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21/12/2010 NZ - Test your Residential Tenancies Act knowledge The Department of Building and Housing has launched a series of ten online quizzes to help landlords and property managers build and test their knowledge on changes to the Residential Tenancies Act. more...
19/12/2010 Better deal for consumers - Banning Bank Exit Fees The little guy has a few more rocks for his slingshot in the fight against the banking Goliaths, after the Federal Government announced its banking reform package this week. more...
16/12/2010 Rents keep pace with capital gains While capital gains have been undeniably slower over the past few years than they were during the property boom we experienced earlier this decade, a new report from RP Data reveals that this breather in value growth has allowed rents to play catch up. more...
9/12/2010 QLD - Rents remain stable Median rents in Queensland experienced a modest rise over the last year. more...
7/12/2010 Introduction to the Australian Consumer Law On 1 January 2011, a single, national consumer protection and fair trading law will commence across Australia. It will mean that businesses only have to comply with one fair trading law, regardless of where they are located in Australia. more...
3/12/2010 NSW - New residential tenancies regime to commence on 31 January 2011 The NSW Government has today announced that the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and the Residential Tenancies Regulation 2010 will both commence operation on 31 January 2011. more...
1/12/2010 ACT - New Fair Trading and Consumer Protection Laws The ACT Attorney General, Simon Corbell, introduced the Fair Trading (Australian Consumer Law) Amendment Bill 2010 into the ACT Legislative Assembly on 18 November 2010. more...
23/11/2010 NSW - Tenancy Reforms The Residential Tenancies Act 2010 was passed by Parliament in June 2010 and is expected to commence in early 2011. more...
17/11/2010 QLD - New Pool Safety Laws The Queensland Government has introduced new pool safety laws which will affect lessors, agents and tenants in rental premises with a pool. more...
16/11/2010 QLD - If it sounds to good to be true, it usually is! Minister for Fair Trading Peter Lawlor is again warning people to be scam smart with the Office of Fair Trading receiving more than 2000 complaints about scams already this year. 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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