It feels like the dust has settled a little too quickly on the Netsrata Scandal, as exposed by ABC TV. There has been no public statement on it from the state government or their professional body, Strata Community Australia (NSW).But strata managers ar

Are we building the wrong kind of apartments for families? Theres a very interesting report in the Sydney Morning Herald about a survey that suggests that the cookie-cutter apartment designs we see all around us may be fine for singles and couples but ar

It's interesting listening to the podcom Hyperbole Towers - the podcast comedy we recorded almost four years ago - to hear how much has changed.There's a reference in there to pets not being allowed - that's gone.  And the whole episode cen

As youd expect, a lot of this weeks podcast is taken up with the resignation of the SCA-NSW President and Netstrata boss Stephen Brell, as well as the ABC News story and its follow-up that exposed his companys business practices..Were taking the stanc

The Flat Chat Wrap comes to you from a whole other country or at least half of it does with Jimmy in Saigon trying to finish his fourth novel (writing, not reading).While there he has discovered that there are very similar problems with overseas inves

There are myriad reasons why apartment rents are getting closer to and even, in a couple of areas, have overtaken the rents demanded for houses.Is it because the immigration tap has been turned back on for people from countries where they aren't horr

In this weeks Flat Chat Wrap podcast we look at a report that building commissioner David Chandler has issued a stop-work order at a Wollongong construction site after structural defects were discovered in a 149-unit apartment block.According to a story

In this weeks pod we look at placemaking which seems to be designing communities just to make them nicer places to live.By nicer, of course, we mean places that dont stress you out in the walk to and from the station every day. More trees and open spa

Weve lifted a post from the Flat Chat Forum this week to illustrate two issues one basic common sense, the other highly contentious.The post explains how a strata manager managed to legitimately charge $17,000 for sending out five emails. Obviously, o

This week on the podcast we are talking about YOU. At least, we are talking about your pet hates, as defined by our highly unscientific and totally skewed poll on who irritates you most in your strata scheme.The poll is on the Flat Chat home page and you