Reply To: NSW SMs to stop taking insurance commissions
Even if the committee source their own insurance quotations, How can we stop the agent from billing the OC for the “lost commission” if this is written into the management…
Reply To: Strata Matters – invitation to public forum with NSW Minister for Fair Trading
@Jimmy, if you have not interviewed Angus Abadee yet, I think you should. He knows a lot about the power of the Strata and Property Services Taskforce. He’s enthusiastic about…
NEWS: Pollies play the blame game over units
News: Housing minister Clare O'Neil joins the pollies' war on Nimbys while property prices soar and affordability plummets.
Reply To: NSW SMs to stop taking insurance commissions
The reality is we have recommended committees procure insurance independently of their manager for years and completely avoid any fees. However then the SCA made it standard practice to charge…
Airbnb-style lets cost Qld unit owners $740m
Unit owners in Queensland discover that the value growth in buildings with short-term lets has been 44% lower than in purely residential blocks.
Reply To: Committee wavers on NCAT application
Vermont wrote: Is it likely that premiums will go up should owners not be prohibited from this type of behaviour in the future? Interesting thought but insurance premiums tend to…
Reply To: Committee wavers on NCAT application
UberOwner makes a great point. Perhaps this could be put to the rest of the committee as an insurance risk. Is it likely that premiums will go up should owners…
Forum: Bird feeder blamed for rats in the block
Forum: Rats in the block (thanks to a bird-loving owner), handrail request, waterproofing dispute and insurance reduced.
NEWS: Nimbys, newbies and a ghost station
News: The latest apartment stories, including the plans to reopen Woollahra's ghost station and make it easier for first-time buyers to get loans.
Podcast: Fake hosts in our scariest episode ever
The Wrap is back as we dive into Artificial Intelligence with a spookily realistic (and never to be repeated) conversation created by a computer.
Forum: Pre-votes, paper ballots and proxies
Forum: the limit on proxies led to electronic pre-votes and paper votes - but is it a valid vote when an owner sends a note?
NEWS: Bored with the interest rate babble yet?
There's been a great deal of babble this week about the interest rate - maybe too much considering the Reserve Bank did exactly what most people predicted?