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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Managing Tenants In Company Title Buildings
Directors of company title buildings know that they can enforce the company title constitution and its ‘house rules’ or ‘regulations’ against problem shareholders. A well drafted constitution or set of house rules provides a company with a range of strategies to...
Why Interview A Prospective Company Title Shareholder?
Directors of company title buildings often interview purchasers who are looking to buy shares in the company. These interviews usually take place after the vendor has exchanged contracts with the purchaser, but before the sale has been completed. We are often asked...
7 Benefits of a new company title constitution
Many company title buildings are regulated by outdated memoranda and articles of association. A lot of companies are looking to update their memoranda and articles of association by replacing them with a modern company title constitution. Benefits of updating a...
4 Things Strata Owners Need to Know About Window Safety Devices in NSW
Window safety requirements are considered highly important for Owners Corporations. New amendments under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (sections 118, 129) and the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 (clauses 30, 31) came into force in late 2013. Here...
Marketing Company Title Shares
Developers, real estate agents and existing shareholders frequently market company title shares to the public. These marketing activities need to bring into account Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001, and the Australian Financial Services Licensing provisions....
Company Title: Dealing With Airbnb
Airbnb has been the bane of many company title boards for a number of years. Proposed changes to various Local Environmental Plans are likely to make the problem more prevalent. Company title boards wishing to prevent Airbnb need to get on the front foot quickly....
What To Do About Lost Share Certificates
Share certificates are important documents. It can cause major problems if shareholders have lost their share certificates or dealt with them improperly. What should a company do when a shareholder says that they have lost their share certificate? Section 1070D(3) of...
What Memorandum and Articles Mean for Company Title
All company title stakeholders are bound by the memorandum and articles of the company Constitution. What is the memorandum? It sets out what the company can legally do. What are the 'articles of association'? They are an essential guide as to how the company runs....
Does Company Title Mirror Strata Title?
Before strata title was introduced in the 1960s, apartments were governed by company title. Unlike owning a specific area of the building, as with a strata title, a company title is similar to owning shares in a company. The particular shares you may buy are allocated...
Avoiding Liability With Company Title Building Maintenance
Companies should be vigilant to ensure that all defects in the company title building are promptly repaired. A failure to carry out proper maintenance can result in the company being held liable in damages or being required to pay a statutory penalty. Constitutional...