Category Archives: Company News

APM Client E-Newsletter – December 2018

Insulation – What scenario do you fit into?

The minimum insulation requirement of ceiling and underfloor insulation has the looming deadline of 1 July 2019. Below are a few scenarios we have come across in the insulation journey which may help clarify your situation. My rental property does not have insulation so is not yet compliant Authorise your property manager to organise an ...

Legislation Update – Letting Fee Prohibition

Letting fees are associated with the tenant on-boarding process. This process is arguably the most important factor in securing a successful tenancy, and one of the biggest processes we undertake. It can often take 10 hours or more to ensure that we have the best tenants when we hand over the keys to our clients’ ...

What you need to know from the APM Property Investment Seminar 15 November 2018

Toni Heath, Business Development Manager, Auckland Property Management Toni discussed the Government’s new proposals and regulations, and the impacts they will have on landlords. Public submissions on these proposals closed for submission in late October of this year. There are eight proposed amendments to the Residential Tenancies act 1986 and five proposed standards for the ...

Clendon Shopping Centre Update

        Auckland Property Management (APM) was appointed as property manager for Clendon Shopping Centre in May 2018.  We found that the centre was in need of some serious TLC.  It struggled to have basic property management and maintenance such as carpark lighting, parking signage, line marking, car park sweeping and rubbish control.  In ...

Commercial property – Managing risk

A word from Howard Morley – October 2018

An article published recently highlighted to me and the team at Auckland Property Management the important work we do in providing professional residential property management services. A DIY Auckland rental property landlord unfortunately found themselves in a situation where their property was illegally sublet by the tenant to four other families. The landlord didn’t conduct ...