450 -459

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440 -449

• Episode 447. A $50K excess | conflicted committee members | an insurance win
• Episode 446. Strata Repair Costs Set to Skyrocket Under NCC 2025
• Episode 445. Strata Manager Gifts & Benefits — Where’s the Line?
• Episode 444. Strata managers are getting a right to disconnect
• Episode 443. How strata property owners can help tackle homelessness
• Episode 442. Got a great strata manager? Let them know
• Episode 441. The 5 strata law reforms you didn’t see coming (NSW)
• Episode 440. Committee members need their own personal assistant!

430 -439

• 439. What Aussie Strata Owners Can Learn from American HOAs
• 438. Blam it on “the strata”
• 437. Nasty emails | compulsory appointments | New Year wins
• 436. Dry cleaning and dishwashers: the future of strata management services
• 435. The Top 5 of 2024 
• 434. What about the dodgy building managers?
• 433. How to avoid the expense of removing combustible cladding 
• 432. An insurer’s perspective on a tough year in strata: Paul Keating 
• 431. Highlights from the NSW strata law reform
• 430. Why clean strata buildings matter more than you think – with Lisa Macqueen

420 -429

• Episode 429. NSW piles more responsibility onto strata owners with its new disclosure laws 
• Episode 428. Is “DIY” Strata Insurance Possible?
• Episode 427. What is the perfect number of strata committee members? 
• Episode 426. How to resolve illegal renos, pet problems, and more
• Episode 425. Removing the Emotion From Strata Investment 
• Episode 424. What if you could give your building an MRI?
• Episode 423. “We need to cut the head off the snake, not tread on its tail?” 
• Episode 422. Contracts not attached to agendas | carpet uninsured | cash levy payments
• Episode 421. How Michael Teys is Helping Strata Managers Find Their Courage

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

410 -419 

• Episode 419. Apply this risk-reducing strategy to your next remedial works project
• Episode 418. The life-saving addition to your common property
• Episode 417. Why the OCN is fed up with the strata “industry”
• Episode 416. How to succeed at NCAT – self represented
• Episode 415. Cash is still legal tender in strata…isn’t it?
• Episode 414. 3 Tips From Inside My Own Building’s Remedial Works Project
• Episode 413. Broker Bungle | Rolling Levy Motions | Transfer from Court to Tribunal
• Episode 412. Would you choose strata over a terrace house?
• Episode 411. Will you wait to be forced? Dr Nicole Johnston on repairing our buildings
• Episode 410. Termites, Security Cameras, and Tribunal Costs – Your Questions Answered

400 -409

• Episode 409. Ending the Abuse of Democracy: The Barnes Case
• Episode 408. Get Ready for The High Life Expo
• Episode 407. The Deadline Driven World of Strata Management
• Episode 406. 3 Steps to Radical Transparency for Strata Committees
• Episode 405. “It’s not a jam stall at a school fete” – taking strata seriously
• Episode 404. How We Can Get Strata Management Right, Right Now
• Episode 403. Strata Management’s Future: Reena Weighs In
• Episode 402. “Does it pass the pub test?” Tyrone Shandiman on insurance commissions and broker fees
• Episode 401. From one to many: how Allume has unlocked solar for apartments
• Episode 400. Can an owner force their building to make an insurance claim?  

 

390-399

• Episode 399. Meeting minutes: how detailed should they be?
• Episode 398. Open Books: Unpacking the Privacy Myth in Strata
• Episode 397. Insurers are demanding more from ageing buildings
• Episode 396.Hybrid strata loans have become even more flexible
• Episode 395. The Clever Mapping Helping to Electrify Strata – With Wattblock
• Episode 394. Another Win in the Battle Against Nuisance Smoke Drift
• 393. How to Easily Reduce Strata Energy Costs
• Episode 392. The Top 5 of 2023 
• Episode 391. Access for AFSS sign-off, damaged blinds…a strata wedding! 
• Episode 390. How Nikki Jovicic of Look Up Strata is Empowering Owners

380-389

• Episode 389. Unwrapping convenience and security this season: a better way to manage parcel deliveries
• Episode 388. From Poor Cousin to Priority: the Future of Strata, with NSW Strata Commissioner John Minns
• Episode 387. How to Plan for Emergencies – with Leanne Habib and Megan Chatterton 
• Episode 386. A contract quandary | EV charging grant pressure | finally: electronic records
• Episode 385. How to navigate the very FIRST annual general meeting – with Tim Sara
• Episode 384. The strata lessons hidden in residential tenancy cases
• Episode 383. New Strata Laws Proposed for NSW: Here’s the Need-To-Know
• Episode 382. Strata levies are rising, but so is your property value…
• Episode 381. Stories to solutions: how to learn from reported strata cases
• Episode 380. REPLAY: Successful Strata Records Inspections

370-379

• Episode 379. The emails you wish you’d never sent
• Episode 378. Psychosocial Hazards in Strata Explained – by Wal Dobrow
• Episode 377. Why you might want to self-manage your strata, and how to do it successfully
• Episode 376. Surprised by an expired agency agreement?
• Episode 375. How to Speak with Confidence in Strata – with Cat Matson
• Episode 374. Has the DBPA gone too far with its strict rules for remedial waterproofing?
• Episode 373. Tabling quotes | predicting burst pipes | appeasing an agitated owner
• Episode 372. What are YOU doing about cyber security?
• Episode 371. Insurance commissions need to stop: your professionalism depends on it.
• Episode 370. Affordability, availability and competition in strata insurance – with John Trowbridge

360-369

• Episode 369. Flooring by-laws + the myth of “typical” strata levies
• Episode 368. Proxy power plays: getting proxies and powers of attorney RIGHT at your next meeting
• Episode 367. Dr Nicole Johnston uncovers thousands of fire safety defects in our buildings
• Episode 366. Michael Teys – strata lessons from around the world
• Episode 365. Insurer questions building manager | expiry of mediation | yearly valuations now recommended
• Episode 364. Evacuation Diagrams and Emergency Management Plans
• Episode 363. Knock, knock: access rights for OCs. How far do they extend?
• Episode 362. Subdivision snafu | approving budgets | motions “to discuss”
• Episode 361. Why you should be paying attention to “Project Intervene”
• Episode 360. New CPD requirements for strata professionals

350-359

• Episode 359. Are your by-laws under pressure? 
• Episode 358. A toolkit to help you meet your neighbours 
• Episode 357. Electronic signatures on proxy forms?
• Episode 356. Restoring our faith in new builds: decennial liability insurance for strata
• Episode 355. “We’ve got to get our act together” – Julie McLean on the VIC strata sector
• Epoisode 354. Illegal hard flooring, child safety nets, and a bathroom reno: inside a member call
• Episode 353. Claims for lost rent | approving double glazing | a smooth major works project 
• Episode 352. How to sack underperforming committee members
• Episode 351. How to appoint a community association rep + a strata loan win
• Episode 350. Why we must resolve the conflicts of interest in our strata insurance arrangements – John Trowbridge (Part 2

340-349

• Episode 349. Why we must resolve the conflicts of interest in our strata insurance arrangements – John Trowbridge
• Episode 348. Our Chance to Secure a Better Strata Future – The OCN & The NSW State Election
• Episode 347. How to Solve Blockages Caused by “Not-So-Flushable” Toilet Wipes – with The Drain Man 
• Episode 346. Where do our cost recovery by-laws stand now? – Allison Benson guides us 
• Episode 345. Contractor in liquidation but still licensed? A cautionary tale for strata managers
• Episode 344. The 3 Types of Renovations in Strata – and how they’re approved
• Episode 343. The Top 5 of 2022
• Episode 342. Strata Managers Giving Legal Advice: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?  
• Episode 341. The strata insurance disrupter we’ve been waiting for?
• Episode 340. Brutally Honest Strata Advice – from Vancouver 

330-339

• Episode 339. Wrangling strata records – with Michael Ferrier
• Episode 338. Dealing with a cyber fraud fallout | amending meeting motions | levy success
• Episode 337. Your step-by-step process for solving cigarette smoke drift in strata
• Episode 336. What Strata Buyers Wish They Knew Before Buying a Unit
• Episode 335. The power of a STAG
• Episode 334. Do EVs and strata mix?
• Episode 333. How detailed should the minutes of strata meetings be
• Episode 332. What is a hybrid loan? – Andrew Boss, Austrata 
• Episode 331. If you can’t repair, don’t own it – Michael Teys 
• Episode 330. Strata manager Donna stands up for her profession

320-329

• Episode 329. How to get your bathroom reno approved
• Episode 328. 3 Reasons for Apartment Residents to Host a Garage Sale
• Episode 327. Peter blows the whistle on overcharging strata managers
• Episode 326. The committee meeting: an underused forum for efficient decision making 
• Episode 325. The solution to your painful parking problems 
• Episode 324. James gets a 2000% return on investing in his building’s cosmetic upgrade
• Episode 323. What’s so scary about 2-lot strata schemes?
• Episode 322. Supply Chain Woes | ‘Cruel’ Strata Levies | Purchaser Education
• Episode 321. Strata managers: you advise, they decide 
• Episode 320. New residents, same problems – what’s going wrong?

310-319

• Episode 319. Qualified requests | the trouble with 2-lot schemes | the happy strata manager
• Episode 318. Management Rights: “the original disrupter”
• Episode 317. Disability Access and Discrimination in Strata 
• Episode 316. A committee member’s failure to disclose a conflict of interest
• Episode 315. How to get unanimous approval for EV charging 
• Episode 314. Are you ready? Mandatory Annual Reporting Starts Soon…  
• Episode 313. Navigating the strata remedial works minefield
• Episode 312. “Turning lights red”: a frank discussion about poor strata management practices
• Episode 311. From the Ground Up – with John Coleman
• Episode 310. Applying Corporate Principles to Strata Management – with Olivera Ferguson 
  

301-309

• Episode 309. “Evolve or Dissolve” – Bill Coles

• Episode 308. How to Sell Common Property Air Space – with Warren Livesey
• Episode 307. Arming strata owners with the basics
• Episode 306. Maximum Agency Agreement Terms | Bankrupt Committee Members | New Webinar
• Episode 305. From parole officer to strata manager: Louisa Herbert
• Episode 304. The 3 Ways Strata Managers are Getting Notices to Comply Wrong
• Episode 303. Can an owner dictate the method for common property repair?
• Episode 302. Smooth Moves for Western Sydney Residents
• Episode 301. Stephen Brell on the Challenges Faced by 21st Century Strata Managers 

290-300

•  Episode 300. Six Years and 300 Episodes
• Episode 299. Expecting Too Much of Managers | Banning solar | STL By-Law Thrown Out 
• Episode 298. The essential waterproofing course for owners, managers and contractors 
• Episode 297. How to Choose the Right Strata Manager – with Brendan Cleaver
• Episode 296. Overwhelmed already? How to reset for a calmer 2022 
• Episode 295. WHS Basics for Residential Owners Corporations – with Bill Kritharas 
• Episode 294. Mandatory Annual Reporting for NSW strata
• Episode 293. The Top 5 of 2021
• Episode 292. Quorums for pre-meeting electronic voting | washing on balconies | a salute to our strata managers
• Episode 291. CCTV Best Practice – with Chris Irons 
• Episode 290. Communities in Turmoil: A Guide to Compulsory Appointments

280-289

• Episode 289. Evacuation Diagrams and Emergency Management Plans
• Episode 288. Unsigned Contracts | Pet Bonds | New Community Schemes Law 
• Episode 287. How to invest OC funds – Strata Guardian
• Episode 286. Strata Committees: 3 Popular Questions Answered
• Episode 285. Who is entitled to chair a meeting? | the “CPM” | investing funds
• Episode 284. “Almost completely in the dark”: apartment purchasers 
• Episode 283. Common property only for the vaxxed? Dr Cathy Sherry answers
• Episode 282. Successful Strata Records Inspections: My 4 Step Process
• Episode 281. “What do they do?” How strata managers are failing to show their value to owners 
• Episode 280. Is it time to reopen the pool? | Retrieving refundable bottles from the bins  

270-279

• Episode 279. Secure your Compliance with Extraordinary New Public Health Orders (NSW)
• Episode 278. Nominating one too many | mezzanine flooring as minor work | third option strata manager 
• Episode 277. The $800 leak fixed for $2.5m: how we’re getting strata remedial works wrong 
• Episode 276. New law for NSW: does your “pet” by-law stack up?
• Episode 275. Electronic meeting ballots and agendas: a legal quandary
• Episode 274. Building a Successful Offshore Team – with Strata Staff
• Episode 273. What does the “2 worker” rule really mean? 
• Episode 272. Does an “in meeting” vote trump a “pre meeting” vote? 
• Episode 271. Avoid this mask-wearing mistake 
• Episode 270. Adjourning meetings without quorum 

260-269

• Episode 269. Strata in lockdown **SPECIAL LIVE Q&A**
• Episode 268. Cladding, committees and the other C word: Tom Bacon on VIC OCs 
• Episode 267. Registered by-laws incomplete | ballot for committee | win for disability access  
• Episode 266. Committee member tag team & beware outdated agency agreement
• Episode 265. 4 steps to a successful strata mediation
• Episode 264. A strata manager’s guide to engaging a strata lawyer 
• Episode 263. It’s strata QandA time: LIVE from Town Hall House (replay)
• Episode 262. When the strata lawyer volunteers for the committee 
• Episode 261. Handover of hard copy files | beware the work email address   
• Episode 260. The gamification of energy in strata – with Conexie 

250-259

• Episode 259. Strata managers are not punching bags
• Episode 258. Reputation management for strata managers
• Episode 257. Demystifying embedded networks – with Joseph Arena  
• Episode 256.  Can the staff of a commercial lot use the pool?  
• Episode 255. Owners are the priority for SCA (WA) Catherine Lezer
• Episode 254. How to add value to your strata investment  
• Episode 253. Can I force my building to have a meeting in person?
• Episode 252. Strata marketing 101 – with Hedley Swann
• Episode 251. Why are pet bans still being enforced? 
• Episode 250. Are vaccine by-laws around the corner?

240-249

• Episode 249. Asbestos in fire door | hard flooring discrimination | unreasonable refusal
• Episode 248. A warning to “autocratic” secretaries
• Episode 247. The Art of Community – with Charles Vogl
• Episode 246. Tree roots | insurance valuations | fence dispute win
• Episode 245. Top 5 Podcast Episodes of 2020
• Episode 244. No committee office bearers I invalid instructions to agent I reduced building sum insured
• Episode 243. Get ready for a strata insurance game changer – with Dr Nicole Johnston
• Episode 242. How ResVu uses data to help strata managers impress their clients 
• Episode 241. Strata surprises, successful renovations and regretful records: my chat with Veronica Morgan
• Episode 240. Safe strata meetings | online meeting hacks | return and earn

230-239

• Episode 239. Join me for Strata Boot Camp
• Episode 238. Beware “paper” votes | accommodation costs covered | new code of conduct
• Episode 237. Will “Build to Rent” Disrupt the Strata Sector?
• Episode 236. Jo Cooper and Sharon Levy on their Court of Appeal Win
• Episode 235. Facilities for residents only | getting large projects right | magnesite solution
• Episode 234. Your guide to waterproofing membranes – with Daniel Caruana
• Episode 233. Strata lawyers and strata managers: the elephant in the apartment
• Episode 232. The software behind your virtual strata meetings – Strata Vote
• Episode 231. The Shared Space Summit is on NOW!
• Episode 230. Service by email I prior notice of AGM I insurance claim clarity

220-229

• Episode 229. The Do’s and Don’ts of apartment renovation – with Bernadette and David Janson
• Episode 228. THIS is what we’ve been waiting for
• Episode 227. Reopening gyms | new rules for abandoned vehicles | win for a pet owner
• Episode 226. Cladding class action gains momentum: register now
• Episode 225. Mandatory masks in common areas | do executors have voting rights?
• Episode 224. What’s new in the ACT – with Chris Miller, Vantage Strata
• Episode 223. Committee elections outside of AGM | expired UE reallocation order | agency agreements
• Episode 222. Your Guide to Compulsory Appointments
• Episode 221. How to avoid a renovation disaster
• Episode 220. The immense power held by strata owners – with Cathy Sherry

210-219

• Episode 219. Unpacking QLD’s new COVID legislation for body corporates  
• Episode 218. Expired agency agreements | OCs investing money | new COVID regulations
• Episode 217. How The Horizon upheld its pet ban – with David Edwards
• Episode 216. Why the real estate sector must understand strata – with Leanne Pilkington
• Episode 215. Waiving interest on levies | polls and electronic voting | effective Zoom meetings  
• Episode 214. Nikki Jovicic on how and why she built Australia’s top strata blog 
• Episode 213. Dysfunctional committee expiring agency agreement amending motions
• Episode 212. New strata laws finally commence in Western Australia
• Episode 211. Stray animals, storage space rental, strata bullies, and more – my live answers to your questions
• Episode 210. Chris Duggan on the strata industry’s COVID response 

 

200-209

• Episode 209. NSW Property Industry Reforms: How are Strata Managers Impacted?
• Episode 208. Finally, an accreditation for fire safety practitioners 
• Episode 207. Apartment living in our changed world: your many questions answered
• Episode 206. Resilience and leadership during a crisis
• Episode 205. Building email accounts | records handover | boundary lines 
• Episode 204. **SPECIAL EPISODE** Coronavirus: can we avoid in-person strata meetings?
• Episode 203. Owners can no longer claim damages in the Tribunal
• Episode 202. Approving air con installations | insurance claims | happy compulsory appointment
• Episode 201. Frank Higginson explains why former Commissioner for BCCM Chris Irons has joined the team
• Episode 200. Part 2 – YSP LIVE 2020

190-199

• Episode 199. Part 1 – YSP LIVE 2020
• Episode 198. The unlimited liability of strata property owners
• Episode 197.Bathroom renovation gone wrong | committee nominations | another win for pets
• Episode 196. When is it ok to withhold documents from inspection?
• Episode 195. Mouldy clothes | CMS changes | approval for solar panels
• Episode 194. The art of crisis management – with Daniel Holt
• Episode 193. 5 podcast highlights from 2019
• Episode 192. Smoking nuisance | committee waives interest on levies | defamation
• Episode 191. All you need to know about strata remedial works, with MaxBuild 
• Episode 190. Vexatious litigants | stop valves (again!) | BMC gas bill

180-189

• Episode 189. Strata managers as facilitators not decision makers, with Natalie Fitzgerald
• Episode 188. Can a strata manager propose their own reappointment?
• Episode 187. Why buildings must pay more attention to their books and records
• Episode 186. Dealing with damage caused by lot owner + compulsory appointment success
• Episode 185. Isolation valves | leases vs by-laws | access to strata records
• Episode 184. The curious case of the disappearing by-law
• Episode 183. The micro-politics of apartment living, with Hazel Easthope
• Episode 182. The 5 By-Laws for Strata Managers to Recommend
• Episode 181. Absentee committee member | restricting committee power | by-law success
• Episode 180. It’s strata QandA time: LIVE from Town Hall House  

170-179

• Episode 179. How to properly calculate meeting notice periods 
• Episode 178. How to find a competent fire protection professional
• Episode 177. Owners taxed on OC income | display of fire statement | lot property defects | conversion to strata
• Episode 176. The question all strata managers must ask their clients
• Episode 175. Parking mix up: why is my car space marked for disability parking?
• Episode 174. The unique role of the commissioner’s office – with Chris Irons 
• Episode 173. Beware the motion to discuss “general business”
• Episode 172. Exposing Australia’s Building Defects Crisis, with Dr Nicole Johnston
• Episode 171. Who pays contents insurance excess | adjourned meetings | pre-1974 lot boundaries
• Episode 170. Do NZ unit owners have stronger property rights? With Thomas Gibbons

160-169

• Episode 169. Restricted matters at AGM | when does chair vacate | rooftop purchase
• Episode 168. Why good strata managers educate owners – with Tim Sara 
• Episode 167. Defamatory emails | renovation approvals | expiry of agency agreements
• Episode 166. Your essential guide to Community Schemes
• Episode 165. Levies unpaid for 18 months | insurance runaround | lost rent claims
• Episode 164. Improving communication between residents with Stratabox
• Episode 163. Can’t get access to install window locks?
• Episode 162. Replacing combustible cladding? The class action you need to know about 
• Episode 161. When is it ok to delay repairs and maintenance?  
• Episode 160. Why 70% of new apartment builds will have defects and what to do about it

150-159

• Episode 159. What does strata building insurance cover?
• Episode 158. Your access to my latest live QandA
• Episode 157. Fires, defects and short term lets: a building manager’s perspective
• Episode 156. How strata managers can meet client expectations
• Episode 155. The gamechanger that is Soho App
• Episode 154. When you’re unhappy go back to the contract terms
• Episode 153. The No. 1 Thing That Dramatically Improves Apartment Living
• Episode 152. Practical waste management tips – plus a special opportunity
• Episode 151. Is a secret ballot really secret?
• Episode 150. How to increase the value of your unit by extending into the common property

140-149

• Episode 149. Why strata committees should be meeting regularly
• Episode 148. How one building successfully lifted a pet ban
• Episode 147. Making lot owners responsible for common property in small schemes
• Episode 146. How to get the most out of your 2019 in strata, with Ash Roy
• Episode 145. How to replace an underperforming strata manager with an administrator
• Episode 144. 5 highlights from 2018
• Episode 143. When are records privileged? Plus, a flooring case
• Episode 142. Your access to my latest live QandA
• Episode 141. Perennial Parking Problems – plus pets!
• Episode 140. The technology that protects your building from short term letting

130-139

• Episode 139. How to fund upgrades that only benefit some owners
• Episode 138. The shocking truth about broker commissions and fees
• Episode 137. 5 steps to take when challenging a lawyer’s bill
• Episode 136. Upgrading the common property to cater for disability
• Episode 135. Reena delivers the truth about strata living
• Episode 134. The question you must ask your energy provider
• Episode 133. When the former strata manager won’t hand over records
• Episode 132. Meet my Elephant
• Episode 131. Can Renovation Works Proceed before a By Law is Approved and Registered?
• Episode 130. How to deal with strata bullies

120-129

• Episode 129. Why you can’t stack the committee ballot paper
• Episode 128. How to be a resilient strata manager
• Episode 127. Beware the outdated financial statement
• Episode 126. How one building saved $60,000 on its water bill
• Episode 125. Your Guide to By-Law Registrations
• Episode 124. Accused of having a conflict of interest?
• Episode 123. How strategic planning increases property value
• Episode 122. Two lots on the one proxy form?
• Episode 121. The essentials of building management – with Dino Biordi
• Episode 120. Be careful when recovering unpaid strata levies

110-019

• Episode 119. Practical tips for reducing risk in strata – with Paul Keating
• Episode 118. The dangers of global renovation works by-laws
• Episode 117. How QLD schemes are using by-laws to regulate email etiquette
• Episode 116. Do strata committee vacancies need to be filled? And short term letting update
• Episode 115. Beware these rookie strata errors
• Episode 114. The importance of detailed meeting notices
• Episode 113. How to deal with a self interested committee
• Episode 112. How to conduct a secret ballot
• Episode 111. What if people could sample apartment living for a month?
• Episode 110. Why strata owners shouldn’t fear a compulsory sale

100-109

• Episode 109. Licensing changes for strata managers – the need to know with Sasha Boe
• Episode 108. Can strata managers accept cash at meetings for levy payments?
• Episode 107. Lessons from a strata owner turned strata manager
• Episode 106. Resolving the confusion around electronic voting
• Episode 105. Fixing the UK’s broken housing market – with Sarah Blandy
• Episode 104. In Conversation: How insurance commissions impact strata management fees
• Episode 103. Reducing the hysteria around combustible cladding
• Episode 102. In Conversation: affixing the common seal to a DA
• Episode 101. A better way to handle building defects disputes – with Chris Duggan
• Episode 100. Episode 100 – Amanda and Reena uncut

090-099

• Episode 099. How to build a resilient community – with Stacy Barter
• Episode 098. Deadline approaches for window safety devices and a warning for managers
• Episode 097. Why NABERS is a game changer for the residential property market
• Episode 096. In Conversation: beware long term fire safety contracts
• Episode 095. David Hampton on how we build smarter communities
• Episode 094. In Conversation: what to do about a LAAN and how to dedicate a community lot to council
• Episode 093. 5 highlights from 2017
• Episode 092. In Conversation: co-owners as strata committee members and collective sale bullying
• Episode 091. How WA’s highest court upheld a by-law preventing short stays
• Episode 090. In Conversation: the difference between by-law reviews and consolidations

080-089

• Episode 089. How to effectively chair a strata meeting
• Episode 088. In Conversation: how to convince a building to increase levies by 85%
• Episode 087. What’s so interesting about strata audits? With Aylie Brutman
• Episode 086. In Conversation: Oops we forgot to strike levies, plus how to deal with unfair contracts
• Episode 085. How to renovate your strata apartment without the need for approval
• Episode 084. In Conversation: the problem with compulsory managing agents
• Episode 083. Reduce energy usage and save money with Wattblock
• Episode 082. In conversation: how lot owners can oppose a strata committee decision
• Episode 081. Demystifying EBix Trades Monitor for strata buildings – with Russell Kelleher
• Episode 080. Do we need more diverse strata committees?

070-079

• Episode 079. In Conversation: resolving a retaining wall dispute and dealing with asbestos confusion
• Episode 078. How to Manage Complex Schemes – With Chris Duggan (replay)
• Episode 077. In Conversation: a strata manager acting on the instruction of a single committee member
• Episode 076. Consent is Needed to Change Common Property Rights By Laws
• Episode 075. The Rise of the Urbanise Platform – with James Mahony
• Episode 074. In Conversation: why managers must keep emails and Fair Trading on AirBnB by-laws
• Episode 073. The 3 Ways to Fund Your Strata Building – with Paul Morton
• Episode 072. In Conversation: what strata managers should be doing about insurance commissions
• Episode 071. More tough questions: Strata in Conversation Sydney Lunch Part 2
• Episode 070. An exclusive peek inside the sold out Strata in Conversation Sydney Lunch – Part 1

060-069

• Episode 069. Why the wifi keeps dropping out in your strata lot and how to solve it: with Daniel Borin from StrataMax
• Episode 068. In Conversation With Reena Van Aalst – The Building That Cannot Be Insured
• Episode 067. The legal liability of strata committee members – with Anne-Maree Paull of CHU
• Episode 066. In Conversation With Reena Van Aalst – Beware Unconscious Bias, Plus Challenging Proxy Appointments
• Episode 065. An insight in to community management in Dubai – with Neville Mawerera
• Episode 064. In Conversation – the battle to evict a terror tenant and the importance of getting Tribunal applications right
• Episode 063. Solar panel innovation for strata schemes – with Cameron Knox
• Episode 062. In Conversation With Reena Van Aalst – Proxy Forms Under New Law And Who Can View Strata Records?
• Episode 061. A summary of the changes to meeting procedure under the new NSW strata law
• Episode 060. In Conversation – New Rules for Engaging Lawyers and Banning Smoking Building-Wide

050-059

• Episode 059. The Good, Bad And Ugly Financial Reforms For NSW Strata Buildings – With Joel Russell Of Kelly + Partners
• Episode 058. In Conversation With Reena Van Aalst – Agents Throwing Out Records and Creative First Home Buyers
• Episode 057. Crime In Surfers Paradise Communities – With Dr Sacha Reid
• Episode 056. In Conversation With Reena Van Aalst – The Role of The Chairperson and a Successful Council Parking Agreement
• Episode 055. Veronica Morgan On Why Strata Purchasers Should Work With A Buyer’s Agent
• Episode 054. In Conversation with Reena Van Aalst – Is An Unsigned Agency Agreement Valid?
• Episode 053. How To Deal With An Owner Making Private Use of Common Property Without Approval (NSW law)
• Episode 052. In Conversation with Reena Van Aalst – Why Are Strata Managers Charging ‘Compliance’ Fees?
• Episode 051. How to Prepare Your Strata Property For Sale – With Paton Jamieson
• Episode 050. In Conversation with Reena Van Aalst – BMC Personality Clashes And Embarking On Collective Sale

040-049

• Episode 049. Collective Sale and Renewal with Leisha de Aboitiz (references to NSW law)
• Episode 048. In Conversation with Reena Van Aalst – Overly Eager Agents and Extended By-law Registration Periods 
• Episode 047. What You Must Know Before Buying into Strata
• Episode 046. In Conversation with Reena Van Aalst – signing DAs and problems with NCAT penalties
• Episode 045. Know Thy Neighbours 
• Episode 044. How to Deal With Boundary Fences in Strata
• Episode 043. Strata Managers vs Real Estate Agents – with Tim McKibbin of REI (NSW)
• Episode 042. Highlights from 2016 – A Year In Review 
• Episode 041. What Makes A Great Strata Committee – with committee member Steven King (all jurisdictions)
• Episode 040. Explaining the Tribunal process, including penalties under the new NSW law (references to NSW legislation)

030-039

• Episode 039. Why All Strata Buildings Should be Smoke-free (references to NSW legislation, general discussion relevant to all jurisdictions)
• Episode 038. Why it is Vital for Strata Owners to Add Value to their Building – with Gordon Streight (relevant to all jurisdictions)
• Episode 037. BONUS – New Strata Laws: Preparing For The Future – Part 3 (Q&A) What strata owners need to know about the new NSW strata law
• Episode 036. New Strata Laws: Preparing For The Future – Part 2 What strata owners need to know about the new NSW strata law
• Episode 035. New Strata Laws: Preparing For The Future – Part 1 What strata owners need to know about the new NSW strata law
• Episode 034. Tips on How to Run a Good Strata Meeting – with Karina Heinz
• Episode 033. Things That Can Go Horribly Wrong When Buying Into A New Strata Plan And How to Avoid Them – with Sean McNamara
• Episode 032. Introducing The Your Strata Property Online Membership Community
• Episode 031. Renovating Your Strata Home – with Interior Design Expert Jen Bishop
• Episode 030. How Private Are Owners’ Personal Details When it Comes to Strata Books and Records? 

020-029

• Episode 029. The immense power held by strata owners 
• Episode 028. How Electronic Voting Will Drive Strata Owner Engagement Amanda Farmer and Dee Parnell
• Episode 027. Why the ABMA Building Management Code is the Key to Maintaining Your Strata Property
• Episode 026. Does your NSW Strata Building Need a Valuation for Insurance Purposes?
• Episode 025. How to Manage Complex Strata and Community Schemes – with Chris Duggan (references to NSW law)
• Episode 024. Short-term letting Following the Watergate Decision
• Episode 023. What to look for in a strata insurance policy – with Leonie Milonas 
• Episode 022. How to Manage Small Strata Blocks – with Melissa Macpherson 
• Episode 021. How the new NSW laws affect your strata management contracts – with Natalie Fitzgerald 
• Episode 020. Can you legally record a strata meeting? 

010-019

• Episode 019. How to deal with pets in strata buildings – Dr. Emma Power
• Episode 018. How unit entitlements are dealt within subdivisions, and how to deal with illegal encroachments
• Episode 017. How to deal with noise in strata buildings 
• Episode 016. How to increase your lot’s value via extensions (into common property)
• Episode 015. How proposed strata laws will affect tenants in strata schemes
• Episode 014. How to improve and model behaviour in strata communities 
• Episode 013. The keys to effective strata budgets
• Episode 012. How To Use Technology To Improve Strata Management Outcomes
• Episode 011. How to establish a sense of community in strata with Rachel Cosentino
• Episode 010. Macquarie Bank’s Jenny Strong And Amanda Farmer Discuss Strata Finance And How To Use It Effectively

001-009

• Episode 009. How Legislative Changes Around Urban Renewal Affect You As A Strata Owner
• Episode 008. The Truth About By-Laws In Your Strata Property (And How To Ensure You’re Not In Breach)
• Episode 007. How A Strata Building Can Use By-Laws to Deal With Short Term Letting
• Episode 006. Why Communities Should Consider Tendering Strata Management Contracts — With Helen Wells
• Episode 005. How An Owner Advocate Helped A Strata Owner Overcome A Bad Case Of Bullying From His Strata Corporation — With Kellie Wright
• Episode 004. How short term letting led to an extra 1,000 residents and 18 illegal brothels in one city building – with Karen Stiles 
• Episode 003. 6 tips for dealing with criminals in strata properties
• Episode 002. Reena Van Aalst on working with your strata manager and getting the most out of your building
• Episode 001. What is strata?