FLAT CHAT WRAP

Jimmy Thomson & Sue Williams
  • 0.0 (0)
  • SOCIETY & CULTURE
  • EVERY TWO WEEKS
FLAT CHAT WRAP

All about living in apartments (condos), from dealing with your committee to getting on with neighbours and – a dose of healthy skepticism about dubious developers. Please subscribe by clicking on one of the icons below, to take you to your favourite podcaster.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Sins of commission - why Minns has quit

    This week we say farewell to former Strata Commissioner John Minns who has decided to quit, despite a months-long inquiry into allegations of conflict of interest finding nothing untoward.Jimmy had a long chat with him (off air) which he relates in the podcast, covering his frustrations during his tenure and his fears for the future – not least who will take over his role.The we turn our sights on NCAT – the NSW Tribunal which seems to be doing more to undermine efforts to build confidence in...

    27 min

  2. 27 NOV

    Strata law changes, sliced and diced

    Our deadlines meant we missed the chance to talk about the new strata laws proposed for NSW in last week’s podcast but that has given us time to think about the proposals and what they mean.For instance, is compulsory training of strata committee members a good or bad thing?Will fear of having sales contracts rescinded deter developers from using embedded networks to save money and cheat their apartment buyers?Will heavy fines stop them from underestimating levies to make their apartment sale...

    25 min

  3. 20 NOV

    Triple threat: Guide gaps, dodgy contracts and rotting blocks

    Three big stories get most of our attention in this week’s podcast.Firstly there’s the publication of the new Guide to Strata Living, which earns some praise, but a few brickbats from JimmyT. You can judge for yourself HERE, where there are also links to the actual guide for you to download.Then there’s the recent attack on unfair strata management contracts by eminent construction lawyer Bronwyn Weir. And, once you’ve listen to the podcast, you might want to read more about it HE...

    25 min

  4. 13 NOV

    Noise annoys as city wakes up to 24-hour bars and gyms

    We’ve been catching up with all the strata stories that emerged while we were away – and there’s a lot of them, covering just about every aspect of apartment living.The plan to boost Sydney’s night time economy with 24/7 bar openings has alarmed well-heeled resident so Circular Quay (according to this video on the Sydney Morning Herald website).And there’s more angst over noisy gyms which we first highlighted in this podcast and Sue’s SMH story before we left for Europe.We discuss why strata ...

    22 min

  5. 7 NOV

    Talk about unaffordable - the $30k-a-night apartment

    Can you imagine paying $30,000 a night for a pad in London? Yes, that’s thirty thousand dollars, in case you thought it was a misprint.And this is in a city that has its share of homelessness and has had to introduce a 90-night limit on short-term holiday lets to combat the drain on residential properties caused by platforms like Airbnb and their ilk.Also in Britain, a government survey has revealed how many previously unidentified apartment blocks still have potentially fatal flammable cladd...

    13 min

  6. 30 OCT

    London calling with renters' advice, unit prices and a high-rise tragedy

    Your intrepid Flat Chat team’s travels take them to London this week but that doesn’t mean they have lost touch with what’s happening in Australia.For a start a boost to funding for tenants’ supports agencies has been announced by the NSW state government. That will no doubt be very useful when the inevitable confusion arises from the raft of changes to tenancy laws, passed by state parliament last week, come into effect in the new year.That doesn’t just help tenants. As Jimmy says, if ...

    24 min

  7. 24 OCT

    New commissioner named, Netstrata dodge exposed

    This week’s podcast comes to you from less-than-sunny Glasgow, which may explain the slightly different sound quality.But the chat is up to its usual standards as we speculate on what new Building Commissioner James Sherrard will bring to the job as he fills the substantial shoes recently vacated by the redoubtable David Chandler.Then we have a look at the recent revelations about Netstrata allegedly slipping old receipts and invoices into their strata schemes’ portals. This has led to s...

    23 min

  8. 16 OCT

    Pumping irony - Airbnb on defensive, pro gym offensive

    There are so many issues it strata that are “he said, she said” - or “they said, they said”, to put it in a more contemporary context – that the temptation to not take sides is sometimes overwhelming.But consider the plight of an owner on the first floor of a block who has a noisy commercial gym operating from 6am until after 7pm every weekday.Then add in the fact that most of her strata committee’s members live several floors away from the noise are undisturbed and therefore unperturbe...

    28 min
See All (378)

About

All about living in apartments (condos), from dealing with your committee to getting on with neighbours and – a dose of healthy skepticism about dubious developers. Please subscribe by clicking on one of the icons below, to take you to your favourite podcaster.

Information

  • Creator
    Jimmy Thomson & Sue Williams
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    378
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 FLAT CHAT WRAP
  • Show Website
    FLAT CHAT WRAP

You Might Also Like

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes and get the latest updates.
Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada