Holiday let tax could be a win for all – except hosts
With an Airbnb tax planned in Victoria and a 60-night cap approved in NSW, the free rein for STHLs is clearly coming to an end, with hidden benefits for everyone…
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Forum: Cost cuts target legals and managers
The poll we’ve been conducting for the past week has been very revealing. Okay, two of the top four items that you would cut back if your budgets got a…
Poll: What neighbour behaviour drives you nuts?
We’d all love to think that we are one big happy family in strata – but even family members fall out. And there are few things more irritating than an…
Podcast: Airbnb tax and other strata matters
Busy, busy, busy in the Flat Chat bunker this week. We start with a wrap-up of what went on at the Owners Corporation Network (OCN) Strata Matters conference last week…
Sydney’s seasiders to get their own strata group
Apartment and townhouse residents and owners in Sydney’s eastern suburbs will soon have an opportunity to catch up, exchange information and advice, and maybe even campaign for changes in the…
Poll: What would you cut in your strata budget?
If you had to make cuts in your strata spending, where would the axe fall first? Budgetting is crucially important today with the cost of living going up and inflation…
Podcast: Big ideas, tax bribes and Fonzie flats
This week in the podcast, Sue reports back from a two-day seminar about property investment with the news that, yes, more apartments are going to be built in Australia and…
Forum: Little leeway offered for levy debts
The discussion on whether or not – and when – you should push to get unpaid levels back has generated a lot of interest and it’s worth catching up with…
OCN’s big day will get us ready for the future
The Owners Corporation Network (OCN) is gearing up for its big annual Strata Matters conference which this year includes a chance to see Flat Chat Wrap co-hosts JimmyT and Sue…
Forum: Would you let serious levies debts slide?
It’s been a quiet week on the Forum – at least as far as new topics go; something to do with the blue moon, I guess. So while there’s a…
Have your say on building defect insurance
DLI is a strict liability insurance product of first resort that covers critical building elements, such as structure, waterproofing and fire safety systems. It allows building owners to make a claim…
ABC levies debts report misses the mark
OPINION There’s a story in the ABC TV’s business report about how an apartment owner who’s had a run of rotten luck has just had everything made worse by her…