Queensland body corporate case study
Tracsafe specialises in providing an efficient administration service for bodies corporate. Our approach is to keep everything very simple and very transparent. Our experience is that other body corporate managers can sometimes over complicate the reporting and processing of administrative and financial transactions.
Body corporate manager fees and charges
Here is an example of fees and charges imposed by a body corporate manager for a three lot body corporate located in Brisbane that we began managing in 2014. Nearly all of the charges below represent direct income of the body corporate manager. The income that is not direct income could have been avoided and would not occur under our administration. The base fee was $476 but the total expenses incurred by the body corporate that is a consequence of the body corporate manager was $1,513.
| Bank charges - processing fee | $9 |
| Bank charges - other | $25 |
| Body Corporate Administration | $476 |
| Disbursement charges | $230 |
| Fees, permits, reports | $46 |
| Meeting expenses | $15 |
| Management Fees | $330 |
| Repairs and Maintenance emergency fee | $202 |
| Management software fee | $82 |
| Telephone calls | $98 |
| Total | $1,513 |
Actual expenses
The body corporate had only one yearly expense (after excluding all the Body Corporate Manager charges described above) – Insurance!
Tracsafe’s approach
Tracsafe has a mostly fixed price contract. In the example above, there would have been no variable charges when managed by us. You can expect our fixed fee to be consistent year on year. We keep our company costs down, which is reflected in the pricing of our body corporate manager contracts, through the following techniques –
- Minmising unnecessary financial transactions
- Reducing overheads by maximising use of online and electronic technologies
- Use of Tracsafe’s efficient and comprehensive software DIY-BC system that is tailored for small lots
- Avoiding paper transactions through electronic alternatives
- Use of a smart help desk and workflow system to track and process all manager tasks
Our simplified approach provides transparency for the body corporate’s understanding of all expenses. Body corporate managers are very likely to quote a low fixed price fee with additional variable fees. Unfortunately, the additional invoices often total more than the fixed price fee. Have a read of the recent data (2022) regarding body corporate manager pricing in Queensland and get an understanding of what you should expect to pay for a body corporate manager service in Queensland.
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