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Self-Management & Software
Self-Managed Strata in NSW: How to Run Your Building Without a Strata Manager
A NSW owners corporation doesn't need a strata manager. The rules, deadlines and yearly jobs the committee takes on, and a checklist for switching.
4 November 2026 · 10 min read
Self-Management & Software
Self-Managed Strata Software in Australia: What a Committee Without a Manager Needs
Software for strata committees that run their own building. What a self-managed scheme needs from it (levy notices, arrears, meetings, compliance dates, records), what UnitBuddy covers in every state, what it leaves to Xero or a bookkeeper, and what it costs.
4 November 2026 · 12 min read
Self-Management & Software
The Best Strata Committee Software in Australia: Our Case for UnitBuddy
We make UnitBuddy and we think it's the best strata committee software in Australia. This is the case for it: a record the building owns, email that files itself, one flat price and every state covered. It also covers the buildings it doesn't suit and how to test the claim on your own scheme.
1 November 2026 · 6 min read
Self-Management & Software
Self-Managed Strata in WA: Council Duties Under the Strata Titles Act
A WA strata company doesn't need a paid strata manager. Its council does the work, within the Strata Titles Act 1985 and the governance by-laws. This guide covers the council's roles and duties, small schemes, the reserve fund and 10-year plan, meetings, records, insurance, volunteer strata managers and disputes.
20 October 2026 · 12 min read
Self-Management & Software
Strata Committee Software That Works Alongside Your Strata Manager
Keeping your strata manager doesn't mean the committee has to rely on the manager's system for its own record. This guide explains what the manager keeps doing, what the committee is still responsible for, the information the law lets you ask the manager for, and how committee software fits alongside.
20 October 2026 · 9 min read
Self-Management & Software
How to Self-Manage an Owners Corporation in Victoria: Tiers, Volunteer Managers and the Steps
Most Victorian owners corporations can run themselves without a paid manager. This guide covers what your tier requires, how an unpaid volunteer manager works, what a self-managed owners corporation must do each year, and the steps for leaving a manager under the Owners Corporations Act 2006.
19 October 2026 · 12 min read
Self-Management & Software
Self-Managed Body Corporate in Queensland: Committee Duties, Modules and What You Can't Do
A Queensland body corporate doesn't need a manager. The committee runs it, within limits set by the BCCM Act and its regulation module. This guide covers which module applies, what the committee can and can't decide, spending limits and quotes, the yearly cycle, and how small schemes work.
19 October 2026 · 12 min read
Self-Management & Software
Using AI to Manage Your Building: What Committees Should Check First
AI can help a self-managed committee keep records and remember dates. It cannot take the owners corporation's legal duties, issue a valid levy notice on its own, or replace a person who is actually responsible.
31 August 2026 · 13 min read
Self-Management & Software
Self-Managed Strata in Australia: A Complete 2026 Guide
Yes, you can self-manage strata in every Australian state. What the committee takes on, when it works, when it doesn't, and how to switch.
30 April 2026 · 18 min read
Self-Management & Software
Strata Committee Software: How to Choose in 2026
A 2026 buyer's guide for committee members evaluating strata software, not for strata managers. Covers the four categories of platform, the twelve features that actually matter for a committee, pricing model traps, red flags, and a decision framework that admits which buildings UnitBuddy is the wrong choice for.
30 April 2026 · 19 min read
Self-Management & Software
What UnitBuddy Helps a Strata Committee Actually Do
Committee work is mostly unpaid, time-poor and judged in hindsight. UnitBuddy gives committees a clearer record of money, maintenance, compliance and owner questions before decisions become arguments.
4 April 2026 · 7 min read