July 2018 – Bank transaction fees
Banks generally do not charge a transaction fee when depositing money into a bank account by cheque or by cash […]
Banking, Legislation
Legislation
Best practice, Legislation
June 2018 – Another satisfied client converts to the two-lot regulation
The BCCM Commissioner recently advised that there are now in excess of 43 thousand community titles schemes in Queensland. Only 1.5%
Best practice, Legislation
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, 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
Issues, Legislation
Why was this two lot Body Corporate created?
We attended a seminar the other day where there was an in-depth discussion about survey plans and the way Body
Issues, Legislation
Not Enough Committee Members
As we were preparing AGM documentation for one of our Bodies Corporate, it became apparent the Body Corporate would not
By-Laws, Legislation, Maintenance
Schemes with mixed survey plan formats
We uncovered a tangled web this month. A scheme of townhouses had been developed over an extended period of time. The scheme