Roof spaces, courtyards, car parking, storerooms, and ancillary Strata areas.
Various areas of Strata and Common Property are traded from time to time either by sale, lease, and licence
The tenure of these can vary from a special privilege, exclusive use by-law or even re-drafting of the Strata Plan to include the varied area.
The purchase of these areas often need a valuation to assist with negotiations and for use by the Revenue NSW for the calculations of stamp duties in the transfer.
Some of the surplus strata areas we see transferred are roof space voids & roof decks, basement areas, surrounding land annexured for courtyard use, areas under stairwells for storage, disused incinerator columns, basement voids, common property areas modified and sold as additional car parking, development of common property and easements for services as noted previously.
The approach to value these areas varies with the circumstances. In the case of car accommodation and storerooms we usually identify sales of similar parcels.
In the case of areas like courtyards and roof space additions we undertake a detailed analysis on a feasibility basis giving regard to the potential improved value less the development costs and other expenses/allowances (which are usually quite substantial). An added benefit in this approach is that the purchaser also obtains an improved market insight as to the viability of their proposal.
