Forum: How SM snaffles frequent flyer points
Casting my eye back over the past two decades of writing about strata, I was reminded of how a simple question on an email led to strata law being changed…
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‘Forced sale’ laws breathe new life into old blocks
Last year’s slump in apartment sales may have saved some of Sydney’s older apartment blocks from demolition and replacement by something shiny and new … and apartment owners are looking…
Bondi Beach renewal sets benchmark for old blocks
A dilapidated 1930s three-storey apartment building in Sydney where unused space is being converted into extra units, and balconies are being added, is forging the future for over 100,000…
New hope for high-rises hijacked by criminals
I was chatting to a colleague the other day who’s just back from South Africa and she was telling me about an area of Johannesburg that experienced apartment dwellers’ worst…
Denial and delay won’t cure concrete cancer
Ignoring the health of your building isn’t bizarre behaviour, says one of Australia’s leading experts on concrete cancer. In fact it’s totally in line with the way we view our…
New hope for old strata schemes
Can we build some granny flats at the back of our apartment block? It’s a valid question from one of our Flatchatters that will become much more pertinent at the…
Why poor areas will miss out on urban renewal
Owners of units in crumbling apartment blocks in poorer areas of Sydney may be stuck with them indefinitely, according to a new report, while their better-off counterparts in in more…