We strive to be a proactive management team. Through our experience with other Body Corporates, the long term benefits for our units Gold Coast are many.
The property at Sphere is a big undertaking to clean and maintain. We have taken on new cleaning contractors who are responsible for cleaning all the common areas of the individual schemes and also around the Principal scheme.
We also have new gardening contractors to look after the extensive gardens and grounds around the Sphere property.
From the outset we are working closely with the three Body Corporate Managers for each of the thirteen individual Body Corporates and the Principal Body Corporate, with the goal of maintaining and managing Sphere as a first class residence for units Gold Coast.
Questions From Owners
Water Charges
We have been asked about owners being able to pass on the Gold Coast City Council water charges to their tenants – this, unfortunately for you as an owner, can not be achieved unless ALL apartments at Sphere have a water meter plumbed in and connected.
As an explanation – the way the current system works is that all water consumed in the property of Sphere, whether watering the gardens or flushing the loo or drawing a glass of tap water, is metered by one Main Water Meter at the point of entry of Sphere on Musgrave Avenue.
This metered amount is then divided amongst all the owners at Sphere, by the Gold Coast City Council, and then posted out as a Water Bill.
Also, we have been told recently this bill will now be split quarterly rather than six monthly.
Window Cleaning
Another question from a tenant regarding cleaning external windows of a building – each building Body Corporate is responsible for implementing a cleaning program for all those windows that cannot be easily accessed from inside the building.
All glass that can be cleaned safely from within the property boundary can be carried out by an owner or tenant.
Landlord’s Insurance
Do not take the risk and rent with Landlord’s Insurance in your units Gold Coast.
If you have organised your own insurance policy we ask that you please forward the details to the Sphere Office.
If you need assistance with insurance please contact us – we can assist you.
Vacancy Rates Down = Rental Rates Up
We felt from early on that we needed to increase the weekly rents at Sphere.
This rental adjustment can only be made at certain times, so at the appropriate opportunity we are increasing the rents based on the prevailing conditions and market comparison.
Don’t forget that we will contact you to seek your approval prior to a new lease being granted.
Apartment Sales
We are partnering with Simon Miller and Associates to offer the services of sales and marketing of apartments at Sphere.
Email Statements
To further enhance and improve our service to you, we will be emailing end of month statements to you – please add Sphere Management Services to your “Safe Senders List” in your email program, otherwise the email ends up in your Junk file.
Thanks For Reading
Thanks for reading, we are aiming to send out a newsletter periodically to keep you all informed of all matters “Sphere Southport Living”.
Our office is a very busy place and getting busier with all the enquiries, tenant screening, paying of bills, levies, rates, organising repairs and maintenance, mail deliveries, emails, telephone calls, the list goes on and on ……however, if you as an owner of a property have a question for us, please do not hesitate in contacting us at the Sphere Office.
If you’re in the area please come in and make yourselves known and meet the team at Sphere units Gold Coast.
Until next time.
Kind Regards
Sphere Management