Category: News
Implementing UTA Changes
Most of the changes to the Unit Titles Amendment Act take place next month on May 9, 2023.The first thing that owners will see is some small changes to the Notice of Intention to Hold an AGM notification that apm sends approximately one month out from the AGM itself.New regulations 10(2)(a)(b) and 24(3)(b) require a...Read More→
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A Word From Howard – Recent Highlights in Property Management
I hope you all had a nice long Easter weekend. It’s been a productive but hectic first quarter so it was important to take time out over Easter, slow down and reset if you could. I know the end of the financial year will have been very busy for some of you and will have...Read More→
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apm Client Newsletter – April 2023
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.In this edition we discuss:From Bill – Plumbing WOFA Word from Howard – Recent highlights in Property ManagementResidential Property Management – Residential Industry First Quarter UpdateBody Corporate Management – Implemented UTA ChangesCommercial Property Management – Agreement to Lease VS Deed of LeaseWaiheke Escapes –...Read More→
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Agreement to Lease VS Deed of Lease – Do you know the difference?
One of the most common tasks a commercial property manager undertakes daily is reviewing Deeds of Lease when issues arise between tenants and landlords. Most of the time the lease is very clear but, in some cases, it is a matter of interpretation which makes it difficult for the two parties to agree. Experienced property...Read More→
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Residential Industry First Quarter Update
We end our first quarter of 2023 in good spirits having weathered our first natural disaster, Miss Gabrielle, which brought with it a lot of stress and discomfort for everyone involved. We had 13 uninhabitable properties due to flood/storm damage that are now thankfully being remedied.We are pleased to see a positive change in the Auckland...Read More→
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Congratulations to our 2023 Easter Colouring Competition Winners
Thank you to everyone who participated in our annual Easter Colouring Competition!We had so many beautiful entries this year which never makes the judging easy! We love being able to display all the colourful Easter colouring entries in our office. This year we had a number of Easter egg prizes to give away.A big congratulations...Read More→
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2023 Easter Colouring Competition with apm
It’s that time of year for our annual Easter colouring competition.We have two age categories for the colouring competition:Category 1 – For children ages up to 5 years.Category 2 – For children ages 6 -12 years.There will be a few Easter goodies for each category to give away!How to EnterClick here (or on the picture...Read More→
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Residential Team Update – After the Storm and Software Changes
2023 introduced itself with once in a lifetime weather events that has tested our ‘metal’ and caused us to revisit legislation that we only ever needed in an emergency. This legislation relates to qualifying a property as habitable or uninhabitable. Amongst our portfolio we have had 16 properties deemed uninhabitable and 31 with serious flooding.Apart from...Read More→
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Insurance Process When Property is Damaged
Following the Auckland Anniversary storm and Cyclone Gabrielle, many of us have experienced first-hand the insurance claims process. Our Body Corporate Managers are seeing the insurance sector overwhelmed at the moment. Insurers are reinforcing their processes to ease the workload and are assigning dedicated claims advisors, appointing assessors, arranging quotes to repair and ‘making good’...Read More→
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A Word From Howard – What’s on the horizon for 2023
As someone who has been involved in property management for a long time, and as a property investor myself, 2023 is already shaping up to be another wild year after a somewhat challenging 2022. So, what do I see happening in 2023 and what’s on the horizon?We have previously mentioned the overdue and much needed...Read More→
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