Co-living. For many Australian’s it’s a foreign concept, but what once could have been brushed off as a fad – has become anything but. On Friday, Co-living operator Hmlet opened its largest offering yet – an 82-room warehouse conversion in the heart of St Peters. Describing co-living as ‘a social lifestyle driven by…
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We ask a Sydney-based professional home organiser and the founder of My Organised Home what she personally does to keep her own home organised. Notepads ready, people… With busy schedules, large households, messy children and generally too many possessions, it can take just a split second for your home to turn from calm…
As you’re no doubt aware, the local market has been tough going over the last year or so, with property prices being well below the level of two years ago. This resulted in quite a few people who had hoped to make a move, having plans put on hold if they weren’t prepared…
As you go on with your daily routine doing the washing and drying, clearing the lint filter is probably the last thing that you would think about. But if left unchecked, it can be a significant safety hazard. Believe it or not, clothes dryers are the cause of many household fires and the lint…
Most of your tenants will cook everyday, breakfast, lunch and dinner, and although today’s ovens and stovetops are safe there are still cautions to be used when cooking to prevent fire, damages or injuries. Wear protection and cook with care When cooking your favourite meals be sure to use protective hot mitts…
So, your kitchen is full of stainless steel. It looks modern and sleek but when you have a closer look you can see your beautiful stainless steel appliances are dirty with smear marks across them. This is a very common problem and there are many different ways to clean and maintain the shiny look…
Among the many things highlighted by the recent tragic bushfire season has been the importance of adequate property insurance. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, approximately 23% of all Australian homes have no insurance, while 83% of the remainder are underinsured. If you are underinsured, your insurance policy will not cover…
As managers of rental properties, as well as being sales agents of property, we are often asked by people who would like to become property investors – how do people enter the field of property investing in the first place? With property values heading upwards again and interest rates being at record lows, the…
Whether it is sirens and car alarms, the whine/roar of jet aircraft, a chainsaw, mower, or whipper snipper being used for long periods, or your neighbour’s loud party, chances are urban noise pollution is or has driven you at some time to distraction. And as much as we seek it, finding real quiet seems…
Kitchen bench tops and dining room tables around Australia have become workspaces as office workers have been advised to work from home in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Where the opportunity to work from home in your PJs might have once seemed like a treat, the rapid shift to working from home…