Parcel lockers can deliver a sense of security
Every so often here at Flat Chat we come across a commercial idea that makes so much strata sense that we are happy to promote it, no fee or favours…
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Strata happiness votes are all about the holidays
We suspected we might be setting ourselves up for a bit of a let-down when we asked people to vote on what they LIKE about strata living, rather than things…
Bank’s title blunder almost screwed our unit purchase
There is a word I hate a little bit more the more I hear it. It’s a favourite of call centre help desks and online instruction manuals. The word is…
Poll: What do you like most about this strata life?
Despite all the doom and gloom, people worried about defects, buildings falling down and the trouble and strife that can come from living in apartments, there are a lot of…
Free webinar to focus on strata security
Security is one benefit of apartment living that’s frequently cited as a major attraction. But while high-tech security systems can add value to your property, they can also be costly…
Podcast: Rent bidding ban and too much information
In this our last Flat Chat Wrap podcast of the year, we kick the tyres of a couple of issues that will have consequences throughout strata. Or will they? And…
Forum: Who can view videos from strata CCTV?
Here’s an issue that started as simple question on the Forum and has evolved into something altogether more troubling. If your strata scheme has CCTV cameras recording the comings and…
OCN fears ignored as Covid strikes strata units
Updated, Wednesday June 16, 8.30am The announcement of six Covid-19 infections in a Melbourne strata scheme, with residents in the 100-unit townhouse complex now in lockdown, has raised alarm with…
Top Vic cop warns of Airbnb-enabled crime wave
In what has to have been one of the worst weeks for Airbnb since short-term online holiday letting landed on these shores, we’ve had two prime examples of exactly why…
How a sense of security can keep Airbnb at bay
In a number of surveys over the years, one of the top reasons people have given for choosing to live in apartments is security. If being safe in your own…
Strataleaks – why you MUST lock your website
A few weeks ago we discussed in Flat Chat in the Australian Financial Review whether or not it’s a good idea for your building to have some sort of internet…
Hi-tech security answer to lowlife behaviour
It’s one of the ironies of strata living that a lot of people choose to live in apartments because of the additional security that locked off floors, electronic access keys…