Roundup: New commissioner – same old story?
So we have a new Fair Trading Commissioner. Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean this week announced the appointment of Rose Webb to the NSW Fair Trading hot seat. Mr…
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Roundup: How to get rid of rusted-on office-bearers
One of the perennial problems discussed in the Flat Chat Forum is the issue of rusted-on office-bearers who aren’t performing all that well but won’t let anyone else’s hands anywhere…
How to avoid buying a high-rise lemon
Flat Chat is now appearing in the Australian Financial Review, both in print and online at weekends. This is the first column in its new home. With recent revelation that…
Roundup: Do a flatting friend a favour
We all know someone who lives in strata and who is wrestling with some issue or another. And the chances are that, like the good friend that you are, you…
Roundup: Back in print and raring to go
Wot? No Flat Chat? Where have you gone? Why was there no print edition of the column? This weekend saw the launch of the shiny new half-property, half-lifestyle Domain magazine,…
Roundup: Flat out on the Forum
Well, the advent of the new strata laws did make a difference – the number of visitors to this website went up by about 10 percent in the past week.…
Roundup: Good Morning, Vietnam
What has Vietnam got to do with strata in NSW? Ummm … not a lot. No … wait … the first person to buy a unit in Saigon under the new…
Flat Chat Live and Trivia Night
Two major strata events are on the horizon. OK, they are major for me … but you might be interested too. First cab off the rank (or should it be…