It was during an Owners Corporation meeting at my apartment building that my journey to create Strata Savers began. I'd bought a unit as my first home and got involved as a committee member because I was frustrated that the Body Corporate fees were increasing yearly during a cost-of-living crisis. Within two years, my annual contribution had risen by almost 70% despite no shared facilities or building defects.

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The building was my home—yet the fees had become so high I decided to rent out my apartment and temporarily move back into my family home. I was tired of feeling powerless and suspecting that my strata manager wasn’t acting in the best interests of the Owners Corporation. Something had to change.

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Determined to understand why our contributions were so expensive, I used my background in accounting to analyse the financials. My day job came in handy—I discovered how to save myself and my neighbours $14K in annual fees by reversing various pricing schemes used by some strata management companies while maintaining the same level of building caretaking and maintenance.
 

Many of my friends also live in apartments, so I investigated their strata fees as well. Before long, I started noticing the same recurring tactics used to inflate prices and keep fees unnecessarily high.

This became the inspiration for Strata Savers. Our goal is to help you save money on strata costs so you don’t have to struggle with excessive Body Corporate fees during a cost-of-living crisis.