Stuff strata reform – give us a revolution!
So, 2024 is here and, while it may promise to be the Year of the Flat in some quarters, I’m more interested in strata revolution than resolutions. What do I…
Queensland
Lock Up & Leave for a true blue Aussie pub crawl
We’ve got a bit of a departure (no pun intended) from our usual Lock Up and Leave fare this week. Rather than sending you off to parts foreign, we’re buckling…
Last chance to comment on Qld law changes
Queensland is gearing up to revise some of its body corporate legislation and submissions are now closed if you wanted to make a submission to the committee assessing the new…
Benchmarking Qld strata scheme running costs
Comparing the costs of running different strata blocks can be like measuring apples against oranges – or apples and ducks, more like. How do you set a benchmark for costs…
Qld to allow forced sales of ‘hold-out’ units
Queensland’s body corporate laws are to move closer to one of NSW’s most significant strata law changes of recent years, with a proposal to allow collective sale of apartment blocks…
SMs turn against Qld’s pre-sold contracts
Imagine if you bought a new car and you were told you were now contractually obliged to have it serviced by a certain mechanic, on their terms, for the next…
Podcast: Waterproof woes and Brisbane’s boom
The issue we raised last week rumbles on with experienced waterproofers claiming they are being driven out of the industry in NSW while engineers and builders line up to take…
Owners conned thanks to Qld law loopholes
Queensland strata owners and buyers are being conned by developers, rental agents and management rights operators, claims the state’s Unit Owners Association (UOAQ), and it’s all possible because blocks are…
Introducing a voice of reason from Queensland
As we never tire of saying on this website, there are almost as many differences between strata law in separate states as there are similarities. So we are pleased to…
Podcast: Contract concern as plan nixed in the bud
There’s an air of cynicism – or maybe it’s just weary experience – around this week’s Flat Chat Wrap podcast, but we only have ourselves to blame. Last week we…
Pet hates and petty issues ‘clogging Qld tribunals’
Strata schemes pursuing trivial issues such as trying to ban pets from lifts or doormats from lift lobbies are clogging up the adjudication system in Queensland, says the state’s main…
Rapid response law to curb holiday let horrors
Noosa Shire Council is about to become the first council in Queensland, if not Australia, to insist on holiday letting landlords having a rapid response system in place to deal…