Category: Property Management
A Word From Howard – Property Market
There has been much written in the media and aired on talk back radio about the sell down of rental accommodation in New Zealand by property investors. This is a very important topic as it runs alongside and impacts one of the other big election issues of the “shortage of affordable housing in New Zealand”.Having...Read More→
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10 Features Tenants Want in a Rental Home
Having quality tenants who care for and respect their rental home is vital to success in property investment, other than having a professional property manager of course! Not attracting tenants can result in a whole world of disappointment with vacancies and loss of income so, when you’re looking for your next investment property, here’s a...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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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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Proposed Regulation of Property Management
Are you aware of the recent push in our industry for regulations of Property Managers? The proposed legislation is now building momentum so I thought I would give you a brief outline of what is proposed as you are likely to hear more about it in the media.One in three people live in rental accommodation, and professional...Read More→
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