Deal With Health And Safety Issues Early
November 28, 2016One of the most important duties a Resident Unit Manager (RUM)/Property Manager must fulfil is ensuring their scheme is fully up to date with workplace health and safety requirements. And the most effective way of ensuring this occurs is by dealing with problems early. Under
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Budgeting for Repairs and Maintenance
June 14, 2016Buildings in strata schemes are no different to cars. A building’s value will constantly depreciate and will require money to be spent overhauling them at some stage. To combat this constant depreciation, the building, just like your car, also requires ongoing maintenance and repairs to
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How Does Your Garden Grow?
April 26, 2016Over the past few months SSKB’s sister company, SSKB Developer Consultancy has been taking a look at green roof and roof gardens from a developer perspective. But what happens when the building is handed over and the responsibility for its maintenance falls to the building
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Maintenance Schedule System A Boon For RUMs
March 21, 2016Buying the management rights is an exciting business opportunity, but it also comes with a great deal of responsibility. While keeping the common areas tidy, the lawns mowed and holiday lets tenanted are self-evident duties, there are other responsibilities that a Resident Unit Manager who
Read moreResident Managers Workplace Health & Safety Responsibilities
March 21, 2016Amongst the many responsibilities that fall to a resident unit manager, one of the most important is ensuring their scheme is fully up to date with workplace health and safety requirements. Under current nationally harmonised workplace health and safety legislation, everyone who finds themselves in
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Pool Laws Make A Splash
January 20, 2016The weather is scorching. Your face red from blowing up the inflatable pool and believe it or not, you may have just broken the law. Tens of thousands of Sydney families are inadvertently breaking the law by using portable pools, which are responsible for a
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Risky Business: Ignoring safety can cost you dearly
January 4, 2016You might not realise it, but as a body corporate committee member, you’re running a business – managing levy funds, hiring contactors, directing volunteer workers, and more. And all business owners have legal obligations under The Work Health and Safety Act 2011. Ignoring these responsibilities
Read moreFocus On Maintenance Pays Dividends
August 14, 2015The different demands of managing property are often at odds. Indeed, many discussions at a body corporate level are between some that want to invest to secure asset value and some that want to keep costs down. Ultimately, the majority rules but the committee must
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The 5 “P’s”. Prior planning prevents poor performance… for Queensland
March 19, 2015We get a lot of body corporate committees come to us complaining about the state of their building and common property. Dirty Broken Tired Infested Overgrown Peeling Rotten Rusted… We hear it all, and when it comes down to it, no one at the building
Read moreThe 5 “P’s”. Prior planning prevents poor performance… for Victoria
March 19, 2015We get a lot of owners corporation committees come to us complaining about the state of their building and common property. Dirty Broken Tired Infested Overgrown Peeling Rotten Rusted… We hear it all, and when it comes down to it, no-one at the building has
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