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Cost-Effective & Solution-Oriented Body Corporate Services

BBCL Body Corporates Ltd is a New Zealand-owned private company operating nationwide. Our role is to provide peace of mind for both owners and investors through the delivery of cost-effective, independent and transparent Body Corporate secretarial services.

As members of a Body Corporate, owners have rights and responsibilities, both for their own unit and for common areas within the complex.The Body Corporate has responsibility for the common area, the structure, and ensuring compliance with the Body Corporate rules and Unit Titles Act. Boutique’s role is to oversee the management of the Body Corporate in a professional manner and to retain and enhance value in the complex for owners.

BBCL provides a full range of Body Corporate secretarial services, the most important of which is prompt and regular communication with owners. This includes calling, running and recording general and committee meetings, maintaining a register of proprietors, full accounting and budgeting, funds management and tax support, arranging insurance valuations and insurance cover and co-ordination of tradespersons. Compliance with legislation matters of the new Act and the Building Act is also a key part of the secretarial role.

BBCL provides personalised support to developers in preparing tailored rules and budgets for marketing purposes, and establishing systems for the long-term administration of a complex.

 It is believed the 20 residential units known as Harbour Lights (99 Mokoia Road Birkenhead) is the first multi-unit complex to be the recipient of a financial assistance package under the Government’s much touted Weathertight Homes Assistance Scheme.

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This confusion provides a strong incentive for a body corporate to agree to implement the provisions of the new Act, by adopting the adoption measures set out in S220.  If this does not occur, and in the interim period the wrong administrative procedures are adopted...

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his confusion provides a strong incentive for a body corporate to agree to implement the provisions of the new Act, by adopting the adoption measures set out in S220.

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Updates on Leaky Building Claims and Litigation

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More Lssons from the Christchurch Quakes....

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Owners will be aware that a Bill to amend the WHRS Act 2006 has been submitted in Parliament

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For Body Corporates, insurance will often be the largest item contained in the Body Corporate budget. Invariably focus will be on the premium, and often little attention is paid to the policy terms and conditions. Boutique has been successful in negotiating a specialist Body Corporate policy through its principal broker, ACM Ahlers, which is not only comprehensive, but also price competitive. The issue of comprehensiveness has been reinforced with those Body Corporates unfortunate to have suffered through the two major quakes Christchurch has experienced.

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The New Act was passed into law in April 2010. It does not however become operative until the regulations are promulgated. This is expected to occur in late 2010 or early 2011. The Act brings significant changes which will impact on the governance and operation of most Body Corporates. For a summary of some of the significant changes

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