Podcast: Fast-track flats and an Airbnb tax
This weeks's podcast looks at rumours that NSW could be planning to introduce an Airbnb tax while the state government fast-tracks 8000 new flats.
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Miller: Rein in Airbnb to free up 1000 city homes
City of Sydney Councillors are pushing the NSW State government to rein in commercial short-term rentals and free up housing stock.
Forum: Council versus owners corp over Airbnb
Conflict with council OK for holiday lets, insurance for solar panels, air-con water torture, mini land grab, who owns front door keys?
Forum: Up to speed, thanks to Flatchatters
Two big stories landed this week - both about strata managers and transparency - and it was Flatchatters who kept us up to speed on both.
Podcast: Fast track flats put Nimbys on notice
The Flat Chat Wrap podcast returns as we take a look at a plan to fast-track flats with another level of planning approvals, Airbnb parties gone OTT and a new…
Podcast: Pumping irony and airbnb on defensive
Jimmy and Sue discuss the first-floor resident being driven mad by the thumping and pumping from a pro gym beneath her flat PLUS how Airbnb is responding to a global…
Airbnb hosts face Vic tax and apartment bans
Victoria is reversing its open slather policy on short-term holiday lets with new regulations to come into force at the start of next year that will tax holiday lets and…
Podcast: Conflicts of interest … and opinions
There’s been considerable speculation about NSW Strata Commissioner John Minns this week after the revelation on an ABC news report last week that he has retained a significant holding in…
$225k fatal accident warning for Airbnb blocks
A penalty of more than quarter of a million dollars imposed on a Wollongong strata scheme where a worker died in an avoidable accident should send a jolt through owners…
Airbnbacklash builds from Brisbane to Barcelona
The growing global movement against Airbnb and its ilk is finally gathering momentum both here in Australia and overseas. When rough sleeping and homelessness is at an all-time high, tenants…
Forum: Real responses from a top strata lawyer
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…
Forum: Developer turns block into Airbnb hotel
What happens when a developer can’t sell all their apartments so then lists them on Airbnb? Are they running an illegal short-term rental hotel? And didn’t their sales people tell…