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Here in strata, your building will hire a lot of people to help look after its and your interests. There’s probably a strata manager, there may be a building facilities…
Here in strata, your building will hire a lot of people to help look after its and your interests. There’s probably a strata manager, there may be a building facilities…
We have a lot of fun on this Forum – and kick around a few serious topics too – but I thought it might be time to get real with…
Okay, you can stop panicking … for now. If your strata committee hasn’t applied for help with new or recent block building defects through the NSW government’s Project Intervene, the…
Is there a nationwide ban on screen doors? That ubiquitous, iconic entrance to so many suburban homes has come under fire from fire protection consultants. Is it, as one Flatchatter…
The recent story about the elderly couple hit with a “cruel” special levy, the costs trebled by fighting an unwinnable case in court, has highlighted the importance of good, reliable…
In this week’s Australian Financial Review I wrote about the value of good strata lawyers and the problems with bad ones. This was prompted by a chat with Amanda Farmer…
As more and more Australians move into apartment blocks, three distinct tribes are beginning to emerge. There are the young first-timers, who have never owned an apartment or any property…
There was a survey of 500 apartment blocks conducted earlier this year by NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler’s team. It found that more than one-third of new buildings had serious…
It’s the biggest purchase and therefore the biggest gamble that most of us will make in our lives … buying a home. And the element of chance seems to take…
One of the perks and, as it turns out, perils of working from home (by choice) is that you can spend an inordinate amount of time in cafes, drinking coffee…
There is a strong possibility that officials in NSW Health who helped residents and managers with the potential Covid-19 outbreak at the Elan building in Sydney’s Kings Cross are feeling…
For the past year or so we have been referring readers who need professional legal advice but can’t afford it, to the Marrickville Legal Centre (MLC). Although it’s based in…