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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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  • The Power of a Property Management Team: Efficiency and Excellence

    There are a lot of different types of property managers out there – the ‘one man/woman band’ – the franchises, and the smaller stand-alone companies, and while choosing a property manager to take care of your assets is a personal choice, when it comes to making that decision there are … 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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  • Price it right!!

    Have you ever looked at rental properties listed on trademe and thought ‘wow – they are charging a very high rent’, and made the assumption that the original price it is marketed at is the rent which will actually be achieved? Well you would not be the first person to … Read more

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  • Is there an imbalance of power in NZ’s rental market?

    A few months ago I wrote a piece regarding the mystery shopping the Office of the Privacy Commission (OPC) were conducting in the rental property sector to ensure landlords and property managers were complying with the new privacy laws. The results are now in and they have commented that … Read more

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  • Tenancy Premises May Be Subject to a Deed of Covenant

    It is common for local councils to require a covenant to be registered on a property’s title as a condition for a subdivision. It is a method used to encompass the entire subdivision under one set of rules in order to maintain the quality and standard of the subdivision in … Read more

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  • READ THE FINE PRINT

    When signing up with a property management company for us to take care of your investment for you, you will first be required to sign a management authority. This is required for us to be able to act on your behalf, and should contain everything you need to know about … Read more

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