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28/04/2013 TAS - Residential Tenancy Amendment Bill 2013 Tabled in Parliament On Wednesday 20 March 2013, the Minister for Corrections and Consumer Protection, Nick McKim MP, tabled the Residential Tenancy Amendment Bill 2013 in the Tasmanian Parliament... more...
27/04/2013 TAS - Smoke Alarms in Residential Rental Properties In August 2012, the Tasmanian Parliament passed the Residential Tenancy (Smoke Alarms) Act 2012, which requires that, from the date the Act is proclaimed, owners of residential rental properties must ensure smoke alarms are in place in their rental properties while they are tenanted under a residential tenancy agreement... more...
16/04/2013 NSW – Real Estate Fact Sheets Real estate agents are reminded they can now order selected Fair Trading real estate publications directly from the Estate Agents Cooperative Ltd (EAC) or the Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW)... more...
15/04/2013 QLD - Brisbane agency fined - illegal special terms Directors of a Brisbane real estate agency have been fined $4,200 each after pleading guilty to charges of including unlawful special terms in tenancy agreements... more...
5/03/2013 QLD - New RTA publications for managing tenancies The RTA's suite of new and revamped publications for self-managing lessors, property managers, agents and tenants is now available. more...
13/02/2013 NSW - Professional indemnity insurance now compulsory for licensed property agents On 1 January 2013 a new regulation was introduced making it mandatory for licensed property agents to be covered under a policy of professional indemnity insurance held in their own name, or held for them by their employer. more...
21/01/2013 QLD - Solar Bonus Scheme Changes more...
22/11/2012 QLD - Review of the RTRA Act The RTA is conducting a targeted review of the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (the Act) to ensure it’s meeting its objectives of fairly balancing stakeholder interests as well as removing legislative barriers to improved service delivery. more...
1/11/2012 QLD - Review of the Act Housing and Public Works Minister Dr Bruce Flegg has asked the RTA to facilitate the review of the Act and the Government will then consider if legislative amendments are required. more...
29/10/2012 NSW - The Swimming Pools (Amendment) Act 2012 Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death in very young children who lack the cognitive and water skills to deal with the danger. more...
Articles 18/05/2013Tips for carrying out general periodic inspections The carrying out of routine/periodic inspections is an integral part of a property manager’s career. Following is a general guide on what to look for when carrying out inspections; it is imperative that property managers remember that inspections should be visual only. Do not check or test anything as part of the inspection to ensure that lines are not crossed by way of qualification...
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17/05/2013Who do you Act for? Yourself or the Landlord... As all my readers will know, I am an extremely passionate advocate for all property managers to support, encourage and motivate each team member with their many challenges of trying to be the go between person with the tenant and landlord. When you are dealing with multi-million dollar property portfolios and the emotions of landlords and tenants in these tough economic times… it can be hard to start and finish the day with a smile...
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16/05/201310 Good Reasons to Avoid Bad Landlords Just about every business has them and most are equally unwilling to let them go!
When business owners believe that the more properties they have the better off they are, they often overlook the ‘ball and chain’ effect that bad business can have on their department, staff and on their bottom line...
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