May 2018 – Water charges and GST
This month, we helped a body corporate that came unstuck with GST after they took on the responsibility for charging […]
Best practice, Legislation
Best practice
Best practice, Legislation, Maintenance
Improvements to common property in a town house scheme
Recently, in a body corporate that we manage, a lot owner installed solar panels on the roof above his townhouse
Best practice, Issues, Legislation, Maintenance
Counting of votes for special resolution
We recently convened an AGM that highlighted the skill and knowledge needed to ensure the votes in a special resolution
Best practice, Legislation
Committee and owners meetings
We helped a Body Corporate this month that had got a bit confused. They were in the habit of holding a
Best practice, Issues, Legislation
Lots in arrears for significant amounts of time
There has been a lot of chatter about the recent District Court of Queensland decision (BC for Mount Saint John
Best practice, Legislation, Maintenance
Major lot expense impacting subset of lots
In April, we helped a scheme of townhouses where the lots were defined by Standard format (pegs in the ground)
Best practice, Insurance, Legislation
Insurance valuation
Cost conscious Committees may sometimes believe an insurance valuation is unnecessary or they believe their insurer is providing this valuation.
Best practice, Legislation
When Body Corporate lots are all owned by a single person
This month we are working for a new client who until recently owned all the lots in a Body Corporate. The
Banking, Best practice
Banking: KIS
Recently we received a new client using three different bank accounts. One for levies, one for admin fund and one
Best practice, Legislation
Good news for Bodies Corporate paying tax
We started to help prepare information needed by a Body Corporate to complete their tax return. The Australian taxation office has