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General Management Rights

Caretaking equipment – It came with the Job

When you buy a Management Rights business, one of the assets you should acquire at the time is all the equipment used by the seller to perform the duties under the caretaking and letting agreements. If the seller was a hands-on building manager, depending on the...Read More

Cancellations – Who gets paid

In a post Covid world there appears to be far more inconsistency in the industry when it comes to short-term operators charging cancellation fees when bookings are cancelled. After a couple of years of significant pressure to not charge any cancellation fees and...Read More

Preparing your Business for Sale

Selling your business can be very stressful as you juggle the demands of both the business buyer and the owners in your strata scheme, while at the same time being under the time pressure of a looming settlement date. One way you can significantly reduce this stress...Read More

Shortcutting the Assignment Process

Different States have different requirements when it comes to obtaining Body Corporate consent to the assignment of Building Management Agreements and Letting Agreements. Obviously, an approval at Committee level will be dealt with much quicker than an approval...Read More

Lessons for Building Managers from a Recent Court Case

WHAT NOT TO DO AS A BUILDING MANAGER BACKGROUND A recent decision of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) has provided Owners Corporations in NSW with what is now seen as a more “risk free” pathway to terminate a Building Management Agreement. Until...Read More