About the February 2026 edition
The February 2026 edition of The WA Strata Magazine opens the year with a focus on insurance coverage disputes, strata management models, financial governance, and community challenges for Western Australian strata schemes. Insurance articles address window leak coverage rejections, office bearer insurance scope, and concrete cancer repair decisions, while governance pieces examine levy approval processes, tied chairperson votes, EGM benefits, and budget planning best practices. The edition also tackles tenant communication responsibilities, common property equity in improvements, and the evolving debate around all-inclusive versus fee-for-service strata management agreements.
- If insurance rejects a window leak as maintenance, will strata cover the damage? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Leading the way in strata funding – Lannock Strata Finance
- Balancing equity in common property improvements – Luke Downie, Realmark
- Where strata management meets real estate insight – Maizie Churstain, Realmark
- Will all-inclusive strata management agreements replace fee-for-service models – Michael Teys, Michael Teys Strata Advisory
- If the budget stays the same, do we need to vote on and approve the levies at the AGM? – Courtney Butters-Kerr, B Strata
- Whether to treat or replace rusted rebar in concrete cancer repairs – Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick
- How should a tied vote for chairperson be resolved in a 4 lot strata? – Jamie Horner, Empire Estate Agents
- Does office bearer insurance give council members too much protection? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions
- Benefits of an EGM for discussion before making formal strata decisions – SVN Strata, SVN Perth
- Who does a tenant contact when common property facilities are not working? – Jamie Horner, Empire Estate Agents
- Managing suspected prostitution activity in a strata building – Luke Downie, Realmark
- Strata budgets should reflect past expenses, expected increases and owner priorities – Matthew Faulkner, Matthew Faulkner Accountancy PTY LTD
- Key advocacy priorities shaping the future of strata communities – Chris Irons, Owners Corporation Network
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