COVID-19

Debt crisis looms for renters and landlords

2020-09-07T14:46:28+10:00

24 May 2020 An increasing number of renters are at risk of accruing high levels of debt to landlords if the ACT Government fails to implement a repayment framework for rental arrears, according to a parliamentary committee inquiring into the ACT Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pause on evictions is in place until 27 July and there is no framework or government-provided structure for how accrued rental debts should [...]

Debt crisis looms for renters and landlords2020-09-07T14:46:28+10:00

Charting a new course under lockdown in Sydney

2020-10-07T14:56:15+11:00

8 MAY 2020 New data has offered a snapshot of life in lockdown revealing what isolating Sydneysiders are doing behind closed doors. In a little over six weeks, as public health orders and restrictions have taken hold, the habits of Sydneysiders have become largely unrecognisable. Everyday activities like going to the gym, movies, after-work drinks and the footy have all disappeared. And exclusive data can reveal those pastimes have given way [...]

Charting a new course under lockdown in Sydney2020-10-07T14:56:15+11:00

Minister for Planning & Public Spaces – COVID-19 & Construction Work Days

2020-10-06T21:54:13+11:00

29 APRIL 2020 OCN wrote to NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Rob Stokes, requesting an urgent amendment to the EPA (COVID-19 Development-Construction Work Days) Order 2020 to protect the physical and mental health of strata residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The order allowed building work to be carried out within a Lot or on common property potentially seven days a week and without the need for strata owners to [...]

Minister for Planning & Public Spaces – COVID-19 & Construction Work Days2020-10-06T21:54:13+11:00

‘We’ve never had it this busy’: Home isolation drives renovation boom

2020-10-07T15:06:42+11:00

21 APRIL 2020 Builder Paul Rice is accustomed to constructing new houses and restoring old ones. But while some of his bigger projects have dried up due to the coronavirus crisis, demand for small jobs and maintenance - such as repairing dodgy door hinges - from homeowners in isolation has gone through the roof. "I've had a lot of people coming to me wanting to fix all the stuff that's been broken [...]

‘We’ve never had it this busy’: Home isolation drives renovation boom2020-10-07T15:06:42+11:00

Airbnbs declared ‘illegal’ as NSW government cracks down on holidaymakers

2020-09-21T22:04:14+10:00

6 April 2020 It is now illegal for anyone in NSW to stay in an Airbnb or similar short-term letting agency accommodation, a government spokesman has declared. Under the new coronavirus regulations, no one should be staying anywhere other than their own permanent home, and they could be fined or imprisoned if they were found to be breaking emergency rules. “There’s zero reason for someone to stay in an Airbnb,” said [...]

Airbnbs declared ‘illegal’ as NSW government cracks down on holidaymakers2020-09-21T22:04:14+10:00

COVID-19 Economic Impacts & Strata Levy Defaults

2020-09-19T20:59:06+10:00

06 APRIL 2020 The strata sector is facing a perfect storm of financial, governance and operational issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Legislation enacted by the NSW state government failed to address the needs of the sector, and as result, OCN developed a comprehensive set of recommendations based on input from members and stakeholders. The policy covers both immediate needs around meetings, levies, budgets and other crucial matters, in addition to [...]

COVID-19 Economic Impacts & Strata Levy Defaults2020-09-19T20:59:06+10:00

NSW Minister for Better Regulation & Innovation – COVID-19 Emergency & Residential Strata Communities

2020-09-19T00:42:55+10:00

06 APRIL 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic poses unique threats to the health, wellbeing and financial stability of Strata communities. However, the NSW Government emergency legislation did not make provision for the approximately 1.2 million people living in strata. OCN wrote to the NSW Minister for Better Regulation, Kevin Anderson, urging the government to act immediately to address major risks being experienced in the sector. These risks include Public Health Orders that [...]

NSW Minister for Better Regulation & Innovation – COVID-19 Emergency & Residential Strata Communities2020-09-19T00:42:55+10:00

Disrupting the disruptors: how COVID-19 will shake up Airbnb

2020-10-28T19:34:39+11:00

6 April 2020 Airbnb was built on the premise of bringing the world closer together. Tourists could travel like locals, while locals could cash in on their desirable neighbourhood properties by letting those visitors in. Last year the company was estimated to be worth more than US$30bn. It is scheduled to go public in 2020. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic. Stephen Colman, who was an Airbnb host and ran an [...]

Disrupting the disruptors: how COVID-19 will shake up Airbnb2020-10-28T19:34:39+11:00

Government Reneged on Airbnb Code of Conduct

2020-10-28T19:35:00+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE: 3 April 2020 In a stunning move today, the NSW Government has withdrawn the Code of Conduct for the Short-Term Rental Accommodation Industry, so that illegal “Airbnb Apartments” can operate unfettered across Sydney and NSW during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jane Hearn, Director, Owners Corporation Network said. “In a time of a national health crisis, the Government is more concerned to protect thousands of illegal listings for units [...]

Government Reneged on Airbnb Code of Conduct2020-10-28T19:35:00+11:00
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