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  • Pets and Renting Under the Residential Tenancies Act

    In late 2025, important updates to the Residential Tenancies Act will make it easier for pet owners to secure a rental home. For the first time, tenants will have the legal right to request a pet, and landlords will only be able to decline on reasonable grounds. This reform aims … Read more

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  • Update on timings for Pending Legislation Changes

    You may be aware that the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill had its Second Reading before Parliament last week. These long-discussed changes to the RTA (Residential Tenancies Act), (reinstatement of ‘no cause’ terminations, changes in notice periods, pet bonds, etc) are well and truly coming and we should know precisely … Read more

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  • The blind trust of Property Management!

    I was reading an article recently that was actually about someone who had purchased a rent roll believing that the sole charge property manager was managing the properties well, ensuring the properties complied with legislation and taking great care of the landlords and tenants, however upon delving deeper this was … Read more

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  • Coalition Commitment to Landlords

    There were a number of promises made by National and Act during the election campaign which directly affected property investors, and it looks like they have already pushed on with the first one - to restore the interest deductibility for landlords! The Government has announced that the 2023/24 year sees … Read more

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  • Proud Achievement!

    Each year we are asked to submit entries into one of several categories to be recognised at our annual Ray White Awards which were held recently. While we are not ones to enter just for the sake of entering, this year we decided we deserved to put our name in … Read more

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  • Family Violence in Rental Properties

    The definition of family violence (as described by the ministry of justice), is violence by nature which can be physical, sexual or psychological abuse. A tenant who experiences family violence during a tenancy is entitled to remove themselves from the tenancy by giving the landlord a minimum of 2 days’ … Read more

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  • IS YOUR RENTAL INSURED FOR GRADUAL DAMAGE?

    When it comes to choosing insurance for your rental property, ensuring you have thorough cover is very important, and with a very ambiguous law around a tenants liability for careless vs accidental damage now it has never been more important. Most insurance companies have very good landlord insurance policies and … Read more

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