Strata Managing Agents In NSW
Licensing A NSW owners corporation may engage a licensed strata managing agent to help manage their strata scheme. Unlike the position in Queensland, only a…
Read More →
Body Corporate
The NBN and multi-dwelling units: What you need to know
It’s been a bumpy ride, but the NBN looks like it’s finally approaching the home straight. According to NBN Co’s latest Corporate Plan, 2018 will…
PROVISION OF SERVICES BY A BODY CORPORATE
The extent of services which a body corporate is authorised to provide, and in some cases, must provide, to lot owners, is limited to those…
Why AirBnB and strata living may never peacefully coexist
A few weeks ago we published an article exploring why onsite managers might want to consider jumping on the AirBnB bandwagon. It featured a number…
Queensland bodies corporate may have pay to rip out combustible cladding once deemed safe
This article was published by ABC News and appears on their website: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-05/bodies-corporate-may-have-to-pay-for-cladding-inspections/8871094 Queenslanders living in body corporate-run apartment blocks could be forced to pay…
UNIT RENOVATIONS IN NSW – WHEN DO YOU NEED OWNERS CORPORATION CONSENT?
Every lot has areas within them that are common property. Consequently, owners wanting to make changes or undertake renovations may require approval from the Owners…
Common management rights misconceptions
Bush lawyers abound out there in strataland. Someone heard from someone else that someone did something or got something and then that becomes the rumour…
Is it time for onsite managers to embrace AirBnB?
It’s been nearly ten years since the launch of AirBnB, and five years since it arrived in Australia. Much like Uber before it, the home-sharing…
BODY CORPORATE EXPERTS WARN DOING THINGS ON THE CHEAP COULD BE A COSTLY MISTAKE
A rise in solar panel fires in several Australian states has prompted a warning for hundreds of apartment owners going green on the cheap. At…
Combustible Cladding – What It Means for On-Site Managers
The Queensland Government is cracking down on combustible building cladding, following the Grenfell Tower fire in London and the discovery that the Princess Alexandra Hospital…