NSW's dodgy apartment crisis continues
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NSW's dodgy apartment crisis continues.
For a long time, Australia has accepted shoddy construction in housing.
In detatched single-family housing, the costs and risks are limited to a single household.
But applying the same free market approach to apartment construction leads to dangerous death traps that could lead to mass casualties.
And they can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to remediate.
"A sprawling apartment complex with more than 1200 units at Carlingford is riddled with fire safety hazards that demand urgent attention from “desperate” residents who want Parramatta Council to ramp up action urgently while their lives are “endangered”.
"Defects including potentially combustible cladding, faulty or no smoke alarms and “lightweight construction” made up 269 critical defects, 81 non-critical defects and 46 nonconformances for the Somerset apartments at James St, Jenkins Rd and Thallon St.
"The defects were discussed at the council meeting on Monday night.
"The collapsed Dyldam group constructed the complex.
"Fire and Rescue NSW and contractors reported the defects to the council, which is the regulatory authority, and must take the next steps to remediate the problems.
"In an urgent letter of complaint in September from a Somerset resident to Fire and Rescue NSW, the council and Epping electorate office, the man said he was “writing in desperation” and demanded “immediate intervention” about the 269 critical defects
"The letter continued in a “beg and demand” urgent action to fix repairs while their lives were endangered.
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"Compass Strata now manages the building management committee after the original strata firm, Result Strata Management, was permanently banned from working in the industry last year.
"Compass’ licensee in charge Mark Cowell started managing the building committee in May when fire experts were employed to identify issues.
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"FRNSW and fire contractors Celtic Fire reported potentially combustible cladding was found in aluminium composite panels in the facade but it was unclear whether the panels comprised polythene, which enabled fire to spread rapidly.
"FRNSW records indicate the owners’ corporation had previously registered with a state government project to remove and replace combustible cladding but had since withdrawn.
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"FRNSW also received updates from the strata that stated serious concerns over fire dampers.
"Fire dampers are passive fire protection products installed in walls and floors to prevent the spread of fire and smoke through a building.
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"“What was discovered points to a significant failure of the builder,’’ the report stated.
"“Every fire damper was either non-compliant or in some cases missing entirely. We have received a quote for just over $300,000 to install 74 new fire dampers in the building.’’
"The litany of defects continued including at least nine faulty fire alarm systems and diesel fuel tanks for pumps on the roof in the western building at half or three-quarter capacity.
"Fire and Rescue NSW received correspondence from the strata manager and Celtic Fire in October which stated the smoke detection equipment installed on the carpark failed to automatically reset after the clearance of smoke, the carpark exhaust fan was faulty and the smoke detection equipment failed to automatically reset after the clearance of smoke.
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"Parramatta Council’s planning and design executive director Jennifer Concato said the council did action reports immediately after receiving them from Fire and Rescue NSW.
"She said the council had been formally notified about the defects.
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"Independent councillor Kellie Darley urged a swifter response, noting FRNSW had raised problems in October 2024 but the council had still not taken action."
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/parramatta/carlingford-critical-fire-defects-at-unit-complex-on-james-st-thallon-st-jenkins-rd/news-story/e54b2431d1d008573ae80c9aebd7b96a
#building #buildings #auspol #nswpol #Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #nsw #australia #citiesThere's more in the Sydney Morning Herald. It sounds like an absolute nightmare!
"Residents of the Somerset apartment complex in Carlingford faced a horrifying situation: their building, constructed by notorious developer Dyldam, was left with a string of defects and no functioning fire safety system. And the responsibility to organise the fix landed with Result Strata Management, which would soon become the only strata firm to be permanently banned from practising in the state.
"Owners of the hundreds of units and the building’s commercial space have spent about $800,000 fixing the problems, and by the end of this month will have fully completed all known fire safety issues with the building, said Mark Cowell, the licensee in charge of Compass Strata, which runs the building management committee.
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"But they are still grappling with the trail of destruction left by two of the industry’s most storied figures.
"“I’ve been a strata manager for 25 years, and I’ve very rarely ever seen a building in this sort of situation,” Cowell said. “It only happens when builders and developers are not held accountable early enough in the process, or are able to do a runner, to escape the consequences of their misdeeds.”
"Fire and Rescue NSW inspected the property over two days in October. The agency found the essential fire safety measures installed “were not being maintained and were not capable of operating to the standard” required by law, according to communications between Fire and Rescue and the City of Parramatta Council.
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"During the inspection, Fire and Rescue staff reported nine faults across the fire detection system: the mains power supply for the evacuation system – linked to the sound and intercom systems – had been shut off, and the system was marked “offline”.
Staff also reported a tank for two water pumps was only half full, and a relay pump was three-quarters full. “FRNSW believes that there are inadequate provisions for fire safety within the building.”
"The letter to the council expressed concern about whether the building contained combustible cladding, but it could not verify if it did. The owner’s corporation had applied for the removal of cladding under Project Remediate, but then withdrew the application, it said.
"That was a good result. The owners had already fixed almost every fire door in the property and paid for a litany of other fixes for defects.
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"The Herald revealed Dyldam to have built defective buildings across Sydney before its collapse on New Year’s Eve 2020. The company was co-founded by Sam Fayad, who is bankrupt, owing personal debts of more than $2.8 billion – believed to be the largest bankruptcy in Australia. On Monday, it was revealed he was the “Australian businessman” named in a corruption inquiry in Hong Kong. He did not respond to a request for comment.
"Dyldam is also responsible for Observatory Place, the 24-storey abandoned orange apartment block in the heart of Parramatta that was deemed so dangerous Building Commission issued a stop-work order. It is now being rectified.
"Cowell said it is difficult to know how the Carlingford building’s fire safety systems were not updated for so long because Result Strata’s record-keeping was so poor. It provided only about 12 documents to the new strata body when there should have been hundreds, he said.
"Result Strata’s Michael Lee was exposed in a Four Corners report of running an AGM of another building with security guards – reportedly paid for using owners’ funds – to control the meeting.
"Last year, Fair Trading cancelled the licences of both Result Strata and Lee after its investigation found the company had “consistently failed to appropriately disclose conflicts of interest, consistently breached the rules of conduct … charged fees for services not rendered [and] failed to ensure properties under management complied with critical fire and safety obligations”, among other things."
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-trail-of-destruction-left-by-two-of-sydney-s-most-infamous-property-figures-20260209-p5o0uh.html -
There's more in the Sydney Morning Herald. It sounds like an absolute nightmare!
"Residents of the Somerset apartment complex in Carlingford faced a horrifying situation: their building, constructed by notorious developer Dyldam, was left with a string of defects and no functioning fire safety system. And the responsibility to organise the fix landed with Result Strata Management, which would soon become the only strata firm to be permanently banned from practising in the state.
"Owners of the hundreds of units and the building’s commercial space have spent about $800,000 fixing the problems, and by the end of this month will have fully completed all known fire safety issues with the building, said Mark Cowell, the licensee in charge of Compass Strata, which runs the building management committee.
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"But they are still grappling with the trail of destruction left by two of the industry’s most storied figures.
"“I’ve been a strata manager for 25 years, and I’ve very rarely ever seen a building in this sort of situation,” Cowell said. “It only happens when builders and developers are not held accountable early enough in the process, or are able to do a runner, to escape the consequences of their misdeeds.”
"Fire and Rescue NSW inspected the property over two days in October. The agency found the essential fire safety measures installed “were not being maintained and were not capable of operating to the standard” required by law, according to communications between Fire and Rescue and the City of Parramatta Council.
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"During the inspection, Fire and Rescue staff reported nine faults across the fire detection system: the mains power supply for the evacuation system – linked to the sound and intercom systems – had been shut off, and the system was marked “offline”.
Staff also reported a tank for two water pumps was only half full, and a relay pump was three-quarters full. “FRNSW believes that there are inadequate provisions for fire safety within the building.”
"The letter to the council expressed concern about whether the building contained combustible cladding, but it could not verify if it did. The owner’s corporation had applied for the removal of cladding under Project Remediate, but then withdrew the application, it said.
"That was a good result. The owners had already fixed almost every fire door in the property and paid for a litany of other fixes for defects.
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"The Herald revealed Dyldam to have built defective buildings across Sydney before its collapse on New Year’s Eve 2020. The company was co-founded by Sam Fayad, who is bankrupt, owing personal debts of more than $2.8 billion – believed to be the largest bankruptcy in Australia. On Monday, it was revealed he was the “Australian businessman” named in a corruption inquiry in Hong Kong. He did not respond to a request for comment.
"Dyldam is also responsible for Observatory Place, the 24-storey abandoned orange apartment block in the heart of Parramatta that was deemed so dangerous Building Commission issued a stop-work order. It is now being rectified.
"Cowell said it is difficult to know how the Carlingford building’s fire safety systems were not updated for so long because Result Strata’s record-keeping was so poor. It provided only about 12 documents to the new strata body when there should have been hundreds, he said.
"Result Strata’s Michael Lee was exposed in a Four Corners report of running an AGM of another building with security guards – reportedly paid for using owners’ funds – to control the meeting.
"Last year, Fair Trading cancelled the licences of both Result Strata and Lee after its investigation found the company had “consistently failed to appropriately disclose conflicts of interest, consistently breached the rules of conduct … charged fees for services not rendered [and] failed to ensure properties under management complied with critical fire and safety obligations”, among other things."
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-trail-of-destruction-left-by-two-of-sydney-s-most-infamous-property-figures-20260209-p5o0uh.htmlWorth noting the bankrupt property developers behind the Carlingford buildings, Dyldam, are different to the bankrupt property developers being investigated by ICAC for trying to bribe Parramatta city councillors:
https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/@aj/statuses/01KG1M5SJWMNC6190XKZ3AJ8EB
These developers, in turn, are different to Aland, which built the infamous Mascot Towers building in Sydney that was evacuated after cracking: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/mascot-towers-owners-settle-with-developer-as-founder-buys-20-million-vaucluse-home-20220711-p5b0s6.html
They're also different to the developers of the infamous Opal Towers in Olympic Park, which also had cracks. That was done by a firm called ICON: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-04/opal-tower-builder-launches-new-30m-crossclaim/11765280
They're also.different to Mehris, a property developer that put up a building in Auburn that the then-Building Commissioner called the worst he'd ever seen, and another in Parramatta that needed rectification: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/developer-forced-to-fix-serious-defects-in-two-parramatta-apartment-towers-20210630-p585km.html
But Dyldam is affiliated with another development company called Ellerson, that's responsible for a string of dodgy apartment buildings:
"Former Dyldam bosses Fayad Fayad, Remon Fayad, and their father Sam Fayad are behind apartment blocks in Rosebery, Parramatta and Baulkham Hills, all of which have been slapped with sanctions from the NSW Building Commissioner.
"An ABC investigation has revealed the Fayads' property management company, Ellerson Property, has led the development and sale of dozens of new apartments across Sydney, despite the collapse of their family company Dyldam and looming bankruptcy proceedings.
"One unit block, The Laneways Rosebery in Sydney's inner south, is facing two rectification orders issued by Building Commissioner David Chandler, detailing serious defects which have prevented unit owners from moving in for more than two years.
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"Ellerson Property's website promotes Observatory Place in Parramatta as an "elegant 24-storey building" still under construction.
"Despite developers claiming on social media the building would be finished in early 2022, the units which were being sold off-the-plan are now off the market as the NSW Department of Fair Trading investigates defective building work.
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"Another development belonging to the family's now-defunct business Dyldam was sanctioned two years ago for posing a "hazard to human to life".
"In October 2021, government inspectors found waterproofing issues and an awning at risk of collapsing at Modena, a 15-storey apartment block in Baulkham Hills in north-west Sydney.
"The Dyldam subsidiary company, Hills Shoppingtown Pty Ltd, that owned the block, was placed into receivership in 2021 along with 22 Dyldam subsidiaries, leaving receivers McGrathNicol to fulfil a government order to fix the building."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-04/apartments-linked-to-fayad-property-companies-sanctioned/102549750
#auspol #nswpol #planning #UrbanPlanning #cities #apartment #apartments #business #property #capitalism #nsw #australia -
Worth noting the bankrupt property developers behind the Carlingford buildings, Dyldam, are different to the bankrupt property developers being investigated by ICAC for trying to bribe Parramatta city councillors:
https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/@aj/statuses/01KG1M5SJWMNC6190XKZ3AJ8EB
These developers, in turn, are different to Aland, which built the infamous Mascot Towers building in Sydney that was evacuated after cracking: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/mascot-towers-owners-settle-with-developer-as-founder-buys-20-million-vaucluse-home-20220711-p5b0s6.html
They're also different to the developers of the infamous Opal Towers in Olympic Park, which also had cracks. That was done by a firm called ICON: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-04/opal-tower-builder-launches-new-30m-crossclaim/11765280
They're also.different to Mehris, a property developer that put up a building in Auburn that the then-Building Commissioner called the worst he'd ever seen, and another in Parramatta that needed rectification: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/developer-forced-to-fix-serious-defects-in-two-parramatta-apartment-towers-20210630-p585km.html
But Dyldam is affiliated with another development company called Ellerson, that's responsible for a string of dodgy apartment buildings:
"Former Dyldam bosses Fayad Fayad, Remon Fayad, and their father Sam Fayad are behind apartment blocks in Rosebery, Parramatta and Baulkham Hills, all of which have been slapped with sanctions from the NSW Building Commissioner.
"An ABC investigation has revealed the Fayads' property management company, Ellerson Property, has led the development and sale of dozens of new apartments across Sydney, despite the collapse of their family company Dyldam and looming bankruptcy proceedings.
"One unit block, The Laneways Rosebery in Sydney's inner south, is facing two rectification orders issued by Building Commissioner David Chandler, detailing serious defects which have prevented unit owners from moving in for more than two years.
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"Ellerson Property's website promotes Observatory Place in Parramatta as an "elegant 24-storey building" still under construction.
"Despite developers claiming on social media the building would be finished in early 2022, the units which were being sold off-the-plan are now off the market as the NSW Department of Fair Trading investigates defective building work.
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"Another development belonging to the family's now-defunct business Dyldam was sanctioned two years ago for posing a "hazard to human to life".
"In October 2021, government inspectors found waterproofing issues and an awning at risk of collapsing at Modena, a 15-storey apartment block in Baulkham Hills in north-west Sydney.
"The Dyldam subsidiary company, Hills Shoppingtown Pty Ltd, that owned the block, was placed into receivership in 2021 along with 22 Dyldam subsidiaries, leaving receivers McGrathNicol to fulfil a government order to fix the building."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-04/apartments-linked-to-fayad-property-companies-sanctioned/102549750
#auspol #nswpol #planning #UrbanPlanning #cities #apartment #apartments #business #property #capitalism #nsw #australia@aj The crazy thing is, we once had very good Building Standards many of which were adopted by other countries in Asia and the Middle East.
In the late 80s and through the 90s, Construction Certification was removed from Local Government Authorities and privatized by State Governments, the benchmark of Construction Standards, State Government Public Works Departments were dismantled, and the Australian Standards organization, which set the construction rules was also privatised.
Pure folly.
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@aj The crazy thing is, we once had very good Building Standards many of which were adopted by other countries in Asia and the Middle East.
In the late 80s and through the 90s, Construction Certification was removed from Local Government Authorities and privatized by State Governments, the benchmark of Construction Standards, State Government Public Works Departments were dismantled, and the Australian Standards organization, which set the construction rules was also privatised.
Pure folly.
Couple of years ago, I installed a build in cupboard in my parents newly build apartment, it was a shitshow of colossal proportions.
One wall was thick Styrofoam with a thin cardboard covering, the other was your standard gyprock with hollow space of 5cm and a brick, and the other was concrete slab.
Now I am not a builder, but I think that's shit.
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Couple of years ago, I installed a build in cupboard in my parents newly build apartment, it was a shitshow of colossal proportions.
One wall was thick Styrofoam with a thin cardboard covering, the other was your standard gyprock with hollow space of 5cm and a brick, and the other was concrete slab.
Now I am not a builder, but I think that's shit.
@n_dimension @nick_rogers Just today in the SMH, there was an article about a guy named Zeher Khalil.
Zeher is a private building inspector who's made a name for himself by posting the worst building jobs he comes across on social media: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/defect-busting-or-just-in-it-for-clicks-the-rise-of-social-media-building-inspectors-20260205-p5nztl.html
His channel on YouTube is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCizZ9-GkRyYXXCrYJJIOOew
Brand new home with water leaking inside already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SDi9MN4Doc
Here's another one he looked at with a balcony, seven metres off the ground, held in place with one screw on each side: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMyLU993wbk
And even a $50 million penthouse where giant marble slabs were held on with three blobs if silica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjixRChH9fw
Also, I'm not a builder, but how on Earth is polystyrene allowed as a building material?! -
@n_dimension @nick_rogers Just today in the SMH, there was an article about a guy named Zeher Khalil.
Zeher is a private building inspector who's made a name for himself by posting the worst building jobs he comes across on social media: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/defect-busting-or-just-in-it-for-clicks-the-rise-of-social-media-building-inspectors-20260205-p5nztl.html
His channel on YouTube is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCizZ9-GkRyYXXCrYJJIOOew
Brand new home with water leaking inside already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SDi9MN4Doc
Here's another one he looked at with a balcony, seven metres off the ground, held in place with one screw on each side: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMyLU993wbk
And even a $50 million penthouse where giant marble slabs were held on with three blobs if silica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjixRChH9fw
Also, I'm not a builder, but how on Earth is polystyrene allowed as a building material?!@aj @n_dimension
Zehra has a fantastic Youtube channel that is doing a great job showing Australians, and the world, just how broken our Construction Industry is.Like many symptoms of Australia’s growing inequity, there’s a bifurcated system where those who can afford it, pay a lot more and get a much better standard of construction, and there are those who unfortunately think the old system that ensured quality construction is still in place.
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@n_dimension @nick_rogers Just today in the SMH, there was an article about a guy named Zeher Khalil.
Zeher is a private building inspector who's made a name for himself by posting the worst building jobs he comes across on social media: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/defect-busting-or-just-in-it-for-clicks-the-rise-of-social-media-building-inspectors-20260205-p5nztl.html
His channel on YouTube is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCizZ9-GkRyYXXCrYJJIOOew
Brand new home with water leaking inside already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SDi9MN4Doc
Here's another one he looked at with a balcony, seven metres off the ground, held in place with one screw on each side: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMyLU993wbk
And even a $50 million penthouse where giant marble slabs were held on with three blobs if silica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjixRChH9fw
Also, I'm not a builder, but how on Earth is polystyrene allowed as a building material?!@aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers surprised he hasnt been sued into oblivion for fucking with investor/developer profitability
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@aj The crazy thing is, we once had very good Building Standards many of which were adopted by other countries in Asia and the Middle East.
In the late 80s and through the 90s, Construction Certification was removed from Local Government Authorities and privatized by State Governments, the benchmark of Construction Standards, State Government Public Works Departments were dismantled, and the Australian Standards organization, which set the construction rules was also privatised.
Pure folly.
Privatisation, again. The people at the top of the companies which fail to adhere to standards, or detect or enforce those standards, need yo be held personally responsible. That would shake things up.
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@n_dimension @nick_rogers Just today in the SMH, there was an article about a guy named Zeher Khalil.
Zeher is a private building inspector who's made a name for himself by posting the worst building jobs he comes across on social media: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/defect-busting-or-just-in-it-for-clicks-the-rise-of-social-media-building-inspectors-20260205-p5nztl.html
His channel on YouTube is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCizZ9-GkRyYXXCrYJJIOOew
Brand new home with water leaking inside already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SDi9MN4Doc
Here's another one he looked at with a balcony, seven metres off the ground, held in place with one screw on each side: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMyLU993wbk
And even a $50 million penthouse where giant marble slabs were held on with three blobs if silica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjixRChH9fw
Also, I'm not a builder, but how on Earth is polystyrene allowed as a building material?!Good on him ...
No way would I even rent a modern house after seeing a young couple's problems after only a few months in ... their living room fan and light was left hanging 2 ft from the ceiling after rain made the slab shift ...There's a bloke on Xitter who does the same sort of thing on shitty rentals ...
Goes by the ID of Purplepingers ... Real name Jordan van den Lamb ... shitty landlords are afraid to take him on once they find out he's also a lawyer ...
He has a website too ... -
Good on him ...
No way would I even rent a modern house after seeing a young couple's problems after only a few months in ... their living room fan and light was left hanging 2 ft from the ceiling after rain made the slab shift ...There's a bloke on Xitter who does the same sort of thing on shitty rentals ...
Goes by the ID of Purplepingers ... Real name Jordan van den Lamb ... shitty landlords are afraid to take him on once they find out he's also a lawyer ...
He has a website too ...@MyView @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers
Jordan is always good value. He was one of the hosts of The Radical Online Leftist Pipeline Podcast.
https://www.greataustralianpods.com/the-radical-online-leftist-pipeline/ -
@MyView @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers
Jordan is always good value. He was one of the hosts of The Radical Online Leftist Pipeline Podcast.
https://www.greataustralianpods.com/the-radical-online-leftist-pipeline/@cheryanne @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers
I didn't know that ... will have a look ... only saw him on Xitter and being a renter was interested ...
I think I read on Xitter that he is going to run as a candidate for a Socialist Party ... know nothing about it so will have to look into that too
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@cheryanne @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers
I didn't know that ... will have a look ... only saw him on Xitter and being a renter was interested ...
I think I read on Xitter that he is going to run as a candidate for a Socialist Party ... know nothing about it so will have to look into that too
@MyView I remember him announcing he will run as a candidate
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@MyView I remember him announcing he will run as a candidate
@cheryanne @MyView @n_dimension @nick_rogers It looks like he also posts his videos to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXkGbOuuzFdcwr6dGqFrZHg
So you don't have to engage with the dodgy car and rocket salesman's app to see his videos on dodgy houses
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@MyView I remember him announcing he will run as a candidate
@cheryanne @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers
Goodo ... will do a search
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@cheryanne @MyView @n_dimension @nick_rogers It looks like he also posts his videos to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXkGbOuuzFdcwr6dGqFrZHg
So you don't have to engage with the dodgy car and rocket salesman's app to see his videos on dodgy houses@aj @cheryanne @n_dimension @nick_rogers
I'm familiar with dodgy houses ... but being handy with tools (both types) managed to make them habitable
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@MyView I remember him announcing he will run as a candidate
@cheryanne @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers
Looks like I missed it ... maybe there will be a next time ... Wiki says ...
"In August 2024, he announced his candidacy for the Senate in the 2025 Australian federal election for the state of Victoria, representing the Victorian Socialists.[10][21]
In his campaign, he emphasised the need for affordable housing, stronger protections for tenants, and measures to address the growing vacancy rates of residential properties in Australia.[22][23]
Van den Lamb received 63,093 (1.54%) of the vote in Victoria. "
Will have to check out this Victorian Socialist Party ... ABC and media never covers anything other than Liberal, Labor and Phonies ...
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@aj @cheryanne @n_dimension @nick_rogers
I'm familiar with dodgy houses ... but being handy with tools (both types) managed to make them habitable
@MyView @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers
many decades ago we bought our first microwave (with convection oven) - it was incredibly expensive at the time -but the oven in the rental didn't work properly and it was uphill battle (and many months) to get the real estate agent to replace it. -
@MyView @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers
many decades ago we bought our first microwave (with convection oven) - it was incredibly expensive at the time -but the oven in the rental didn't work properly and it was uphill battle (and many months) to get the real estate agent to replace it.@cheryanne @aj @n_dimension @nick_rogers
I've never had a bad agent or landlord ... but can only afford old houses ... but that's OK as I prefer 'character'
Last house I lived in had other permanent residents ... I managed to block the entrances for the mice and controlled the ants ... but the European Wasps set up home in the walls between room ... so each fumigation didn't reach all of them ...
After 5 years I finally decided I was too old for this and found a better place but at an extra $70 per week. No mice, no wasps or spiders, and ants stay outside
Still had to spend weeks cleaning it before it was habitable and fixed up many things at my expense ... thereby increasing its value and now its up for sale ...
I really am too old for this but we only get one life so have to make the best of it.
And I'm not old enough to give in
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I've been thinking about this and I know even know what to tell you guys tbh. TLDR Alby isn't "free" anymore and we need an alternative and it's not going well. We've been looking for an alternative for years and well doesn't look like one really exist.
Good news is that Alby still does it all and more but requires resources from the users.
Since you guys are talking web I think just using the Alby extension is still the way to go.
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@dtm ugh! I know! ugh!
