Podcast: How to crowdfund your new flat
In this week’s podcast we take a look at Sues story about people buying property, not only with the help of Mum and Dad, but with investment from extended family…
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Podcast: Family-unfriendly flats by design
Are we building the wrong kind of apartments for families? There’s a very interesting report in the Sydney Morning Herald about a survey that suggests that the cookie-cutter apartment designs…
Forum Poll: Who annoys you most in strata?
Pssst. Don’t tell anyone, but I think we’ve fixed strata. I say this because after a bumper couple of weeks with a stack of new questions, we haven’t had one…
Forum: Would you let an American staffy in?
We have all become used to the idea that you can’t ban all pets or even all dogs from your strata block, but can you ban them selectively? The theory…
When a family plan is a bit too cosy for comfort
In a week where we are shining the spotlight on flaws in Victorian strata (here, here and here) and addressing the challenges owners face in Queensland, it’s only fair that…
Podcast: Power grabs and fraudsters – two rants
This week’s podcast is short but not very sweet (despite it being our 200th). Sue is away in the UK, which allows me to vent about a couple of issues…
Forum: Family owns half the lots, rules the roost
I feel like we have wandered into the realm of strata nightmares this week. First up is a family that owns half the apartments in a small block and, surprise,…
Why families can be happy in high-rises too
Are apartments appropriate places to bring up families? Might they even be better for you and your kids than a free-standing house, in some ways? While the vast majority of…
Podcast 79 – bad pads, fams and James Valentine
It’s a bumper edition of the Flat Chat Wrap this week, boosted by an extract from JimmyT’s guest spot on James Valentine’s Afternoons on ABC radio. But first Jimmy and…