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Body Corporate Records Search

A body corporate records search, or pre purchase strata report, is a review and report on the subject body corporate records aimed at highlighting risks in the complex that might negatively impact a buyer. Buying property, like every investment, comes with certain risks. The property might have termites, or subsidence or any number of other […]

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 […]

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 […]

5 Signs Of Poor Body Corporate Management

There’s nothing quite like that sinking feeling when you realise things have gone pear shaped when you weren’t looking. It’s particularly pertinent for strata schemes where most lot owners’ only brush with their body corporate management is paying levies and voting at annual meetings. Although there is “help” available when disputes arise there is no oversight to body corporate management […]

Ask a Body Corporate Question Terms

  1. Purpose of the form

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.

  1. General information only

Information provided in response to a question, or published in the Body Corporate Blueprint, is general educational information.

It does not constitute legal, financial, engineering, building, insurance or other professional advice. You should obtain appropriate professional advice about your particular circumstances before acting or relying on general information.

  1. No professional engagement

Submitting a question does not engage MyBodyCorpReport to inspect records, investigate a matter, prepare a report or provide professional advice.

No client or professional relationship is created by submitting a question or receiving a response.

  1. No guaranteed response

Submission of a question does not guarantee that it will be answered individually or used in published content.

Questions may be declined, edited, combined with similar questions or held for possible future use. It may not be possible to respond to questions that require examination of body corporate records, contracts, plans, reports or other supporting information.

This form should not be used for urgent, time-sensitive or transaction-specific enquiries.

  1. Protecting privacy and confidentiality

Please do not include:

• the name or address of a body corporate or property
• a community titles scheme number or lot number
• the names or contact details of other people
• confidential correspondence or records
• allegations identifying a particular person or organisation
• sensitive personal, financial, medical or legal information.

MyBodyCorpReport may remove identifying information from a question. However, you are responsible for ensuring that information you submit is appropriate to share.

  1. Use of submitted questions

By submitting a question, you give MyBodyCorpReport permission to:

• consider it for an individual response
• use it to identify possible article or resource topics
• edit it for clarity and relevance
• combine it with similar questions
• reproduce or discuss it anonymously in general educational content.

Your name, email address and other identifying information will not be published with the question without your permission.

  1. Personal information

Any name and email address supplied through the form will be used to administer the submission, contact you about your question where appropriate and notify you if relevant content is published.

Personal information will be handled in accordance with the MyBodyCorpReport Privacy Policy.

Submitting a question will not automatically add you to a marketing mailing list. Any consent to receive newsletters or promotional communications will be requested separately.

  1. Questions requiring individual assessment

A general question may help explain what a document, event or warning sign could mean. Determining what it means for a particular body corporate usually requires consideration of its records and individual circumstances.

If you require an assessment of a particular scheme, a body corporate records search or another appropriate professional service may be required.