Get your strata block all set for cyclone impact
Strata buildings, especially townhouses, are not immune from the devastating effects of cyclones, and you need to get your strata block ready for Cyclone Alfred ... or the one after…
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Five-fold increase in insurance costs ‘justified’
A major insurer was justified in raising strata premiums by 500% due to four-year claims history, according to finance watchdog AFCA.
Podcast: Tax fixer-uppers and strata spies
The tax office is targetting double-dipping landlords who claim all sorts of things they shouldn’t, or just claim for stuff the wrong way.For instance, property investors routinely claim levies as a tax…
Podcast: Chandler unpacks case study facts
Last week we discussed the new report from the NSW Office of the Building Commissioner – they’re calling it a case study – titled “Broken Promises, Blame Games and Balconies”.…
ATO cracking down on dodgy holiday let claims
Danger, danger, holiday letting hosts! If you have been fudging the figures on your tax claims for your holiday home investments, the Australian Tax Office is coming after you. Actually,…
Developer of 1400 units facing defects claims
They say no publicity is bad publicity but you’d be forgiven for thinking the directors of Sydney developers Toplace Group would be happy to shuffle out of the limelight right…
PODCAST 59 – Fire and rain, gym hijackers and paying for repairs
In this week’s podcast, with the East Coast states of Australia only just having survived the bushfires, we are now dealing with torrential rain and floods. Sue has contacted the…
PODCAST: When defect disaster warnings were covered up
In this week’s episode of the Flat Chat Wrap we look at the claims that the Opal and Mascot towers “disasters” are just the tip of a very large apartment…
Flat Chat Wrap #31 – Tip of the defects iceberg and why it’s such a massive problem
In this week’s episode of the Flat Chat Wrap we look at the revelation that the Opal and Mascot towers “disasters” are just the tip of a very large apartment…