jjlyle replied to the topic Smoke alarm maintenance in the forum General Property 15 years, 8 months ago
Thanks everyone for your comments and advice. I have decided to do the maintenance myself and save the $500p.a. I think I was taking the PMs suggestions too seriously. I will keep a log book of when I do the inspections, change batteries and clean smoke alarms. I think this forum is a great way to collect information from others and make a mo…[Read more]
jjlyle replied to the topic Smoke alarm maintenance in the forum General Property 15 years, 9 months ago
Is anyone else using professionals to do the maintenance or do you do it yourselves? I kind of feel that the PMs are using scare tactics to encourage me to use someone else.
jjlyle replied to the topic Early Access in the forum Help Needed! 17 years, 9 months ago
We just signed a contract for a house and went through the solicitors to request early access to construct fences. We received a definite NO even though the contract is now unconditional. Makes me wonder if we had approached the agent instead of the solicitor, the outcome might have been different.