One-sided SM contracts exposed… yet again
JimmyT recalls his first encounters with one-sided strata management contracts as a new ABC expose reveals that nothing much has changed in 20 years of complaints and unkept promises.
SCA-NSW
Podcast: Behind the scenes of the Strata Trap
We rolled the Wrap out a little early this week because it’s connected to the hottest topic in strata right now. Linton Besser, the reporter who brought you the Four…
SCA-NSW launches post Netstrata investigation
There were a lot of questions that remained following the devastating report on ABC TV into allegations that strata management giant Netstrata had side-stepped regulations on declaring commissions for insurance…
Managing the managers: it’s only common sense
It’s all gone very quiet over at Strata Community Association (SCA) NSW since their president Stephen Brell resigned in the wake of an expose of his company, Netstrata, on ABC…
Podcast: Strata scandal and a can of worms
It feels like the dust has settled a little too quickly on the Netstrata scandal, as exposed by ABC TV. There has been no public statement on it from the state…
Podcast: Strata manager scandal isn’t over
As you’d expect, a lot of this week’s podcast is taken up with the resignation of the SCA-NSW President and Netstrata boss Stephen Brell, as well as the ABC News…
How to fix the deep flaws in strata management
The exposure of dubious (but not necessarily illegal) tactics by strata management giant Netstrata has pulled an unwelcome but totally necessary focus on how strata managers operate in NSW and,…
Brell quits top SCA roles as Netstrata saga rolls on
The allegations in an ABC News article, about strata managers Netstrata have seen its CEO Stephen Brell, step down as Strata Community Association (SCA-NSW) President and resign from its board.…
Radical reforms on the cards for NSW regs
Big changes are in the wind for strata in NSW with two working groups having recommended reforms – some radical – in legislation and regulations for the sector. One report…