commissions to the strata manager We have a very good and responsible insurance broker, who also was not comfortable with…
Reply To: What does the insurance commission ban mean?
dy wrote: So suppose now we will be just charged a flat fee of $2,500 to ‘manage’ the insurance renewal. I’m guessing that means, if the SM is claiming they…
Reply To: What does the insurance commission ban mean?
Lots of money in the commission game – our insurance broker in NSW pays commission to the strata manager and keeps a share for himself. Wonder what the insurance companies…
One strata conference you really need to attend
OCN - the peak body for strata owners in NSW, Victoria and beyond - is holding its annual conference and it promises to be a ripper.