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360. New CPD requirements for strata professionals

The annual CPD requirements for NSW strata managers have changed. Sasha Boe of Real Estate Training Solutions joins me to explain:

– why CPD hours have been reduced
– the importance of a training plan
– a deadline for assistant agents

and more.

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358. A toolkit to help you meet your neighbours

When Ada Wong (Lane Cove Council) and Susan Chen (Willoughby City Council) looked at the results of their biennial Community Wellbeing Survey, they saw some interesting data from apartment residents, leading them to produce a “Meet Your Neighbours” toolkit. In this chat, they’re sharing those survey results and access to the free toolkit.

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357. Electronic signatures on proxy forms?

Strata manager Reena Van Aalst and I cover:

– whether by-laws that force owners to receive their meeting agendas by email are legal,
– the electronic signing of proxy forms,
– the “democratic” compulsory management, and
– an unexpected win for the minority owner in a 2-lot plan.

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356. Restoring our faith in new builds: decennial liability insurance for strata

Corey Nugent is the CEO of Resilience Insurance, the only insurer currently offering “decennial liability” or “latent defects insurance” in Australia. 

Corey shares:

– the catastrophic financial and emotional toll that building defects extract from strata owners, 
– why insurance was always part of David Chandler’s solution to the building defects crisis, 

– the precise questions that purchasers buying

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350. Why we must resolve the conflicts of interest in our strata insurance arrangements – John Trowbridge (Part 2)

Continuing our conversation commenced last week, John Trowbridge further explains how he believes strata managers are failing to properly recognise and manage their conflict of interest when it comes to fees and commissions for insurance arrangements, and what an alternate model might look like – for both managers and brokers. John speaks about availability and

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344. The 3 Types of Renovations in Strata – and how they’re approved

Property owners new to strata are often surprised by the complex rules around renovation approvals. This episode is for those owners (and those guiding them). I reveal how I structure my own thinking about strata renovation work, from internal painting to air conditioning units to complete bathroom renos, and share access to some helpful resources,

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343. The Top 5 of 2022

In our first podcast episode for the year, I’m sharing the 5 most popular episodes of 2022 – in case you missed them, need a recap, or are looking for a great place to start if you’re new to our world.

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342. Strata Managers Giving Legal Advice: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

In this, our last podcast episode for the year, Reena and I discuss:
the building that can’t get public liability insurance for its heritage property
the dangers of strata managers actioning legal matters without instructions or legal advice
a few key principles for those managing Building Management Committees (BMCs).

I’ll be back with the first podcast

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340. Brutally Honest Strata Advice – from Vancouver

Brent Anderson and James Milne work for the largest property management company in North America – and the largest strata management company in British Columbia, Canada (and YES, they do use the term ‘strata’ in BC). In this chat, we discuss:

– the many similarities between strata in Australia and strata in BC, as well as

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