Forum: Mystery of a bulge in a bathroom wall
It’s Easter and it’s not only the buns that are hot and cross. It’s bad enough when there is a problem in your block and you don’t know what’s causing…
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Podcast 77 – cowboys, counselling and comedy
There are just two main discussions in this week’s podcast but the topics are both hugely significant in very different ways. In the first we look at the new powers…
Building commish gets the tools to hammer cowboys
NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler can finally get on with cleaning out the apartment building industry, with the NSW government passing two key pieces of legislation this week. His planned reforms,…
Commissioner to rebuild confidence with crackdown on cowboys
Six months into the task of rebuilding confidence for purchasers of new residential apartments in NSW, state Building Commissioner David Chandler claims the game is already changing. Mr Chandler, speaking…
Whine like an old modem but don’t expect faster internet
With all the conflicting reports about NBN in the media at the moment, you could burn up half your download allowance scouring the internet for the best option for your…
Time we banned strata management cowboys
I was at the launch of a new strata management venture recently and one of the senior executives said to me: “You’re not as angry as you used to…