Your Strata Property With Amanda Farmer

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Your Strata Property With Amanda Farmer Podcast

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. 2 DAYS AGO

    423. “We need to cut the head off the snake, not tread on its tail”

    Amanda is taking a close look at "The Strata Trap" - the recent reporting by the ABC's Four Corners on the alleged poor practices of strata managers, including the receipt of conflicted remuneration via undisclosed relationships with insurance brokers, and others. And don't forget to tune in to our "Trust from Transparency" webinar via: www.YourStrataProperty.com.au/Webinar

    39 min

  2. 4 SEPT

    422. Contracts not attached to agendas | carpet uninsured | cash levy payments

    Reena Van Aalst joins me to discuss: - motions to approve the appointment of a strata manager: does the contract have to be attached to the meeting agenda? - why carpet inside lots seems to cause so much confusion, - how managers who refuse to accept cash payments can protect themselves, and - the small community that's successfully turning its back on strata.

    25 min

  3. 28 AUG

    421. How Michael Teys is Helping Strata Managers Find Their Courage

    Michael Teys joins me to unpack a series of recent workplace health and safety convictions involving a Sydney strata plan. He also shares precisely where he thinks strata managers are going wrong with their push for professionalism, leaving us with yet another maxim destined to enter our podcast hall of fame: “You don’t demand respect. You earn it.”

    29 min

  4. 21 AUG

    420. Why Natalie Fitzgerald is running for SCA(NSW) Board

    Natalie Fitzgerald is a strata manager determined to improve the working lives of strata managers, with an understanding that change must come from within. In this chat, Natalie shares her thoughts on: - the ABC News revelations as strata's "Watergate" that had to happen, - how managers could be better served by their professional association, - why a better deal for owners starts with better service from managers, and lots more.

    27 min

  5. 14 AUG

    419. Apply this risk-reducing strategy to your next remedial works project

    Sam Hogg of PASG Projects joins me to explain the role of a project manager, sharing his tips to help reduce the pain of your next strata remedial works project.

    25 min

  6. 7 AUG

    418. The life-saving addition to your common property

    A cardiac arrest is more likely to occur in a residential strata building than a fire, yet most communities are completely unprepared to respond to such an emergency. My guest this week, Kurtis Vuko, is on a mission to do something about that, bringing life-saving equipment into strata buildings across the country.

    23 min

  7. 31 JUL

    417. Why the OCN is fed up with the strata “industry”

    Karen Stiles, executive director of the Owners Corporation Network (OCN), joins me to share: - how strata owners are being overlooked in today's conversations about the strata industry, - the astonishing lack of consumer protections for those buying apartments, - the owners who ARE willing to pay more for good strata management, and - why Fair Trading needs to step up - including some ideas for how it might do that.

    32 min

  8. 25 JUL

    416. How to succeed at NCAT – self represented

    Lot owner Cate Morrison is fresh from (another) win in the NSW Tribunal. She joins me for this week's podcast to share: - as a non-lawyer, how she prepares her case for the best chance of success, - her cross-examination technique, - her top tips for other strata owners and committee members self-representing in the tribunal.

    36 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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