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...
landlord rights Tag
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...
28 Aug New tenancy laws for Victoria
At the beginning of August, a bill was put to the Victorian parliament that has the capacity to bring significant change to residential...
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...
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...
03 Sep Managing the vacate process
The 'vacate process' is the period between the issuing of the termination advice and the time the bond is settled. It is in...
27 Aug Contacting a tenant after they’ve moved
Quite often there needs to be communication with a tenant after they have vacated. Sometimes, this communication may be less than pleasant if a...
02 Jul Managing the bond
For a landlord, there are three key components in risk management at the start of a tenancy. One is the lease document, the...
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