Strata owners slam NSW Health ‘confused mess’
With yet another “tightening” of lockdown restrictions for greater Sydney, and once again the specific needs of apartment residents being ignored, the peak group for apartment owners in NSW has…
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Health says multi-unit renos are okay
You’d be forgiven for hoping that, at times of an increasingly out-of-control and potentially deadly virus, our state Health department would be keen to give us clear directions on what…
Want to be an apartment lifestyle influencer?
Ever thought you’d like to have your own online magazine or website? Imagine being able to write about whatever you wanted and feature all the innovations and designs that excited…
Flats more affordable as house prices soar
With apartment prices recovering slowly in Sydney – while house prices are soaring to record levels – and with unit rents tumbling in Melbourne at twice the rate of rent…
Rents drop dramatically as apartment vacancies soar
There’s more bad news for apartment investors – which means good news for renters – as rents plummet and availability of units soars in Sydney and Melbourne. This is in…
Podcast 97: Renovation – best-laid plans (and tiles)
It’s renovations all the way in this week’s Flat Chat Wrap as we chat about a Forum post asking what can be done about a disastrous and unauthorised renovation, now…
Podcast 96: Pets, rents and new age steam trains
People who don’t care about pets in apartments shouldn’t switch off just yet, regardless of how bored you are with the whole issue. It has implications for everyone in apartments,…
Podcast 95: pet ban block, websites and a new book
The big strata news of this week stopped us in our tracks. The NSW Court of Appeals has overturned a decision by the strata tribunal (NCAT) which, earlier this year,…
Podcast 94: Tax shock and giving loans some credit
It’s a bit of a Budget special on Flat Chat this week, if only because we are talking about money. Specifically we are discussing the personal taxes that you probably…
Unit blocks where renting is a sign of success
“You gotta own a piece of dirt,” the man said. No, he wasn’t a farmer. In fact, what made this noteworthy was that he was in the business of selling…
Best of times and worst of times to buy a new flat
There’s never been a better time to invest in an apartment. No, sorry, there’s never been a worse time to buy and let a unit. Obviously both points of view…
Invest in strata happiness – demand outstrips supply
In the early days of Flat Chat, I used to bang on about the “double investors” – the owner occupiers who not only pay their levies, but who actually live…