Charlotte Steen
With a background in business broking, translating numbers into value is Charlotte’s superpower. Her skills were honed negotiating complex multi-million dollar mergers, acquisitions and commercial property deals.
Accounting fundamentals and understanding financial structures provide the foundation, but the results came after learning to navigate complex business headwinds and crosswinds.
These can span technical tax and liability issues through to the emotional minefields of blended families, relationship breakups, retirement and estate planning.
Michelle Malpass
Hi, I'm Michelle. I've worked in the strata industry for over eight years, mostly as a strata managing agent, so I know firsthand the challenges Owners Corporations face when it comes to funding major works.
I'm passionate about helping people understand their options and making funding genuinely accessible. Not every owner is in the same financial position, and I believe everyone deserves clear, honest information without the jargon or pressure.
Keith Hallet
Having previously worked as a strata managing agent for 7 years and maintaining a class 2 strata managing licence I am able to bring extensive practical knowledge and experience to help Owners Corporations navigate strata finance.
I am able to draw on my experience working on large scale remediations projects, building uplifts and sustainability enhancements to offer insights into how finance can be used as part of the funding mix for strata schemes.
Feel free to get in touch if you’d like to arrange a meeting or discuss how I can help with your strata finance needs.
Does a QLD body corporate need an annual WHS inspection
Our small complex of townhouses has no business activities on the common property, and the body corporate has no employees. We believe this means we have no obligation to have an annual Work, Health and Safety inspection.
It has been suggested that if some lot owners work from home or if lots are short-term rented through platforms like Airbnb, an inspection may be necessary. Is this correct, or does the legislation only apply to the common property?
Is the developer responsible for fencing a dangerous pathway drop
At our new strata building, we haven't held our first AGM yet. The common pathway has a fence that extends only halfway, with a drop to the garden. The developer said that the drop into the garden isn't enough to require fencing.
Is the developer responsible for completing the fencing? What if someone falls and is injured? Owners are concerned about safety and the implications if someone were injured. Only a third of the units have sold so far.
Can a lot owner donate money instead of volunteering
In our strata scheme, lot owners volunteer to maintain common property.
Can a lot owner who is not physically able to contribute labour make a financial donation to the strata company instead? Would this donation be considered income to the strata company?
Can a NSW strata committee appoint a new chairperson without a general meeting
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A strata committee meeting of the outgoing chairperson and secretary of a 6 unit building - the treasurer being on holidays and unaware of the meeting - elected a new chairperson to the body corporate. The committee had not been given instructions or a mandate by a general or AGM meeting to conduct such an election.
Seeking confirmation that the election of the new chairperson is invalid.