Your Strata Property With Amanda Farmer

Amanda Farmer
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Your Strata Property With Amanda Farmer

Are you a homeowner struggling to get your strata questions answered? Does your strata manager bamboozle you with jargon you don’t understand? Are you looking for reliable and easily accessible information about strata property from an authoritative source? Hi I’m Amanda Farmer and I’m a strata lawyer with over 13 years experience in all things property. In this podcast I deliver bite sized, information that gives you the education you need to resolve your strata issues. And the best part is you can learn as you travel to and from work, fly overseas or even listen as you fall asleep! I will bring you the latest and greatest tips on dealing with your strata issues so you never have to spend another sleepless night. This podcast is inspired by Margaret Lomas, Steve McKnight and Rick Otton, On Property Podcast, This week in real estate, Rental Income Podcast, Mortgage NewsCast and lots more!

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    435. The Top 5 of 2024

    In our first podcast episode for the year, I’m sharing the 5 most popular episodes of 2024 – in case you missed them, need a recap, or are looking for a great place to start if you’re new to the podcast.

    25 min

  2. 18/12/2024

    434. What about the dodgy building managers?

    In our final episode for 2024, Reena Van Aalst is pulling back the curtain on poor building management practices and asking the question: why aren’t building managers held to the same standard as strata managers? We also debate section 55 in the NSW strata legislation. What does it mean and is anyone complying with it?

    45 min

  3. 11/12/2024

    433. How to avoid the expense of removing combustible cladding

    More than seven years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, residential apartment buildings around the world are still investigating whether or not their combustible cladding needs to be removed. Fire engineer Ben Hughes-Brown joins me to explain some of the novel solutions buildings are implementing to retain their cladding while still meeting safety and compliance standards, reassuring local councils and insurers and saving significant costs for owners.

    25 min

  4. 04/12/2024

    432. An insurer’s perspective on a tough year in strata: Paul Keating

    Paul Keating of Strata Community Insurance joins me, sharing: - why smart strata committees should "lock-in" their strata managers, - how the ABC's reporting has changed the way SCI is doing business, - why he'd love to see 3-year insurance contracts, and more.

    29 min

  5. 27/11/2024

    431. Highlights from the NSW strata law reform

    I’m sharing the big ticket items from the Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Bill 2024, and reminding you to join Friday’s LIVE webinar, where we’ll cover the need-to-know detail and your questions.

    15 min

  6. 20/11/2024

    430. Why clean strata buildings matter more than you think – with Lisa Macqueen

    Lisa Macqueen of Cleancorp joins me to explain how her team is taking a fresh look at a traditional service, and shares why we need to stop de-prioritising the cleanliness of our strata buildings.

    22 min

  7. 13/11/2024

    429. NSW piles more responsibility onto strata owners with its new disclosure laws

    New laws commencing in February 2025 expand the disclosure requirements of NSW strata managers. Said to "equip owners corporations with clear and timely information to inform decision-making and enable scrutiny of their strata manager’s actions and interests", it's fast becoming clear that all these laws really do is make a strata manager's poor behaviour an owner's problem to sort out. In this episode, I explain why that's simply not good enough.

    37 min

  8. 30/10/2024

    428. Is “DIY” Strata Insurance Possible?

    Reena Van Aalst joins me to cover: - when it might be 'unreasonable' for a building to lodge an insurance claim, - whether owners can remove the strata manager and broker from the insurance equation and if so, should they? - the importance of understanding your customer's language, and - how the Tribunal is dealing with urgent applications.

    45 min
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Are you a homeowner struggling to get your strata questions answered? Does your strata manager bamboozle you with jargon you don’t understand? Are you looking for reliable and easily accessible information about strata property from an authoritative source? Hi I’m Amanda Farmer and I’m a strata lawyer with over 13 years experience in all things property. In this podcast I deliver bite sized, information that gives you the education you need to resolve your strata issues. And the best part is you can learn as you travel to and from work, fly overseas or even listen as you fall asleep! I will bring you the latest and greatest tips on dealing with your strata issues so you never have to spend another sleepless night. This podcast is inspired by Margaret Lomas, Steve McKnight and Rick Otton, On Property Podcast, This week in real estate, Rental Income Podcast, Mortgage NewsCast and lots more!

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