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3 Common Disputes with Building Managers

One of the questions under the “Contracts” section in our Pre Purchase Strata Report is: Are there any disputes with the Building Manager? The question is there because disputes with Building Managers do come up, and they have the potential to be both very expensive and very damaging to the sense of community within the scheme. Essentially […]

5 Simple Tips For Stress Free Unit Ownership

I’m a strata searcher. Most people look at me blankly when I say that so now days I tell them it’s a fancy phrase that means I investigate body corporates. “Oh!” they reply and then proceed to tell me horror stories about their body corporate. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind. In fact, keep […]

What is Common Property and Why is it Important?

Buying a unit is different from buying a house. The key difference is the ownership structure. With a house, your lot is your lot and that’s it. With a unit the lot itself is only a part of the overall value of the unit. As important is the common property of the body corporate within […]

What is a Body Corporate Returning Officer?

A body corporate returning officer is an independent party engaged to facilitate secret voting on certain motions. In a lot of ways body corporates act like small democratic countries; they’re heavily legislated, led by an elected governing body, the majority rules and the citizens are (should be at least) watching what happens with an eagle […]

Pets and Body Corporates

Pets and body corporates account for the most common by-law breaches. Pets making noise, pets creating a nuisance, pets damaging common property and the ever popular pets without permission. The issues of animals in strata schemes is polarising and the subject of much debate. This article is a brief overview of the rules and regulations […]

Tenants and Body Corporates

My daughter has just inked her very first lease on her very first home away from home. Unfortunately for her, her new home is in a body corporate, a subject I know quite a lot about, and am moved to share at the slightest provocation. Queue a lecture about tenants and body corporates. I’m fairly […]

How To Decide If Body Corporate Problems Will Affect You

My role is to find body corporate problems. Find them and report them to the buyer or buyer’s Solicitor. But not all body corporate problems are actually, well, problems. A lot depends on their impact. This article is about weighing the pros and cons of body corporate problems to decide if they’re an issue for you, […]

10 Questions To Ask Before Buying A Unit

If you’re thinking of buying a unit then, most likely, you will be buying into a Body Corporate or Owners Corporation. Strata titled properties are different from free standing houses in a number of different ways. Firstly along with ownership of your unit you’re taking on a share of the body corporate as well, with […]

Can I Renovate A Unit?

Many people buy property planning to renovate and, ideally, add substantial value. But what if the lot in question is a lot in a strata scheme? Can you still renovate a unit? And just how much do you need to involve the body corporate in the process? As with most things body corporate the answer […]

“There Is No Body Corporate” and Other Myths About Duplexes

Out of a total of 42,948 different body corporates in Queensland 30,211 have fewer than six lots. That’s 70% of all strata schemes in Queensland. And the vast majority of that 70% will be made up of duplexes, the humble two-lot dwellings that dominate our suburbs. By now you may have already spotted the most common myth […]

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The Ask a Body Corporate Question form allows readers to submit general questions that may be answered through existing or future Body Corporate Blueprint content.

The form is intended to help identify subjects that buyers, owners and other readers would like to understand. It is not intended to provide advice about a particular body corporate, property, dispute or transaction.

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