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Founded from one of the world’s largest professional services networks
Ernst Body Corporate Management (Ernst) has been successfully managing buildings throughout Queensland since 1979.
Originating as a division of Ernst & Young (EY), one of the largest professional services networks in the world, Ernst’s rich and impressive history was built on the provision of an industry-leading, specialised property service.
Renowned as a quiet achiever, Ernst soon earned its solid reputation with its team of highly qualified professionals all committed to delivering exceptional service to clients, and those invested in the strata community.
Today Ernst has an extensive support team, each possessing diverse skills and knowledge, performing an array of key industry functions to assist community managers delivering body corporate services to all types of properties.
Ernst’s portfolio includes townhouses, villas, estates, sky rises, islands, multi-story apartments, mixed-use properties, commercial, retail and hotels.
Continuing with its EY heritage, Ernst’s spirit of transparency, accountability and professionalism when dealing with clients remains today at the forefront of its core principles.
Ernst now enjoys the infrastructure and financial backing of parent company, Smarter Communities, after its successful integration with leading interstate sister strata management companies.
Real life stories aimed to inform, educate and inspire all current & inspiring strata owners
Setting the standard since 1979
Ernst is proudly part of Smarter Communities, one of the largest Community Management companies in Australia. Nationally we manage over $30 billion of properties across New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.
Our brands include Adelaide Strata & Community Management (ASCM), Challenge Strata Management (CSM), Ernst Body Corporate Management (Ernst), Strata Title Management (STM) and Victoria Body Corporate Services (VBCS).
Together, we have one aligned vision – to deliver smart solutions to create a better lifestyle for people living and invested in communities.
Supporting the Community Managers are specialised teams in repairs and maintenance, insurance, compliance, debt recovery and accounting.
Honesty is one of our core corporate values - doing the right things in a reliable way is how we will engage with you, guaranteed.
We carefully balance business needs with those of the community and always consider the environmental impact of our business operations.
We believe technology is an enabler, that's why we never stop investing in technology that improves your customer experience.
Established in 1979
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In 2020 Smarter Communities made a commitment to the Forktree Project located in South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula to help improve the health of the planet.
By participating in this project, Smarter Communities has committed to becoming carbon neutral within five years through the plantation of 900+ plants.
This is an ambitious yet achievable target, demonstrating the company’s dedication to restoring and reforesting neglected farmland for the purpose of land regeneration and carbon offsetting as well as re-establishing the native Australian habitat.
As a responsible corporate citizen, Smarter Communities is always prepared to support the community in times of need. This ranges from providing financial support to organisations such as Red Cross, Beyond Blue, Lifeline, St Vincent de Paul Society to team members giving up their time to support charitable organisations/events.
In 2020 Smarter Communities made a financial contribution of $15,000 each to two leading community relief organisations – Beyond Blue and Lifeline.
In 2021 we will continue to support those less fortunate than us.
Happy Clients All Across Australia
I had an excellent experience working with Bianca Perez from ERNST Body Corporate Management. Bianca was professional, responsive, and incredibly helpful throughout the entire process of my solar panel application. She was always quick to respond to my emails, clearly explained every step, and made the approval process smooth and straightforward. Her attention to detail and willingness to assist gave me great confidence that everything was being handled properly. It's clear that she genuinely cares about providing outstanding customer service. Thank you, Bianca, for your professionalism and support. I highly recommend Bianca and the team at ERNST Body Corporate Management.
Resident
Dealing with Katie Naish and the team here is always made so easy with great communication, great booking systems and fast response times. Booking in jobs and ensuring residents are aware of arrival times and dates are crucial for us to ensure jobs are completed on time and to a high standard.
Resident
The last 12 months has been my first experience with apartment living and participation in our body corporate committee. ERNST are our strata managers and in particular Janet Samuel is our Relationship Manager. Janet and ERNST have been great to deal with over the last 12 months and have really helped us get set up and get on top of all our responsibilities. Their experience and depth of knowledge across their team is very helpful to call upon for both routine and complex issues.
Owner
For the past six months that I have lived in a townhouse with a Body Corporate, I have needed to contact Ernst by phone and by email on several occasions. I have found the team to listen and communicate well. Georgina McGuirty, Relationship Manager, Gold Coast is kind, professional, and understanding of the help needed and without delay has passed on information to the Committee for their comments and quick resolution of the issues involved. I am very grateful to Ernst and to Georgina who has always helped me promptly. Georgina with her good communication skills also has a good relationship with our committee, resulting in every issue being resolved in good timing and with kindness, thank you Georgina.
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