Upcoming Increase to Cost of Pre Purchase Strata Report
I believe a pre purchase strata report is a crucial part of due diligence investigations for those buying a unit. There are simply too many issues that can arise to wing it. Because I believe everyone should carry out an inspection before they buy, I’ve tried to keep the price of the pre purchase report […]
“Additional Contract Information” Implied Warranty Search
The “Additional Contract Information” portion of the sales contract for units is required due to section 223 BCCM Act. This states that the seller warrants to any buyers that the common property of the body corporate is free from latent and patent defects except for fair wear and tear and what is disclosed in the […]
Form 2 Seller Disclosure Statements for House Lots
We are not completing form 2 seller disclosure statements for both lots in a body corporate and house lots. All documents are complete, fully compliant, and ready for contract. Form 2 SDS – Lots in a body corporate – $600* including all searches and GST Form 2 SDS – House lots – $450.00* including all […]
How to Order Form 2 Seller Disclosure Statement or Body Corporate Certificate
The form 2 seller disclosure statement including body corporate certificate replaces section 206 disclosure statements from 1/08/2025. Mybodycorpreport.com.au will be preparing complete form 2 seller disclosure statements, including the body corporate certificate. We will also be facilitating order of body corporate certificates. Our pricing can be seen here. Keep reading to find out how to […]
Pricing for Form 2 Seller Disclosure Statement and Body Corporate Certificates
S206 disclosures will be ending soon and from 1/08/2025 a Form 2 Seller Disclosure Statement will need to be given to the buyer prior to any contracts for sale of property being entered in Queensland. I am pleased to present mybodycorpreport.com.au pricing for purchase of documents for completing seller disclosure under the new seller disclosure […]
Welcome Body Corporate Certificates: Goodbye Section 206 Disclosure
From 1st August 2025 body corporate certificates will replace section 206 disclosure statements. The change is more extensive than just the change of disclosure types with contracts for sale of property in Queensland soon needing to be accompanied by a form 2 seller disclosure statement which will include the body corporate certificate. This applies to […]
14 Examples of Corruption, Coercion & Bad Behaviour in Body Corporates
I know I spend a lot of time focussing on the negatives of body corporates, and clearly this article about corruption in body corporates is not going to be any different. I do have a purpose here though, I’m building a library of information to help people navigate occasionally murky body corporate waters. To be fair, […]
Unexpected Body Corporate Fees
A key consideration when you buy any property is going to be whether or not you can afford the holding costs. And for units that means body corporate fees. It’s such an important issue, for both owners and body corporates, that legislation requires the current levies payable be disclosed to lot owners at time of contract. But […]
3 Common Body Corporate Committee Issues That Will Affect All Lot Owners
It’s a common myth that the body corporate manager is in charge of a body corporate, so much so that it often comes as a surprise for those new to strata schemes that it’s actually a Committee who have the power and responsibility; well the Committee along with all the lot owners. One of the offshoots of […]
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 […]