Peter Lewis is the Vice President of the Auckland Property Investors’ Association and also sits on the board of the New Zealand Property Investors’...
Tag - Landlord
Less than one month in, the Holler Practice Note is already causing ripples in the property industry. Anecdotally we are aware of several Tribunal...
Following the recent Court of Appeal decision on Holler & Rouse v Osaki, the Tenancy Tribunal prepared Practice Note 2016/1 outlining, to its adjudicators...
Dealing with difficult tenants, or at least, knowing how to handle difficult tenants, is part and parcel of being a landlord. Even if you had meticulously...
It is late one evening and you receive a call from the Fire Service. They advise that one of your rental properties has been seriously damaged by a fire...
From Monday next week, the Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) comes into effect putting landlords under a positive obligation to ensure the health and safety...
Aside from those who operate as part of a licensed real estate agency, property managers in New Zealand are largely unregulated. While this promotes a culture...
Increased vacancy is one of the biggest reasons why some landlords hold back from raising rent regularly. Yet tightening yields in the Auckland market is...
Have you ever wondered why is it that tenants get away with not paying rent but landlords dare not miss any mortgage repayments? Why is it that some tenants...
Having bought the first investment property there may be a tendency to do things the good old fashioned DIY Kiwi way. Maybe a bit of painting or other DIY...
You are undoubtedly aware of the media’s latest interest in hot-bedding being a way for tenants to meet accommodation costs. While there is no reliable...
The numbers are in and they tell a bleak story: Between November and December 2014, there were five serious house fires in rental properties that resulted in...
Unlike most commercial leases which can require tenants to leave the property as they found it, residential landlords are expected to inherit fair wear and...
It is one thing to deal with nightmare tenants but what about nightmare tenants who are not yours? So often at APIA we get asked by frustrated landlords and...
News of the Auckland Council’s proposed air quality bylaw has understandably unsettled landlords who own properties that are heated by indoor wood/coal...
It was one of those shows that is entertaining on the telly but an absolute nightmare in real life. It goes without saying that Breaking Bad has hit a raw...
