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...
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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...
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...
06 Aug Furnished or unfurnished?
Whether or not to offer a property as furnished can be a real dilemma for investors. Some tenants seek and will pay more for...
09 Jul Rent increases
You take on an investment so that it will make money for you. There are two ways this can happen with a rental...
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...
25 Jun Periodic versus fixed term leases
A residential lease will be classified either as a ‘fixed term’ or a ‘periodic’. The former states a specific start and end date. The...
29 Jan Lessons from commercial leasing
Several states of Australia have recently or are currently reviewing their Residential Tenancy legislation. Typically such reviews tend to tinker around the edges....