The OCguide.
Guiding Every Owners Corporation With Probity

At The OCguide, we are not OC Managers.

We’re Fiercely independent. Fighting for what’s fair.

We exist to guide Owners Corporations to find reputable management, fair contracts and lower fees. Through consulting services and online resources we’re here to assist individual Apartment/Lot Owners and Owners Corporation Committees of Management in the State of Victoria, Australia, in both understanding their Owners Corporation and resolving Owners Corporation challenges.

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Supportingyour Owners Corporation

Owners Corporation, Body Corporate, Strata.

All these interchangeable names lead to a heady mix of regulations and contracts involving owners, managers and contractors that can be tough going. We’ve been there and seen the many challenges firsthand.

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At The OCguide, we support Owners Corporations to secure fair contracts with well-defined performance expectations. We’re committed to a fair fee-for-service that you can trust is truly independent, objective, and transparent.

Protectingyour Owners Corporation

Tender Services

We consult and work with your committee in developing and managing the tender process, from requests to proposal reviews, without any conflict of interest.

 

Manager Audits

Get a full review of all services your current manager provides. With a comprehensive report and independent recommendations for further investigation, your OC will be ready for action or resolution.

Online Resource

A comprehensive resource of online information and resources from experts with decades of experience in OC management, tenders, management reviews, mediation and more.

Educatingyour Owners Corporation

Due to the many queries received in our first ten years of working with Owners Corporations, it became clear that an online reference site, accessible to everyone, would help. This online resource was created in 2009 and has been continually updated since.

Our articles assist individual Apartment/Lot Owners and Owners Corporation Committees of Management in the State of Victoria, Australia. You’ll find a comprehensive resource of online information and resources from experts with decades of experience in OC management, tenders, management reviews, mediation and more.

Easy-to-understand online resources for any OC challenge

First question

What is an Owners Corporation?

Owners Corporations were formerly known as Body Corporates in Victoria and are often referred to as Strata as in Strata Title. As you may have already discovered, there is a mountain of information out there for apartment/lot owners, from legislation to industry groups. However, the challenge comes in being confident the advice is unbiased in nature and has the practical and everyday possibility of being applied in the real world.
What you’ll find at The OCguide is impartial advice and information gained through experience – from contracts that have become onerous to solving the minor niggling issues, such as faulty development plant, maintenance requirements and legal obligations.

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The next step for your OC

What can we help with?

We need to put a new tender together and want to avoid costly mistakes
We’ve done this time and again, and our process is transparent and effective.
We need to see if we’re paying too much in management fees
We’ll get an answer your committee can use with comparisons across managers to help with decisions
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