This is an article repost. Originally posted in our old website on 2018-10-29 New Airbnb laws are now in force in Victoria and wherever you stand on the debate, it is important to know how these laws affect you and your Owners Corporation and how they can be enforced in practice. Strata Plan sat down [...]

This is an article repost. Posted in our previous website on: 2018-07-02T02:36:16+00:00 As state governments across Australia contemplate new ways to manage and regulate Airbnb in apartment communities, property investors may be voting with their feet. While Owners Corporations seek greater control about the use and nature of short-term leasing within their buildings and communities, [...]

The situation regarding COVID Safe Advice is constantly changing and Strata Plan will monitor it closely for updates. These updates are direct from the website of the Victorian Premier. Links to the sources are attached below. A statement was issued today by Victoria’s Acting Premier. “On the advice of our public health team, Victoria will [...]

Owners Corporations have minimum insurance requirements. This is to ensure that common property the owners’ corporation has cover for unexpected events that might lead to damage of the structure or within common property. You’d think that having insurance coverage is enough, but our most recent #StrataPlanWin shows that having coverage isn’t good enough, it’s also [...]

This is a repost. Original article posted on March 12, 2020 Owners Corporations could soon have access to low-interest loans for the removal of flammable cladding on their buildings. New laws were introduced to the state parliament on Thursday by Legislation Planning Minister Richard Wynne, which will allow for the creation of Cladding Rectification Agreements [...]

Property owners continue to face a nervous wait as they desperately await further news on the Victorian government’s plans to help Owners Corporations deal with illegal cladding on their buildings. However, a new analysis of the proposed Cladding Rectification Agreements (CRA) currently being considered by the Victorian parliament has been shared offering greater insight into how such [...]

Callers to Strata Plan will have an even more streamlined calling experience, with an industry first communication system recently launched within the Strata Plan organisation. No.1 for a reason. “It’s about YOU”. That’s a promise we make for our customers and our latest move on investing in our communications technology proves that we would go [...]

Strata Plan was recently hand-picked by some of the industry’s largest and influential firms and to become part of an Australian panel to look at innovative solutions for the industry.   As one of nine companies from across Australia, the panel represented over 25% of all strata schemes across the country, approx. 78,000 buildings and [...]

With Holiday Season (Christmas and New Year) fast approaching, vertical communities all over Melbourne are preparing for the festive season. Apartment blocks and townhouse developments can become interesting places as residents host various end of year holiday celebrations. Perhaps your Owners Corporation is planning a celebration of its own. For those who live the strata [...]

Strata Plan has a proven track-record managing Owners Corporations at heritage-listed sites across Melbourne. Perhaps the most famous of those is Collingwood’s Yorkshire Brewery. Steeped in history and tradition, the site was recently redeveloped to house apartments, townhouses, and retail under strict Heritage Council Victoria guidelines. As Owners Corporation manager, Strata Plan plays an important [...]