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12/10/2010 PPM Awards July - September 2010 Winners To reward outstanding achievements and to create healthy competition and motivation within the department, the PPM Group has established the "PPM Achievement Awards" for all system member offices. more...
12/10/2010 QLD - Digital Television Antennas for Rental Properties The Australian Federal Government is preparing to shut down analogue television broadcasts in favour of digital. So what are the legal obligations a lessor must meet to ensure the rental property's antenna can pick up digital signals? The answer to this question is not clear cut. more...
8/10/2010 QLD - Time to Cool Off Imagine, it's a sweltering hot day, you reach for the air conditioner remote; switch it on and...nothing, no cold air, just the realisation that the air conditioner doesn't work. So who is going to fix it? more...
8/10/2010 WA - Rents Heading Nowhere - Unless You Head North The waiting game continues for WA tenants and landlords. more...
4/10/2010 VIC - August REIV Vacancy Rates Another month has passed with very little change or improvement in the availability of rental homes in Victoria. more...
24/09/2010 TAS - Breach of Residential Tenancy Leads to Fine Minister for Corrections and Consumer Protection
The Minister for Consumer Protection, Lisa Singh,
today said that a recently imposed $1500 fine is a
timely reminder to landlords that tenants’ rights
should be respected. more...
23/09/2010 VIC - July Rental Vacancy Rates The most recent release of the REIV’s residential vacancy rates shows that there has been no improvement in the rental market and, as a result, government policy settings need to be reviewed. more...
23/09/2010 QLD - Smoke Alarms and Strata Developments From the number of queries I have received from landlords, RUMs and property managers over the last year or so, it appears there is widespread confusion concerning smoke alarms requirements in Queensland strata titled rental properties. more...
22/09/2010 NSW - Court Ruling Spells Trouble for Investors and Rental Agents Court ruling spells trouble for investors and rental agents. A recent NSW court decision will push investors and rental agents to take a closer look at safety in their properties after more than $840,000 was awarded to a tenant injured by broken glass. more...
15/09/2010 WA - Perth's Best and Worst Unit Rental Suburbs Just one Perth suburb appears on a list of Australia's best performing in terms of unit rental growth, while four others suffered some of the greatest falls in the country. 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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