Crowdfunding reprieve for Earlwood pensioners facing strata bankruptcy

Crowdfunding reprieve for Earlwood pensioners facing strata bankruptcy

A community fundraising campaign has raised nearly $63,000 for an elderly couple in Sydney’s inner-west facing bankruptcy and possible homelessness over a strata debt.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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How Sydney’s big wet is seeping into our homes,old and new

How Sydney’s big wet is seeping into our homes,old and new

Already-soaked properties will be tested to their limits this week,as buildings that have never leaked start to do so. Here’s what’s in store.

  • byTawar Razaghi
‘Just like The Castle’:The apartment owners under siege in their own buildings

‘Just like The Castle’:The apartment owners under siege in their own buildings

Private companies are seeking access to apartment blocks through a legal loophole – and experts say there is little owners can do to stop them.

  • bySue Williams
After 50 years in Earlwood,‘cruel’ strata bill threatens elderly couple with homelessness

After 50 years in Earlwood,‘cruel’ strata bill threatens elderly couple with homelessness

When window upgrades were forced on the Tzavellas,the bill was almost as much as they paid for the apartment in 1972. Now the strata company is trying to force them into bankruptcy.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Show me your stars:Apartment buyers start pulling deposits after new rating system

Show me your stars:Apartment buyers start pulling deposits after new rating system

Apartment hunters are voting with their wallets and buying from developers with trustworthy iCIRT ratings,part of reforms aimed at restoring confidence in construction.

  • byJulie Power
Five years on,Grenfell’s shadow falls on every unsafe building

Five years on,Grenfell’s shadow falls on every unsafe building

Every home owner and tenant deserves a safe place to live,and swift action needs to be taken in order to prevent a major tragedy occurring in our own backyard.

  • byStephen Brell
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Power struggle:Doctor forced to sell electric car after his building denied access to power point

Power struggle:Doctor forced to sell electric car after his building denied access to power point

As a doctor regularly treating patients suffering the ill effects of floods,heat and bushfires,Dr Akhil Gupta is eager not to contribute to climate change himself.

  • bySue Williams
Sydney apartment investors fear debt trap as levies skyrocket

Sydney apartment investors fear debt trap as levies skyrocket

Owners of UniLodge student apartments in a heritage building on Broadway fear losing their properties because they cannot afford to pay a five-fold increase in their strata fees.

  • byAnna Patty
With house prices through the roof,is it time for Plan B?

With house prices through the roof,is it time for Plan B?

After house prices ran away in 2021,some property pundits are tipping units to grow in popularity - and price - in 2022.

  • byTawar Razaghi
The Park Regis intercom broke years ago,then COVID came knocking

The Park Regis intercom broke years ago,then COVID came knocking

It was once feted as Australia’s tallest – and most luxurious – apartment building but residents of the Sydney CBD’s Park Regis today live in what’s almost become a fortress.

  • bySue Williams
Apartment buildings race to retrofit electric vehicle chargers

Apartment buildings race to retrofit electric vehicle chargers

Many apartment buildings across Australia are looking to future proof themselves ahead of an expected rush towards electric vehicles in coming years.

  • bySue Williams