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Maintaining a pest-free environment in strata properties is crucial for several reasons: Health & Hygiene: Regular pest control prevents infestations, reducing the spread of diseases and ensuring a clean-living environment for all residents. Property Integrity: Pests like termites and rodents can cause extensive damage. Preventative treatments help preserve the structure and value of the property….
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The holiday season is a time for celebration and relaxation, but it’s also important to stay vigilant and prepared. Here are some quick tips to keep your home and neighbourhood safe:Β Neighbourhood Connection: Let your neighbours know if you’re travelling or hosting a party. Invite them to join or give a heads-up about noise.Β Travel…
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ππ‘ππ π’π¬ ππ‘π ππ’ππππ«ππ§ππ ππππ°πππ§ π π¬ππ«πππ π¦ππ§ππ ππ« ππ§π π building π¦ππ§ππ ππ«?Β Strata Manager:Β Focuses on the administration of the strata plan.Β Works at the direction of the owner’s corporation.Β Manages trust funds for owners and issues levy notices.Β Coordinates meetings (e.g., AGM), prepares budgets, and arranges insurance.Β Ensures compliance with relevant acts and regulations.Β …
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We understand that it can be a nuisance to get your fire alarm checked on a yearly basis, but ensuring the safety of your building and its occupants is essential. An annual fire inspection helps to identify any issues with alarms, fire extinguishers, and emergency exits that may have developed over time. By conducting these…
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New laws about the keeping of pets in strata schemes in NSW started on 25 August 2021. These laws recognise the changing nature of strata living and the increasing shift towards pet ownership. Under the new laws, owners corporations: can only refuse to allow an animal into the scheme if it unreasonably interferes with another…
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How To Guide Our industry partners at SCA (NSW) officially launched the βStrata Defects Rectification Guideβ. The guide was made in collaboration with UNSW and the University of Technology Sydney . It was also supported by the building regulator and the Office of the Building Commissioner. It investigates and addresses the prevalence and occurrence of…
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Author Credit: Tim Lawless (Core Logic) The trend in housing values remained positive throughout March, with the CoreLogic national hedonic index rising 0.7% over the month. Although housing values continued to rise, the second half of the month experienced a weakening in the growth trend as confidence slumped and social distancing policies took effect. The…
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Author: Ruchi Shina (The Conversation) Itβs hard enough juggling a job with parenthood when youβve got young kids. But what do you do when social-distancing policies mean youβve all been sent home? This is the reality many families now face. Schools have been shut in Britain, France, Germany, South Korea and all but five US…
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Author: Renee Mckeown (The Urban Developer) Rents surged 0.5 per cent higher over the month to January after record house price growth into the first quarter of 2020, according to Corelogicβs latest quarterly report. The national median rental value went up to $440 a week following the rise in property prices in June 2019, and…
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Author: Renee Mckeown (The Urban Developer) The first fully-operational 3D-printed building opened in Dubai. The labour cost of creating the office was cut in half compared to traditional building methods. The one-storey building on Sheikh Zayed Road was dwarfed by neighbouring buildings including the Burj Khalifa, officially the tallest building in the world at 163-storeys…
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