DEFT Cash Payments are changing

DEFT Cash Payments are changing

Recent changes have been made to cash DEFT payments made at Australia Post. Do these changes affect me?  These changes will impact you if you pay your rent, strata levies, insurance premiums or other DEFT bills via cash at Australia Post. What alternate payment options are there? The payment methods available are determined by your…

Winners of the Strata Community Management Business – Medium Award

Winners of the Strata Community Management Business – Medium Award

    We are proud to announce that Premium Strata was awarded the Strata Community Association Management Business – Medium award at the Strata Community CHU Awards of Excellence last Thursday night. These awards recognise businesses and individuals who make a significant contribution to the strata industry and community. We are so proud of our…

Paper Certificates of Title will be abolished from October 11, 2021

Paper Certificates of Title will be abolished from October 11, 2021

  The Registrar General of NSW Land Registry Services has announced another phase in the transition away from paper-based registration of land dealings and titles in New South Wales and 100% electronic conveyancing. From 11th October 2021, paper or physical certificates of title were abolished and these amendments will be effected through the Real Property Amendment (Certificates…

Latest Strata Developments for New South Wales

Latest Strata Developments for New South Wales

  The Strata Schemes Management Amendment (Sustainability Infrastructure) Act, 2021 No 1 (NSW) (the “Amendment Act”) has introduced important amendments to the Strata Schemes Management Act, 2015 (NSW)(the “Act”). Keeping of animals You may have seen the media coverage of the landmark NSW Court of Appeal decision in Cooper v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 58068 [2020] NSWCA 250 (“Cooper”) which…

Strata Community Association (NSW) Professional Standards Scheme Update

Strata Community Association (NSW) Professional Standards Scheme Update

  Premium Strata are proud members of SCA (NSW), the peak body for the strata sector in NSW representing 2,000 strata managers. The NSW Government under the Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation, Kevin Andrews, has approved a Professional Standards Scheme. This formal recognition by the NSW Government is first of its kind for the property…