Strata News
Tower Body Corporate
SEQ Region May Edition

Welcome to this edition of Strata News!

In this edition of our monthly strata news, Kelly Borell answers a few questions about life in strata and Whitbread Insurance Brokers urges you to look into your insurance cover if you have any items in a storage cage.

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Q&A Oppressive or Unreasonable By-Laws Concerning Flooring

Hynes Legal
Qu: Is it worth trying to pursue this through the Commissioner on the unreasonable by-laws platform or simply install a product we really don't want?

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6 Tips For Dealing With Criminals In Strata Properties - Podcast

Your Strata Property

Handling difficult residents - there are means available to effectively deal with criminals living in strata schemes. Try these 6 steps.

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Strata Insurance doesn’t cover items in your storage cage…

Whitbread Insurance Brokers

Make sure all contents kept in your storage cage for apartments are covered by insurance. Ensure you have the right insurance protection for your valuables.

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Q&As About Strata Living

Kelly Borell
Kelly answers a few questions. including: What are the requirements and rules for replacing committee members? & Can money be transferred from the Administration Fund to the Sinking Fund?

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Latest News

Highrise manager says Surfers Paradise needs more parking after car left across driveway for 2 days

Ryan Keen, Gold Coast Bulletin
30 May

A SURFERS Paradise highrise manager says a car left parked across his driveway for two days is symptomatic of what he believes is the tourist hotspot’s worsening parking problem.

State Government hides identity of Gold Coast buildings containing highly flammable non-compliant cladding

Jack Harbour, Gold Coast Bulletin
26 May

THE State Government is refusing to identify two Gold Coast buildings containing a highly flammable material linked to high-rise fires in Melbourne and Dubai.

The Government’s Queensland Building and Construction Commission has investigated both buildings and confirmed they contain the non-compliant cladding. But the commission refuses to name the buildings or even notify those who might work or live in them.

Inner City Brisbane Home To "Excess Of Rental Stock": BIS Shrapnel

Phil McCarroll, Your Investment Property
26 May

Apartment completions in Brisbane are set to peak in 2016/17 financial year, however they will remain at elevated figures until at least 2019 according to new research from forecaster BIS Shrapnel.

Major developments including Pacific Fair lead way to boom in Coast apartment sales

Alister Thomson & Lea Emery, Gold Coast Bulletin
24 May

TEN billion dollars worth of new and upcoming infrastructure is fuelling a boom in apartment sales on the Gold Coast, says a new report.

The hottest high-rise apartments coming to Queensland

Sue Williams, Domain
2 May

As the home of the apartment building last year declared the best in Australia, Brisbane is now planning an assault on the title again with a flurry of new projects, ranging from the tallest tower the city has ever seen, to one of its most luxurious.

National Property Clock - May 2016 Apartments

Herron Todd White
The Herron Todd White team have taken a look at their service areas and identified all the gentrification hotspots throughout the nation worthy of your attention.