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Here's an interesting one for you. I have a fencer doing some work on a reno I'm doing. Yesterday he was digging a hole to put in a pole and managed to dig through the gas line and storwater drain pipe at the same time. I have no idea the repair bill but I told them to direct the bill to the...

Looking for ideas from the experienced here. I'm looking for good pricing on pavers and treated pine sleepers (preferably 3m length). If anybody can point me in the right direction for suppliers in Melbourne it would be great. (outer east is ideal but anywhere with great pricing and...

I need some advice. We have sold our PPOR and will settle next month on the loan. Attached to the PPOR is an investment loan for $50k that was used to buy an investment. we are moving to a new PPOR that is currently under construction (won't be fully drawn down until after the current...

A friend of mine has jsut completed building in a new Melbourne suburb. Tenants have moved in and 1st month of rent was all ok and paid up. no rent was recieved in the 2nd month which prompted him to follow up with the agent as to where the money was. The agent advised that due to the...

I am having ongoing sagas with council regarding a development I currently have under construction. They have issued me with 2 fines (one for me and one for hubby as we are 'equally responsible' they say) for 'destroying' a tree. History is I applied for a permit to remove a tree that is...

I read this interesting article on tall poppy sydrome - was wondering if anybody else experiences this with family and friends. my husband and i have definitely found that this is a problem in our relationships and have stopped discussing property purchases and so on. an interesting read if...

Question for those in the know. My husband and i bought our PPOR early last year with less than 20% deposit. so we had to pay mortgage insurance. we have now spent 20k more of our own cash on it to renovate the interior completely and the value in the area has also being positive. the...