30 Mar What to do when your tenant is a victim of family violence
There has been a growing awareness of the presence and impact of family violence in our community. In keeping with this, several states...
Management
25 Nov Victorian Court ruling will impact all landlords
A recent Supreme Court decision in Victoria has already impacted on residential tenancies in that state and is very likely to do the...
30 Sep Minimum Housing Standards
Changes to Residential Tenancy legislation are now before the NSW parliament. By including 'prescribed minimum housing standards' in the legislation, this state is...
30 Jun Getting tenants to pay for services
Important information for Queensland landlords A long established practice in Queensland of having tenants provide proof of professional carpet cleaning and pest control...
03 Jun Managing keys and locks
Organising keys, locks and remote controls is a very important part of the sign-up process for a new lease. Don’t leave this until...
25 Mar A landlord’s duty of disclosure
A violent crime has recently been committed in your investment property. Would you disclose this to a prospective tenant? I hope so, because...
04 Mar A landlord’s right to choose
You own the property, you should have the right to choose who lives there. This proposition sounds simple enough but it is not quite...
14 Jan Rent receipts and ledgers
Do you issue rent receipts to your tenants? Do you maintain a dedicated rental ledger that is provided to the tenant? Do you retain the...
12 Nov A cautionary tale for landlords
Honest Broker's affiliate, eezirent, provides services for self-managing landlords. One of those services is advice from a qualified property manager. Recently they gave...
15 Oct Get it in writing
Renting a property is essentially a business transaction. As such all important communication should be in writing. In fact, several key communications must...