Understanding
Company Title
Our popular ebook, Understanding Company Title, is now up to its Fourth Edition and includes:
- The basics of Company Title, including house rules and common property,
- Things you should know about buying and selling shares in a Company Title building,
- Governance and Management, the board and running a good general meeting,
- The obligations of directors, and maintaining company records,
- Rights, duties and disputes,
- And much more…
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Converting Company Title To Strata Title: What Company Title Directors Should Know
There is no reason why Company Title buildings should not be converted to Strata Title. Converting Company Title to Strata Title may be in the financial interests of all existing shareholders. This is particularly relevant in the current financial market, where...
Are Pets Allowed In Company Title Buildings?
Many Company Title Buildings have a complete prohibition on pets which can either be found in the House Rules or Articles of Association of the Company. There has been a recent change in community standards in respect of pets. Accordingly, there has been a genuine...
Your Obligations When Selling A Company Title Unit
Are you thinking of selling your unit contained in a Company Title Building? There are a slightly different set of disclosure requirements imposed on vendors when selling a Company Title unit. The first thing to remember is that, you are selling the ‘eligible shares’...
Proper Procedures For Company Title Board Meetings
Company title companies are corporations for the purposes of the Corporations Act 2001. The Corporations Act sets out a number of requirements regarding the governance of corporations in Australia. Some of these requirements include regard to meeting procedure....
What is a Company Title?
Company title is a category of land ownership whereby a company has title to the land and owns the units on that land. Shareholders who have shares in the company have exclusive use and occupation of their flat in accordance with The Company’s Constitution. Therefore,...
Stamp Duty and Converting Company Title To Strata Title
If you plan to convert company title to strata title, do you have evidence of paying stamp duty on your company title? Conveyances, the sale of property, is subject to conveyance stamp duty. It is often one of the largest costs associated with the purchase of a...
What Does License To Occupy Mean For Company Titles?
When a company title member lets their unit to a tenant, there is no legal relationship between the tenant and the company. This means the company must rely on the tenant to enforce house rules on their tenant and means the company has no power to limit sub-letting or...
How To Enforce Company Title Renovations Policies
Managing a company title building's renovations to ensure they are safe and non-disruptive is essential to members' enjoyment of the building. In addition, directors who do not take steps to ensure that work is carried out by appropriately qualified and licensed...
Why You Should Update Your Company Title Constitution
For directors and members, a change to the company title constitution may seem a daunting process. Updated constitutions can assist companies in managing letting and subletting, improving corporate governance and bringing their constitution in line with the most...
5 steps to convert a company title building to strata title
So you are involved in a company title building and you're considering converting the building to strata title. There are many reasons why the owners of a building may wish to convert to strata title, including better marketability of your property, as well as a more...