All the best strata industry news from July 2020
Defects/ Flammable Cladding:
Opal Tower residents launch legal action
Residents of Sydney’s defect-riddled Opal Tower sue the state government
Building regs come back to bite gov in new Opal claim
They should help’: Sydney cladding crisis leaves big bills for owners
Ashfield building cracks: Residents near new M4 WestConnex tunnel evacuated
Covid-19:
Strata schemes hamstrung by gym rules
Melbourne tower lockdown: What does it mean, how will it work?
Why Melbourne’s public housing towers have ‘explosive potential’ for coronavirus to spread
We could have more coronavirus outbreaks in tower blocks. Here’s how lockdown should work
Coronavirus risk for short term stay accommodation
Working from home will require a rethink of noise restrictions
Airbnb/ Short-term letting:
About-turn on NSW short-stay letting code of conduct as tourism industry battered
How Brisbane units are being turned into pop-up hotels
Coronavirus risk for short term stay accommodation
Property Market:
One-bedroom unit rents take biggest hit during COVID-19 downturn, new data shows
Thousands in NSW register for HomeBuilder but main game lies elsewhere
Queensland investors thrown a short-stay lifeline as new bookings pour in
Gentrification Growing Beyond CBDs
General:
Be careful what you say online
New strata data examines the growth of apartment living
Man dies after falling from Sydney CBD apartment balcony
Pensioner’s fight to keep pet pooch after strata law change
Pet ban: Fresh appeal, fundraiser planned to keep pets in Sydney apartment building
How strata apathy can cost you big-time
South East Queensland:
Body Corporate watchdog says exclusive tower can’t issue fine
World’s “greenest residential building” proposed for Brisbane
Woman in stable condition after fall from Gold Coast balcony
How new Flow tower at Rainbow Bay will block Gold Coast ocean views
Aria Property’s Fish Lane secures Woolworths Metro, top line Asian-inspired restaurant
Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 4: Alternate Palm Beach route divides readers
