Category: Body Corporate
apm Client Newsletter – June 2024
In this edition we discuss:From Bill – Getting the Best Deal with your BankHoward’s Next ChapterResidential Property Management – Rental Management for a Tenant Market, Tips from Flood Affected PropertiesBody Corporate Management – Long Term Maintenance GuidanceCommercial Property Management – Commercial Property Team UpdateWaiheke Escapes – Welcome to our New Properties, Winter Specials Availableapm News – Meet our...Read More→
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Long Term Maintenance Guidance
Final changes in the Unit Titles (Strengthening Body Corporate Governance and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2022 came into effect on the 9 May 2024. One of the updated regulations aims to ensure there is an adequate Long-Term Maintenance Plan (LTMP) regime so let’s discuss the updates and some implications.(See s157C of the Amendment Act here)What...Read More→
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How Governance of a Body Corporate Works
Whether you are living in, or own a property within a Body Corporate, it’s important to know the governance of a body corporate and how they are structurally organised.If you are a Chairperson, a Committee Member, or a regular Body Corporate owner then review the below diagram. We explain some unique features on the governance...Read More→
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apm Embraces a New Chapter of Growth and Opportunity
It is with great pleasure, (and some sadness) that we announce the next chapter in the growth and evolution of apm with Founder Howard Morley handing over management and control of the business to Bill Highet (Managing Director), supported by two families that share Bill’s strategy for the future, building on Howard’s 33 year legacy...Read More→
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Incoming Body Corporate Management Changes – Stage Three
Last year we highlighted and implemented some of the changes outlined in the Unit Titles (Strengthening Body Corporate Governance and other matters) Amendment Act 2022 under the first two of three stages.These included changes to the disclosure regime, committee meetings, individualised bank accounts and areas concerning conflicts of interest and codes of conduct.The last stage...Read More→
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Facilities Management for Your Property
In today’s dynamic property industry, maintaining operational efficiency and enhancing tenant satisfaction are paramount for property owners and managers. At apm, we specialise in providing comprehensive facilities management services tailored to meet the diverse needs of property portfolios. Facilities management is a service offered to both commercial properties and body corporates.Why Choose Us?Customised Solutions: We...Read More→
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Body Corporate Department Wrap Up for 2023
2023 has been a challenging year all round. We got off on the back foot with the Auckland Anniversary Floods quickly followed by Cyclone Gabrielle in February. The insurance industry was overwhelmed with the quantity of claims. Assessors and Loss adjustors were flown in from other countries to work through the backlog and when they...Read More→
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Levies and BC/RA/CL Living
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite New Zealand, some focus has fallen on levies and trying to understand if they are increasing, why, and by how much. We are seeing increases to budgets of 5 to 15 percent on average. Increasing insurance costs due to a hardening market, an increase in replacement values, higher...Read More→
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Committee Member Code of Conduct
One of the recent changes to the Unit Titles Amendment Act 2022 relates to a new Code of Conduct for body corporate committee members. The code was introduced on 9 May 2023 and a new section 114A was inserted into the legislation stating:‘The members of a body corporate committee must comply with the code of conduct for...Read More→
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apm Client Newsletter – June 2023
In this edition we discuss:From Bill – Feedback is a GiftA Word from Howard – Property MarketResidential Property Management – 10 Features Tenants Want in a Rental HomeBody Corporate Management – Memberships Matter in Professional ManagementCommercial Property Management – Fall Out from Extreme Weather EventsWaiheke Escapes – Welcome to our new properties, Winter Specials available Feedback is a GiftCustomer service is...Read More→
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