Chant calls for roll updates and strata gym closures
A letter from Chief Medical Officer Kerry Chant has called on NSW strata managers to update strata rolls in case they are needed to alert apartment block residents about infections…
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Surviving and thriving as the world shuts down
Last week we invited our sponsors to let us know what we can do to make life easier during these restricted days, and maybe even to find some positives that…
D-Day looms for Airbnb apartment ban by-laws
D-Day for apartment blocks in holiday areas of NSW is just around the corner – where D stands for “Dump short-term letting”. On April 10, the new NSW strata regulations…
Coming to an Airbnb near you – self-isolating overseas travellers
We should have seen it coming. Opportunist Airbnb hosts are jumping in on the coronavirus quarantine restrictions by offering special “self-isolation” packages – including in apartment blocks. The packages include…
Podcast 64: New rent laws but same old story with point-scoring pollies
In this week’s Podcast, Jimmy and Sue examine the plusses and minuses in the new NSW rental laws, which tilt things in tenants’ favour but don’t go all the way.…
Residents win as virus hits Airbnb where it hurts
They say it’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good and the coronavirus gale that’s blasting though our holiday industry will be a breath of fresh air to one…
Are we living in ultraviral vertical villages?
An unfamiliar sight has appeared in the foyers and on the concierge desks of apartment blocks across Australia – hand sanitiser bottles. And that’s a good thing, because, while there’s…
Fist-bumps might not keep coronavirus at bay
I had a disturbing encounter with a senior government official the other day, during which he coughed into his hand a couple of times, assuring me he was over the…