• Top 10 Ideas for Strata Property Maintenance
    If you are a part of a community living in a strata property, you must have heard about Body Corporate Managers. They are responsible for the smooth running of the property and are expected to handle a range of tasks, from maintenance to finances.
  • Working Alongside Your Body Corporate Manager for Greater Results
    If you are a part of a community living in a strata property, you must have heard about Body Corporate Managers. They are responsible for the smooth running of the property and are expected to handle a range of tasks, from maintenance to finances.
  • Know Your Rights as a Body Corporate Member
    Buying any property, whether it is strata or not, has many risks that you need to consider before you sign a contract. Making sure you have done your own due diligence checklist before you purchase is crucial to ensuring your security, both from a property, and a financial perspective.
  • What to do when you have elderly neighbours?
    Buying any property, whether it is strata or not, has many risks that you need to consider before you sign a contract. Making sure you have done your own due diligence checklist before you purchase is crucial to ensuring your security, both from a property, and a financial perspective.
  • Are strata committees that donate to ‘fighting funds’ breaking the law?
    Buying any property, whether it is strata or not, has many risks that you need to consider before you sign a contract. Making sure you have done your own due diligence checklist before you purchase is crucial to ensuring your security, both from a property, and a financial perspective.
  • The importance of a due diligence checklist before buying a strata property
    Buying any property, whether it is strata or not, has many risks that you need to consider before you sign a contract. Making sure you have done your own due diligence checklist before you purchase is crucial to ensuring your security, both from a property, and a financial perspective.
  • How to Increase Your Strata Property Value
    These past two years have been challenging indeed - on so many levels and in ways that have been impossible for anyone to anticipate and prepare for. And for rental property tenants and home owners the frustrations become even more prevalent when a small plumbing or building issue can’t be fixed for months on end. The increase in demand in the construction industry has lead to a shortage of labour and materials - not only in Australia, but throughout the world, and it is not over yet according to HIA Chief economist Tim Reardon who said “record low interest rates, coupled with home buyers’ desire for a bigger property during COVID-19, had created a rush for new home builds and renovations over the past two years” s Strata Managers we have seen all this unfold, and we understand our clients’ frustration, as we too have experienced it on a business and personal level. The emotional effects of lack of property maintenance (what we want when we want it or need it!) and the frustrations of delayed work are not to be underestimated.
  • 20 Year Anniversary Celebration for Ace Franchisees
    These past two years have been challenging indeed - on so many levels and in ways that have been impossible for anyone to anticipate and prepare for. And for rental property tenants and home owners the frustrations become even more prevalent when a small plumbing or building issue can’t be fixed for months on end. The increase in demand in the construction industry has lead to a shortage of labour and materials - not only in Australia, but throughout the world, and it is not over yet according to HIA Chief economist Tim Reardon who said “record low interest rates, coupled with home buyers’ desire for a bigger property during COVID-19, had created a rush for new home builds and renovations over the past two years” s Strata Managers we have seen all this unfold, and we understand our clients’ frustration, as we too have experienced it on a business and personal level. The emotional effects of lack of property maintenance (what we want when we want it or need it!) and the frustrations of delayed work are not to be underestimated.
  • Pets in Strata
    These past two years have been challenging indeed - on so many levels and in ways that have been impossible for anyone to anticipate and prepare for. And for rental property tenants and home owners the frustrations become even more prevalent when a small plumbing or building issue can’t be fixed for months on end. The increase in demand in the construction industry has lead to a shortage of labour and materials - not only in Australia, but throughout the world, and it is not over yet according to HIA Chief economist Tim Reardon who said “record low interest rates, coupled with home buyers’ desire for a bigger property during COVID-19, had created a rush for new home builds and renovations over the past two years” s Strata Managers we have seen all this unfold, and we understand our clients’ frustration, as we too have experienced it on a business and personal level. The emotional effects of lack of property maintenance (what we want when we want it or need it!) and the frustrations of delayed work are not to be underestimated.
  • Tips for Managing Difficult Owners at Strata Meetings
    These past two years have been challenging indeed - on so many levels and in ways that have been impossible for anyone to anticipate and prepare for. And for rental property tenants and home owners the frustrations become even more prevalent when a small plumbing or building issue can’t be fixed for months on end. The increase in demand in the construction industry has lead to a shortage of labour and materials - not only in Australia, but throughout the world, and it is not over yet according to HIA Chief economist Tim Reardon who said “record low interest rates, coupled with home buyers’ desire for a bigger property during COVID-19, had created a rush for new home builds and renovations over the past two years” s Strata Managers we have seen all this unfold, and we understand our clients’ frustration, as we too have experienced it on a business and personal level. The emotional effects of lack of property maintenance (what we want when we want it or need it!) and the frustrations of delayed work are not to be underestimated.
  • Thine Shakespearean lens on Strata Management
    Recently, Colin Grace, strata lawyer, commented on a common strata committee situation as “the oppression of the majority by the minority.” In too many strata plans, the “oppressive minority” tends to have the loudest voice and uphold the status quo. This is an issue when feuds between lot owners are entrenched and privilege is partisan.
  • Shared driveways – understanding your rights and responsibilities
    These past two years have been challenging indeed - on so many levels and in ways that have been impossible for anyone to anticipate and prepare for. And for rental property tenants and home owners the frustrations become even more prevalent when a small plumbing or building issue can’t be fixed for months on end. The increase in demand in the construction industry has lead to a shortage of labour and materials - not only in Australia, but throughout the world, and it is not over yet according to HIA Chief economist Tim Reardon who said “record low interest rates, coupled with home buyers’ desire for a bigger property during COVID-19, had created a rush for new home builds and renovations over the past two years” s Strata Managers we have seen all this unfold, and we understand our clients’ frustration, as we too have experienced it on a business and personal level. The emotional effects of lack of property maintenance (what we want when we want it or need it!) and the frustrations of delayed work are not to be underestimated.
  • Who is responsible for gutter cleaning
    These past two years have been challenging indeed - on so many levels and in ways that have been impossible for anyone to anticipate and prepare for. And for rental property tenants and home owners the frustrations become even more prevalent when a small plumbing or building issue can’t be fixed for months on end. The increase in demand in the construction industry has lead to a shortage of labour and materials - not only in Australia, but throughout the world, and it is not over yet according to HIA Chief economist Tim Reardon who said “record low interest rates, coupled with home buyers’ desire for a bigger property during COVID-19, had created a rush for new home builds and renovations over the past two years” s Strata Managers we have seen all this unfold, and we understand our clients’ frustration, as we too have experienced it on a business and personal level. The emotional effects of lack of property maintenance (what we want when we want it or need it!) and the frustrations of delayed work are not to be underestimated.
  • A Quick Guide to Enforcing Body Corporate By-Laws 
    These past two years have been challenging indeed - on so many levels and in ways that have been impossible for anyone to anticipate and prepare for. And for rental property tenants and home owners the frustrations become even more prevalent when a small plumbing or building issue can’t be fixed for months on end. The increase in demand in the construction industry has lead to a shortage of labour and materials - not only in Australia, but throughout the world, and it is not over yet according to HIA Chief economist Tim Reardon who said “record low interest rates, coupled with home buyers’ desire for a bigger property during COVID-19, had created a rush for new home builds and renovations over the past two years” s Strata Managers we have seen all this unfold, and we understand our clients’ frustration, as we too have experienced it on a business and personal level. The emotional effects of lack of property maintenance (what we want when we want it or need it!) and the frustrations of delayed work are not to be underestimated.
  • Maintaining Maintenance and Our Sanity in the Current Climate 
    These past two years have been challenging indeed - on so many levels and in ways that have been impossible for anyone to anticipate and prepare for. And for rental property tenants and home owners the frustrations become even more prevalent when a small plumbing or building issue can’t be fixed for months on end. The increase in demand in the construction industry has lead to a shortage of labour and materials - not only in Australia, but throughout the world, and it is not over yet according to HIA Chief economist Tim Reardon who said “record low interest rates, coupled with home buyers’ desire for a bigger property during COVID-19, had created a rush for new home builds and renovations over the past two years” s Strata Managers we have seen all this unfold, and we understand our clients’ frustration, as we too have experienced it on a business and personal level. The emotional effects of lack of property maintenance (what we want when we want it or need it!) and the frustrations of delayed work are not to be underestimated.
  • Safety first – the role of Safety Reports in Strata Communities
    Safety first - the role of Safety Reports in Strata Communities Health and Safety is always a crucial topic, but for a strata community, it is particularly important to consider how it relates to the common property shared and used by all residents. The rules and regulations surrounding health and safety can sometimes feel lengthy and confusing with so many legislative obligations imposed on owners corporations/bodies corporate. In some cases, it may be difficult to understand what the requirements for compliance actually are. So, how can a Safety Report help clarify these expectations? Here is an overview of what to expect from a Safety Report, and how it can benefit you and your body corporate.
  • Strata Approval For Renovations – What is the process?
    When you live in a strata property, holding a garage sale requires careful planning, but when approached correctly it can be very worthwhile. Here are a few points for you to be mindful of when organising a garage sale.
  • Moving in, Moving out – Proper Procedures and Etiquette
    When you live in a strata property, holding a garage sale requires careful planning, but when approached correctly it can be very worthwhile. Here are a few points for you to be mindful of when organising a garage sale.
  • Thinking of organising a garage sale on common property? Here’s what you should consider.
    When you live in a strata property, holding a garage sale requires careful planning, but when approached correctly it can be very worthwhile. Here are a few points for you to be mindful of when organising a garage sale.
  • Plan for the future…is your strata maintenance plan in check?
    Having a budgeted for, well-planned and executed maintenance plan is an asset to any property owner – and no more so than in Strata where the burden of the cost is fairly contributed to and shared by the community.
  • The Owners Corporations Amendment Act 2021:
    About half of all fires in the home start in the kitchen, and more than 4 in 10 of all deaths from fire happen during winter
  • Gas and Electricity Safety Check
    About half of all fires in the home start in the kitchen, and more than 4 in 10 of all deaths from fire happen during winter
  • 8 key points that strata property owners must know about the Owners Corporations Act amendments 2021
    In an effort to improve upon existing legislation and further protect those who are a part of owners corporations, the Victorian Parliament passed the Owners Corporations and Other Acts Amendment Act 2021. The amendments will come into effect on the 1st of December 2021.
  • Who is Responsible for Water Damage in Strata
    Understanding your responsibilities is key, because prevention is definitely better than cure when it comes to water damage
  • Why has strata living been an important feature of the Australian housing landscape lately?
    Strata living has moved on from the traditional townhouse complex and has grown to include the lucrative market of apartment living giving consumers the option to affordably move closer to city centres