Strata managers demand support for Chandler
Strata managers in NSW have “warned” whichever party is in power after next month’s government election that they must continue supporting the work of David Chandler and the Office of…
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Water-proofing expert quits over new law
Last week a builder and waterproofer emailed us in despair. New regulations make it almost impossible for him to continue doing the work he’s been performing efficiently and effectively for…
Huge flood damage bills flow on to Owners Corps
Water leaks and faulty waterproofing are the bane of strata residents and managements’ lives. Modern buildings are designed to withstand a fair amount of rain but the recent downpours across…
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…
Forum: Sneaky secretary swapped EGM motions
Strata chairs and secretaries can get very sneaky when it comes to manipulating votes. One FlatChatter discovered this when he proposed some expenditure on physical security for an Extraordinary General…
Owners issue 10-point election manifesto
The Owners Corporation Network (OCN) announced this week that they plan to be actively involved in the NSW state election, potentially tapping into the voting power of NSW’s one million-plus…
Podcast: Chandler talks about older blocks
Co-podder Sue Williams and I took ourselves off to the Owners Corporation Network’s 20th anniversary event last week and it turned out to be a very revealing evening indeed. OK,…
Three webinars – with Lawyer in the Hot Seat
Spring has sprung and as the weather warms up we are pleased to announce three new free webinars for October – including the return of “Lawyer In The Hot Seat”…
Podcast: Smears and fears as Commish targetted
If NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler has served no other function, he earns our respect and gratitude for being a very useful source of entertaining, informative and occasionally horrifying stories.…
Podcast: When crims become dodgy developers
It’s hardly a true crime podcast but this week, inspired by connections made in the press between the relatives of property developers and their friends with police records, we wade…
Podcast: Are we heading back to the bad old days?
We are in a state of shock here at Flat Chat, wondering if, when David Chandler and Victor Dominello both go, and with dodgy developers already circling the bleeding carcass…
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…