Strata management fees in Sydney, explained

What the management fee pays for

The base management fee covers the ongoing administration of your scheme: preparing and issuing levies, keeping the financial records and the strata roll, arranging and minuting meetings, handling correspondence and owner enquiries, arranging insurance renewals, and keeping the scheme compliant with its obligations under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015. It is the day-to-day running of the owners corporation.

Disbursements sit alongside the fee

Separate from the management fee are disbursements: real, itemised costs the scheme incurs, such as postage, printing, bank charges and the like. These are passed through, not marked up into the fee. A quote that folds everything into one number is not necessarily cheaper; it is just harder to check.

Additional work is usually charged separately

Most agreements distinguish routine management from additional services: attending extra meetings beyond the agreed number, extra site attendances, producing records for a sale, or major project work. This is where two quotes with the same headline fee can end up very different over a year. When you compare quotes, the schedule of additional charges matters as much as the base fee.

Commissions must be disclosed

If a strata managing agent receives a commission, for example on insurance, the law requires that it be disclosed and reported to the owners corporation (Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, section 60), and agents must report on commissions and any training services received. You are entitled to know what your agent is paid and by whom. We tell you.

What to ask for in a quote

• The base management fee, and exactly what it includes.
• The schedule of additional charges, in writing.
• How disbursements are handled.
• Whether any commissions are received, and on what.

Our quote comes back in writing with the fee, the disbursements that sit alongside it, and the schedule of anything charged separately, so you can see the whole picture before you decide. If you are weighing up a switch, see our guide on changing strata managers in NSW. Get a free quote.

General information, current as at August 2026. Fees depend on the size and needs of your scheme.