2019 Strata Insurance Ratings This article has been provided LookUpStrata and StrataRatings. Since the 2018 StrataRatings awards many strata insurers have taken it upon themselves to update their policies which is fantastic news for consumers. In the Residential category, 32% of policies were updated and in the Commercial…
Commissioners Corner: Towing Orders The issue of vehicle towing, including if, when and how the body corporate can tow an “illegally” parked vehicle, has been raised at a number of public information seminars presented by my Office. There are no simple answers to these types of questions. Each…
Welcome to the New BCP Strata Website We are excited to launch our new updated website. Our old site was starting to look a bit sad and long in the tooth. I would like to acknowledge a few people who assisted and thank them very much for their…
Guide to Choosing Paint Colours When it's time to update a building's internal and external painting, it can be challenging for your body corporate committee to choose a colour scheme that will showcase the building's features, and that they will be happy with long term. Higgins Painting has…
Strata Insurance Ratings The 2018 Strata Ratings for Strata Insurance Products have now been released. After much analysis, StrataRatings has rated all strata insurance products available to Australian strata schemes. These ratings serve the purpose of allowing Committee Members, Strata Managers and Brokers to understand the general product…
BCCM - Common Ground - Issue 19 The Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management has published Issue 19 of Common Ground. This issue covers frequently asked questions about debt recovery, pest control in community titles schemes and a link to our fact sheet - video surveillance in…
Cyclone Risk Assessment Program to Start in April 2019 The Federal Government is funding a three-year program to carry out a Cyclone Risk Assessment for properties in Far North Queensland - which is independently developed and deployed by James Cook University. James Cook University has revealed details of…
Body Corporate Voting Rules - What You Can and Can't Do Look Up Strata is a resource where Owners, Committee Members or Resident Managers can ask a question which is answered by a panel contributor and then published in their regular blog (which you can subscribe to). These lot…
BCCM New Look Webpage A new webpage has been launched for Body Corporate and Community Management (here) - you may notice a few changes to the design and layout, however the overall experience has been simplified. This is a great resource available for a broad spectrum of users…
Body Corporate Insurance Obligations Hynes Legal Newsletter - 23/10/18 If William Shakespeare was a Queensland strata title property owner (particularly in North Queensland), he might at this very stage be writing: To insure, or not to insure, that is the questions: Click here to read more of this…
