Commission enters new era without Chandler
New NSW Building Commissioner James Sherrard takes the reins promising to continue reforms - but David Chandler doesn't get a mention.
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Podcast: Sins of the commission see Minns quit
In this week's podcast, we hear how frustrated just-quit Strata Commissioner John Minns is and was by the under-resourcing of his department.
Podcast: Total control, new bloke on the block
JimmyT and Sue send greetings from Scotland, welcome the new building commissioner and predict the next scandal likely to hit the strata sector.
IMHO: As soon as I turn my back, it’s strata chaos
In an expanded ramble from the Flat Chat newsletter, JimmyT wonders if it can be a coincidence that strata chaos erupts as soon as he leaves the country.
Minns disclosed IPG shares, says department
The NSW government’s Customer Service department says Property Services and Strata Commissioner John Minns is “providing full support” to its inquiries following allegations surrounding his investments in a property management…
Pets and ‘forced sales’ strata laws to change
Major updates on the cards for four key areas while Property Services Commissioner to take on strata too. Pet ownership barriers, the cost of repair work, collective sales and compulsory…
Rotting Victorian strata calls for a champion
Here in Sydney we have often wondered why we didn’t hear too much about defects in Victorian apartment blocks. Was it because they built better buildings there? How about, maybe…
Podcast: The many sins of commission at Fair Trading
If there is one area of NSW Liberal politics that may be glad that the kerfuffle over the appointment of a trade envoy to New York is drawing so much…
Off-the-plan purchases back on the shopping list
Off -the-plan apartment purchases are very much back in favour with investors, writes Sue Williams in Prestige Domain magazine. And NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler’s efforts to clean up the…
Commish hands out gold stars, extends contract
Building Commissioner David Chandler is about to start handing out gold stars to the most reliable developers in NSW. And he has announced that he has extended his contract with…
Podcast: Contract concern as plan nixed in the bud
There’s an air of cynicism – or maybe it’s just weary experience – around this week’s Flat Chat Wrap podcast, but we only have ourselves to blame. Last week we…
Podcast: Is this why Dave says he’s no messiah?
If there is one person in the strata sphere who’d say Building Commissioner David Chandler is not the Strata Messiah, it would be the commissioner himself. As we discuss on…