Is Your Building Insurance Valuation Up To Date?
In Queensland there have seen significant rises in building costs over the last 12 months. We have also been experiencing some wild weather this summer season. It is important that your building has an up-to-date insurance valuation and has sufficient cover. You need to be covered in the event that your Body Corporate is required […]
4 key Tips to Managing Your Strata Property
The demands of managing property vary from building to building. Indeed, many disputes within a body corporate are between one side that wants to invest to maximise asset value and the other which wants to keep running costs down. Within Bodies Corporate the majority rules, but the committee must, to the best of its ability, […]
The Cost of Ignoring Safety
When you are on a Body Corporate Committee, you may not realise it, but you are running a business! You are managing levy funds, hiring contractors, directing workers, managing safety and more! All business owners have legal obligations under The Work Health and Safety Act 2011. Ignoring these responsibilities can personally cost you tens of […]
We Have Some Exciting News for You!
At Star BMS we believe in making your life easier, so we have invested in a very exciting technology project in order to better serve your community. The project is a complete Facilities Management software which includes a portal for your PC and an app for your phone. This gives you the ability to easily […]
Tips On Cleaning During The Christmas Period
COVID-19 has caused many new cleaning regulations to be implemented into commercial spaces throughout Australia. It can be difficult to conduct a deep clean of your office on a day to day basis with employees constantly in and out of the office. However, the Christmas shutdown is just around the corner meaning employers will have […]
Sinking Funds and Your Body Corporate
One of the benefits of living in a Body Corporate is that everyone contributes to the future upkeep of the property. So, what is a sinking fund? A Body Corporates Sinking Fund is effectively a deposit which exists to allow a Body Corporate to pay for repairs and maintenance of a building. The money in […]
