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As most people know I'm a consultant town planner. Deal a lot with a lot of different councils. One of the highlights/lowlights is dealing with public submissions/objections on developments. I've been engaged to provide a letter supporting a property owner who wants to build a new two...

Quick question from a friend. I'm out of touch with the property management/rental side of things so wasn't much help. They have a property which the tenant wants to get a pet. They don't want the tenant to get a pet because they painted it a couple of years ago (don't worry, I don't follow...

Hi all Can anyone recommend a travel insurance company that has family bereavement cover? My partner is from the UK originally and her folks are getting on a bit. We have a couple of trips coming up so would like to get annual travel insurance. The key area of cover would be to make...

Came across this great rental property in Sydney... http://www.realestate.com.au/property-studio-nsw-darlinghurst-412259795 Edit. Whoops stuffed up thread title.

Got some exciting news today. Got the rezoning through the gateway determination at the Department of Planning! Only took one month after nearly 2 years at Council. Need to get a phase 1 contamination report done and prepare a voluntary planning agreement for funding a sewer pump...

Sorry guys. Going to have a bit of a rant from a renters perspective. I just signed a new lease (moving to a different suburb as it is somewhere we think we want to buy but want to make sure before we sink 500k). We had to give 3 weeks notice at our current place, so we requested that the...

Bad news for any developers in NSW. The NSW Government has done a big backflip and has massively undermined the proposed changes to the Planning System. Key points are 1) State wide codes can be modified to suit a local area by a Council. I'm seeking confirmation on whether this will...

Just thought this might be useful to NSW investors. The NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure has released population projections for 2031 based on Local Government Area. Identifies which areas will have significant growth, which won't, and which will have an ageing population...

Quick question. Faulty hot water system (gas) located on common property. Appears to be a fault with the system itself and not the meter. Tenant claims it uses far too much gas (and tbh it really does look like it does from what I've seen). Energy company has investigated and there...

Quick heads up. Wyong Shire Council has announced that the Draft LEP will go on exhibition early next year. If you are looking for a land rezoning or just want to know what this means for your land it is worth checking out. see here for more details...

Apologies for the rambling post, but it's good to unload in relative anonymity. I got a call from my business partner on the drive to work on Friday morning. One of our staff (small company, we had 9) went home from work, played with his kids, had dinner, watched some TV, went to bed and...

Any interest? I know there are a few of us kicking around here.

Hi all, We've put together a quick guide to the different types of development approvals in NSW, running through exempt development, complying development and development applications. This includes links to relevant legislation and a step by step guide to things you need to consider. Exempt...

Quick question. Had some issues with getting gas connected at the new place. Change of company from previous tenants. Got a bill from energy Australia, paid it and switched to origin. Came home today to a letter from a debt collector demanding payment of $77. From energy Australia...

Just an update all. A Green paper has been released by the NSW Government which sets out the proposed new direction for the NSW Planning System. An overview paper sets out the information here Link I am currently reviewing the 90 odd page Green Paper and I'll provide a bit of an overview...

So, we all have to have a vice to get us through the week. What are yours? I spend to much on cars and modifying them. But that is just a minor thing that I enjoy. Same with holidays. And not a frequent thing. My frequent ndulgence is good single malt scotch. Mainly Islay, so peaty and...

Just want your thoughts on the current situation we find ourselves in. We have received no written notification that our current rental is on the market (we require 14 days written notice). I had a phone conversation 9 days before the first open (see below) We found out that the first...