PODCAST: Defect loans, Airbnb rules and sneaky sex in the spa
It’s a real mixed bag in this week’s Flat Chat Wrap podcast – finance, Airbnb and sneaky sex. Sue Williams and I start our dissection of the week’s strata news…
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Flat Chat Wrap #37 – Defects loans, Airbnb rules and sex in the spa
It’s a real mixed bag in this week’s Flat Chat Wrap podcast – finance, Airbnb and sneaky sex. Sue Williams and I start our dissection of the week’s strata news…
How Fireys may save us from holiday let hell
The NSW government released their discussion document of the proposed new short-term letting regulations this week and, of course, they make interesting reading. I will be examining the proposal for…
Airbnb fights tough new city laws in court
LETTER FROM BOSTON: As a long-time thorn in Airbnb’s side, I’m trying not to take this personally. But no sooner do I arrive in Boston, Mass. than Airbnb files a…
Why you need to fine landlords who don’t register tenants
It’s funny how the whole holiday letting issue is shaking out a lot of strata and council laws, especially the unenforceable ones. And before we go any further, this is not…
Logins and lock-outs: Keeping you safe from cyber-baddies
Just a quick note to anyone who has recently been enduring the frustrations of trying to register and login to the site. We’ve all been locked out and tripped up…
‘Name and shame’ file draws rental agent anger
Did you know that NSW Fair Trading has started naming and shaming bad operators? For two months now there has been a list on its website of businesses that have…
Ghost tenants make a myth of rental reform
Resident owners paranoid about tenants taking over strata schemes don’t need to go to the barricades just yet. There’s a fairly massive hole in the government’s laudable plans to give tenants…
How to register and log in
There seems to be a little confusion among some readers about how to get on to the Forum and post questions and comments, so I thought I would put together…