SaltyOne wrote: Does anyone have experience with S55 reports (NSW)? STRATA SCHEMES MANAGEMENT ACT 2015 – SECT 55 Strata managing agent to record exercise of functions (austlii.edu.au) Or is this…
Jimmy’s article is a caution for all of us. nixjet wrote: Have a regular, ongoing inspection and maintenance regime for plumbing, drainage, roof, electrical and plant. Deal with repairs routinely…
The Professional Standards Authority is to engage with Strata Community Association (SCA-NSW) to ensure it is complying with its own code of ethics.
Strata insurance claims are an unfortunate fact of life. However there are ways to minimise their impacts and keep premiums lower. Have a regular, ongoing inspection and maintenance regime for…
JImmy and Sue chat with Tim Sara of Strata Choice about how the strata management industry is coping with all the recent ructions and how he sees the way ahead…
New laws designed to crack down on strata managers receiving secret kickbacks while introducing higher penalties for agents doing the wrong thing, have passed the NSW parliament, the government announced…
We start this week’s podcast by looking back at the previous episode which has broken all our records for regular downloads. It’s not surprising really, given that it was a chat with…
Subscribers to the Flat Chat Newsletter get a weekly dose of my personal musings on the topics of the week, along with our round-up of recent posts, so I though…
A coalition of 10 leading consumer and strata advocacy associations has called for a national public inquiry into the strata management industry, in the wake of the ABC TV Four…
The Four Corners program was an ideal way to focus light on parts of an industry that has not kept pace with community standards and the on-size-fits all approach is…
In Victoria, I have an example of a strange case where the insurance company paid out quite a large some of money to the owner of the apartment whose washing…
We rolled the Wrap out a little early this week because it’s connected to the hottest topic in strata right now. Linton Besser, the reporter who brought you the Four…