The 5 “P’s”. Prior planning prevents poor performance… for Queensland

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We 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

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The 5 “P’s”. Prior planning prevents poor performance… for NSW

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We 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

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The 5 “P’s”. Prior planning prevents poor performance… for Victoria

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We 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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Updated Queensland Fire Safety Legislation

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Chris Nezmah Have you heard about the changes to the 2008 Queensland Building Fire Safety Regulations? Here they are: The diagrams on your evacuation signs must be oriented so that the direction to exit on the diagram matches the actual direction to the exit. No

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3 Ways To Manage Your Body Corporate

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It is important to understand the different ways in which a body corporate can be managed in order to make the best decision for your strata community. In strata, overseeing major projects is not an easy process as it is collectively dealing with people’s homes

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Balancing the demands of Building Management

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By Chris Nezmah Back in July 2012 we published an article that dealt with the four keys to successfully managing a building. It is now 12 months on and after talking with many more body corporate committees and building managers; we can state that the keys

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Why Bodies Corporate should have a completed Sinking Fund Forecast Completed?

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  Sinking Funds Part 2.   In our last newsletter we advised ‘when’ the best time to reduce a Bodies Corporate sinking fund levy was. This time, we want expand on the topic further and demonstrate the importance of ‘why’ your body corporate needs to have

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When should you reduce your sinking fund levies?

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A good sinking fund forecast gives a body corporate confidence to plan its capital expenditure over time knowing that the funds will be there when items need to be repaired or replaced. However, there are times when the sinking fund itself can get so large

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fire compliance

The beginner’s guide to fire compliance

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The beginner’s guide to fire compliance: With the QFRS declaring that over 30% of buildings in Queensland are still non-compliant, more focus is clearly needed on this vital area of building management. Here we will outline the steps your building manager, or committee representative, needs

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Reminder: body corporate emergency plan

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The recent floods act as a reminder to have your emergency plan in place for your body corporate.   The strong storms and subsequent flooding events of the last week have provided a timely reminder as to the importance of having an emergency plan in

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