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	The Flatmate Survival Handbook Tanya Sassoon Everything you need to know to make the experience of flatmatedom more bearable. Drowning under a pile of itemised phone bills? Longing for the day remote control wars are a thing of the past? Flatmates still believe in the toilet paper fairy? Surrounded by people who don't know how to change a light bulb? Don't despair! Tanya Sassoon, bestselling author of The Boyfriend Training Kit, offers you everything you need to make the experience of flatmatedom more bearable. Learn how to cope with the most notorious flatmates - including the Dole Bludger, the Psycho and One Half of a Couple. Enforce bathroom etiquette to the letter with the aid of the Bathroom Rush Hour Planner. Find out how to make the most of your landlord and still get your deposit back. The Two-Second Rule is explained in its entirety, and unveiled for the first time is a game guaranteed to revolutionise the dynamics of flatmatedom: Truth or Chore. A Roommate from HEAVEN or HELL? -It's your choice! "Not sure how to find a Roommate? So... Would Living with a Roommate from Hell Scare You?” - It Should!" Click here to find out more.

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Housing News

First home grant tripling doubles enquiries
Housing Industry Association (HIA) figures show a big jump in new home enquiries since the Federal Government tripled the First Home Owner Grant. 11/21/2008

Aust can handle global meltdown: RBA chief
RBA chief Glenn Stevens says Australians should be quietly confident they can make it through the global financial downturn. 11/20/2008

Report predicts rise in homeless, single women
A new report predicts that homelessness among single women aged over 35 is set to escalate in the next 20 years. 11/19/2008

Sydney housing plan 'threatens endangered trees'
Environmentalists say plans to house almost 500,000 people in two western Sydney growth zones will compromise the last remnants of endangered Cumberland Plain Woodlands. 11/19/2008

Shack owners out of pocket
A parliamentary committee has found some Tasmanian shack owners were financially disadvantaged by delays in converting their crown land sites to freehold. 11/19/2008

Mixed bag for Sydney's renters: report
The NSW Government says there is good and bad news for Sydney's renters in the latest housing figures. 11/18/2008

Govt to build 16 new crisis homes
The New South Wales Government is spending $4 million to provide an extra 16 homes for crisis accommodation. 11/17/2008

Credit crisis hurts James Hardie's profit
James Hardie says its underlying earnings for the September quarter have again been affected by the weakness in the US housing market. 11/17/2008

First home grants boost Bendigo market
The Victorian Government says 2,080 of its first home buyer grants have been taken up in Bendigo since the scheme was introduced in 2004. 11/17/2008

Caretaker mode blamed for homeowner grant problems
The ACT Government has moved to reassure people having trouble accessing the first home buyers grant that they will not miss out. 11/17/2008

Concern at push to make houses more energy efficient
Tasmania's Master Builders Association has cautioned the Premier David Bartlett against agreeing to a national six-star energy efficiency standard for new housing. 11/16/2008

Greens want new developments to include public housing
The Greens say they will push for new high density developments in Canberra to include public housing to ensure a good social mix of residents. 11/16/2008

First home buyers grant 'open to abuse'
The Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) says the first home buyers grant scheme must be reformed, saying in its current form it is open to rorting. 11/15/2008

Public housing waiting lists expected to worsen
Housing workers are worried a blow-out in Victoria's public housing waiting lists will worsen because of the current economic crisis. 11/14/2008

Demand for homes coming back to life: Mirvac
One of Australia's biggest property developers says it is starting to see signs of a rebound in the demand for homes. 11/14/2008

Decision looms on Bermagui housing development
The Bega Valley Shire Council looks likely to give its blessing to the latest move to create a big new residential development at Bermagui. 11/13/2008

Housing chief backs new tax ruling
A developer of affordable housing has welcomed a new tax ruling by the Australian Tax Office. 11/13/2008

Tralee development passes hurdle
Queanbeyan City Council has given the green light to the controversial Tralee housing development south of Canberra. 11/13/2008

Greens say charities key to rental affordability scheme
The Greens say the Federal Government needs to provide charities with long-term tax breaks to ensure the viability of its national rental scheme. 11/13/2008

Townsville house prices fall
House prices are dropping in Townsville amid predictions real estate prices in some capital cities will fall 10 per cent this financial year. 11/12/2008