VBCS keeps its clients up-to-date with current issues and future trends highlighted in the media. Sourced from media at a national and international level, VBCS provide important industry news to help inform and educate its clients.
Please note that the articles listed below are sourced from a range of media groups and do not necessarily represent the beliefs of VBCS. Furthermore, the articles are not to be taken as advice from VBCS but as general information. VBCS recommends getting professional advice before acting on information presented in this article.
| 09/02/2012 |
Importance of creating reasonable by-laws |
Tips on creating by-laws. |
NSW |
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| 08/02/2012 |
Risky Business |
Inquiry into insurance claims in North Queensland. |
QLD |
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| 07/02/2012 |
Submissions called for on strata law consultation |
Still time for community input. |
NSW |
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| 06/02/2012 |
Strata Insurance doing the industry no favours |
Insurance industry has had favourable feedback from community feedback. |
Australia |
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| 31/01/2012 |
Insurers defend strata title costs |
Insurers defend increases in insurance premiums. |
QLD |
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| 25/01/2012 |
Owners face big bills from falls from apartments |
The cost of ignoring safety concerns with children. |
VIC |
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| 24/01/2012 |
Parents denied safety nets to protect children in apartments |
A tenants request to install safety netting because it was “ugly”. |
NSW |
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| 24/01/2012 |
Dangers lurk in high-rises |
Kids and apartments don’t mix – safety problems. |
VIC |
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| 21/01/2012 |
Smoke-free guide clears the air for strata dwellers |
Opportunity to change strata law so strata swellers no longer have to “put up with” smoke invasion. |
NSW |
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| 17/01/2012 |
Good deeds: Property title 101 |
Differences in property titles. |
Australia |
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| 05/01/2012 |
Strata Law review seeks feedback this summer |
Calling for community input on strata laws. |
NSW |
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| 30/12/2011 |
Understanding Real Estate jargon |
How to interpret real estate language. |
Australia |
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| 29/12/2011 |
Cancer sparks legal action over fumes |
Impact of neighbours smoking – one man’s battle. |
NSW |
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| 15/12/2011 |
NSW plans 21st Century makeover for strata laws |
Strata Laws review in 2012. |
NSW |
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| 14/12/2011 |
Strata Laws Online Consultation |
Strata Laws review in 2012. |
NSW |
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| 04/12/2011 |
Making the most of your assets in retirement |
Options to get the most out of your assets. |
Australia |
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| 28/11/2011 |
House of Reps inquiry extended to probe strata title insurance |
Inquiry into strata insurance rises. |
Australia |
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| 25/11/2011 |
Strata Insurance added to Government Inquiry |
Inquiry into increases in insurance premiums. |
Australia |
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| 17/11/2011 |
Good accommodation needed for Commonwealth Games |
Good opportunity for investors with strata properties for Commonwealth Games. |
QLD |
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| 15/11/2011 |
How to transfer a property to a related party |
Question and Answer. |
Australia |
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| 14/11/2011 |
Government proposed flood definition |
Government wants “flood” in insurance policies more clearly defined. |
Australia |
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| 14/11/2011 |
Fixing Flood Insurance |
Review on Insurance companies and flooding. |
Australia |
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| 09/11/2011 |
Gold Coast Office vacancy finally falls |
Strata office vacancy eases to 19%. |
QLD |
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| 01/11/2011 |
Pest Inspections |
The importance of a pest inspection. |
NSW |
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| 13/10/2011 |
Fines now in OC Regulations |
Amendment to Owners Corporation Regulations 2007. |
VIC |
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| 13/10/2011 |
Landlord’s Insurance – a beginners guide |
What to look for with insurance. |
Australia |
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| 30/09/2011 |
Fire Services Levy Abolished |
Abolishment of Fires Services Levy. |
Victoria |
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| 27/09/2011 |
Learn how to cut household costs |
Ideas on how to reduce household costs. |
QLD |
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| 07/09/2011 |
Six traps to avoid in a body corporate investment |
Things to check before purchasing new home. |
NSW |
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| 01/09/2011 |
Tenancy Databases – new laws |
New regulations for tenancy databases. |
Victoria |
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| 17/08/2011 |
9 tips for a profitable apartment investment |
9 tips for a profitable apartment investment. |
Australia |
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| 12/08/2011 |
Carbon conundrum for strata bodies |
Discussion on the carbon tax and how it may affect strata schemes. |
Sydney |
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| 08/08/2011 |
Solar use in Sydney soars |
Trend towards solar energy solutions amid price increases for electricity. |
Sydney |
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| 04/08/2011 |
Upturning assumptions on inner-city property market value |
REAL estate abounds with myths and misconceptions. Claims such as the chronic housing shortage, the property bubble theory and the superior growth qualities of inner-city property can be debunked fairly easily with research and logic. |
Australia |
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| 02/08/2011 |
City takes five-way path on waterfront walk |
Re-developemnt of Brisbane waterfront regions. |
Brisbane |
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| 30/07/2011 |
50 years on, how well do you know strata law |
The history and changes of strata in NSW. |
NSW |
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| 29/07/2011 |
Property Investment Savings |
Tax tips for property Investors. |
Newcastle |
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