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Strata shock! Why your levies are way too high

  • 03/04/2025
  • Author Jimmy-T

Why are your levies a lot higher than you expected?  There's no mystery and you can reduce them – if you’re prepared to get stuck in.

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    Who’s minding your block’s big-bucks budgets?

    • 27/07/2023
    • Author Jimmy-T

    As rising costs of living and mortgage interest rates both bite at our heels, it seems levy (or fee) payments are often among the first financial commitments to suffer when…

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      Benchmarking Qld strata scheme running costs

      • 21/03/2023
      • Author Jimmy-T

      Comparing the costs of running different strata blocks can be like measuring apples against oranges – or apples and ducks, more like. How do you set a benchmark for costs…

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