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FLAT CHAT WRAP — 406 episodes · page 1 of 5
Fake hosts - our scariest podcast ever
Too slow for easy low-cost housing fix
Simple but significant rewards for our key workers
Going Dutch on rent controls
Is this the end of balcony laundry bans?
New strata laws tested - the best and the rest
It's real! Building faster, cheaper, better apartments
On ABC radio Afternoons with James Valentine
Hot seat part 2 - Vexatious litigants and embedded networks
Lawyer in the Hot Seat 2025 - Part 1
Training wheels and strata manager myths
Why green flats are good buys
All the strata stats that matter
Defects, solar snub and commissions
Election fever, defects call and rents on the rise
Tenants' pets unleashed and flat-finding for a friend
Strata managers 'not in disarray' says prez
Five years on, strata pets are here to stay
Netstrata: The facts and the frictions
Fast track flats and Airbnb tax
New laws put strata cops on the beat
Secretive strata managers face $110k fines
Contract killers - the strata law that's simply ignored
Strata pantomime villain takes centre stage
Economic hogwash, strata dog wash
Fast-track for flats puts Nimbys on notice
Plusses and perils of strata in 2025
Strata's naughty and nice in 2024
Sins of commission - why Minns has quit
Strata law changes, sliced and diced
Triple threat: Guide gaps, dodgy contracts and rotting blocks
Noise annoys as city wakes up to 24-hour bars and gyms
Talk about unaffordable - the $30k-a-night apartment
London calling with renters' advice, unit prices and a high-rise tragedy
New commissioner named, Netstrata dodge exposed
Pumping irony - Airbnb on defensive, pro gym offensive
Buyers locked out of flawed strata gem
Scary smart: Could AI kill Flat Chat?
Conflabs not conflict the answer says top SM
Another strata trap sprung - dealing with defects
Behind the scenes with the Strata Trap reporter
Are your appliances giving your kids asthma?
Sins of commissioner - or just bad timing?
Company title chaos and strata commish game-changer
Sound and fury at soft response to strata scandal
Future looks bright but present is tense
Renters boost and $235k safety alarm
Struck off and probed in the naughty corner
Chandler's challenge, crowd-funding property buys and forum funnies
SM crackdown and luxury threat to low-cost homes
Strata lawyer answers your questions
Chandler chats: five years of the good fight
Tax cheat landlords, 'CSI Strata' spies, and recording meetings
Cheap shots and gentrification Vs affordability
Nimby dog whistles, company title and micro apartments
Balcony singer creates his own soap opera
Best and worst embedded networks... with bees
Challenges and changes as Chandler checks out
Hot seat 2: By-laws, bathrooms and ebikes (really!)
Hot Seat pt 1 - Strata rolls and new laws
Cell in a studio flat and suspicious pictures
Simple fixes that Strata Managers desperately need
Family unfriendly - are our flats the wrong shape?
Look back in laughter - our PodCom revisited
How Netstrata scandal has exposed a culture of rorts, scams and double dealing.
Different country - same high rise problems
Why unit rents are closing the gap on houses
'Worst block ever' and big plans for the trendy burbs
Shops you want in your blocks
Email madness - $17k charged for five messages
Your pet hates (and it's not pets)
And now the good news ... for some
BS-busting strata reforms in detail
Lachlan defects alert crosses the line
Coastal boasts and Mascot backlash
Chandler on how he wrangled Mascot deal
Chandler army's commission possible
Building Commish gets his Christmas wish
Starry-eyed buyers, more Mascot misery
Designer blocks and Broadway shocks
How selling your rights became a multi-billion-dollar business
Electric dreams and escooter schemes
The other Minns - our strata commish speaks
Green green grass of affordable homes
Strata scam right on our new doorstep
Anti-pet deterrents to be swept away
Minions on front line of war on Nimbys
Minds over strata matters
Downvesting - working at taking it easy
Smart thinking means Happy Days aren't here again ... yet
How local councils block new unit blocks
Why bankrupting struggling owners is a bad idea
Upgrade your address and save millions
Rent caps and Airbnb backlash
Council cops repair order, Qld quandary, savings for seniors
Built-in cheats, property prices and victory for Vicinity
Two towers - from just fine to way too fancy
Tribunal logjam and crazy decisions
Anatomy of a high-rise disaster
Hey, Airbnb, get a room!