Guides for people who run buildings
How Australian strata schemes and apartment buildings actually run — written for committee members, building managers and agency staff, not for search engines. New guides are added regularly.
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Understanding the market
What the software does, who the vendors are and what residents actually need.
Explainer
What is strata management software?
Who uses it, what it should include, and how it differs from property and building software.
Buyer's guide
How to choose strata management software (2026)
The three kinds of platform, a scoring checklist and the questions to ask every vendor.
Residents
What a building management app should do
Requests, notices, bookings, parcels and access for residents and managers — and why a portal often beats a native app.
Committees
Running the scheme
Meetings, voting, notices, self-management and the first year after handover.
Committees
Strata committee software
Meetings, motions, voting, approvals and by-laws — how a committee runs itself online.
Meetings
Strata voting software and electronic AGM voting
Pre-meeting voting, proxies, quorum and the record you must keep — state by state.
Guides
Managing strata committee notices
Getting notices out, proving delivery and keeping the record straight.
Self-managed
Software for self-managed strata schemes
What a DIY scheme must still do by law, and how lot-based software keeps it organised.
Developers
Developer handover to a strata scheme
The initial period, the first AGM and the documents, defects and plans that must not get lost.
Operations & finance
Running the building
Maintenance plans, communication, complaints and levies.
Maintenance
Building a strata maintenance plan that actually runs
Capital works fund plans, sinking fund forecasts and the weekly schedule behind them.
Energy
Strata energy and utility monitoring
Common-area consumption, submetering, embedded networks, cost recovery and NABERS for apartments.
Guides
How TowerDesk improves building communication
Notices, broadcasts, messaging and polls in one multilingual place.
Guides
Reducing resident complaints
Where complaints come from and what removes them at the source.
Guides
Before and after: building communication
The same building week, run without and then with a single platform.
Finance
Body corporate levies and bank accounts explained
Administrative and sinking fund contributions, the scheme’s bank account, arrears and interest in plain English.
Choosing & reference
How to choose, and what the words mean
A vendor-neutral buyer’s guide and the glossary that maps every state.
Buyer's guide
How to choose strata management software (2026)
The three kinds of platform, a scoring checklist and the questions to ask every vendor.
Reference
Australian strata glossary
Owners corporation, body corporate, capital works fund, sinking fund, special resolution, AFSS, Strata Hub and 37 more.
Solutions
TowerDesk by use case
The product pages, by who you are, what you run and which state you are in.
Solutions
Strata building management software
Residents, assets, maintenance, fire safety and financials for strata agencies.
Solutions
Strata maintenance management software
SLA ticketing, asset tracking, contractor compliance and inspections.
Solutions
Owners corporation software (VIC)
Victorian OC terminology, levies, AGM voting, fire safety and by-laws.
Solutions
Body corporate software (QLD)
BCCM Act terminology, admin and sinking funds, works approvals and voting.
Solutions
Levy collection and arrears software
Bulk levy runs, bank feeds, direct debit, ABA/EFT files and debt recovery.
Solutions
Building access control software
Credentials, vehicle entry and visitor passes tied to the strata roll via Avigilon Alta.
Building managers
Building management software for apartment towers
The building manager’s side of TowerDesk: work orders, contractors, assets, compliance and the front desk.
NSW
Strata management software for NSW
SSMA 2015 terminology, Strata Hub reporting, AFSS, capital works fund plans and committee rules.
WA
Strata company software for Western Australia
Strata Titles Act 1985 terminology, council of owners, reserve fund and 10-year plans, electronic meetings.
Commercial
Commercial and mixed-use building management software
Shared facilities, building management committees, tenancies, contractors and after-hours access in one portal.
Maintenance
Building maintenance software
Reactive work orders, preventive schedules, contractor compliance and asset history in one system.