6 Things I Learnt About Financial Planning Working With An Adviser
Before I launched into the world of body corporates I was a small business manager. My particular expertise is office systems. I’ve been blessed to work at a number of very small businesses in an administrative role, and have learnt many different systems for managing workflow. Last year an opportunity arose for me to use those skills […]
Body Corporate Regulation Module: What Is It & Why You Should Be Wary Of Change
Body corporate regulation modules were created under the BCCM Act 1997 to define how a building is managed. There are five body corporate regulation modules at present: standard, accommodation, commercial, small schemes and two lot. This article is about what regulation modules are and why you should be wary if your body corporate wants to […]
How Many Strata Schemes in Queensland?
Common Ground is a periodic newsletter published by the Office Commissioner Body Corporate & Community Management. It contains all sorts of interesting articles including statistics. I find statistics like “how many strata schemes in Queensland” riveting stuff, so, in case you do too, I thought I’d share. How Many Strata Schemes in Queensland? There are 45,362 strata schemes […]
Changes To Lot Entitlements Legislation
This week the Queensland parliament have passed the Body Corporate & Community Management Amendment Bill 2012. The Amendment Act amends another amendment act that was passed in 2011 that amended some case law that had been in effect since 2004. Specifically the issue all these laws relate to is levies, or more precisely the contribution lot […]