A bit of a role reversal; this time, we are the ones asking the question. The Auckland council is amid a three-year transition to fully rates-fund...
Tag - Landlording
We received this question from anonymous and paraphrased it below to suit this format: My three-year fixed-term tenancy ends on 23rd January 2023. I want the...
The following are excerpts from Kristin Sutherland’s report to the Auckland Property Investors’ Association 2022 Annual General Meeting. What a...
This question is from Jess (paraphrased to suit this format): There are two tenants on my fixed-term tenancy that will soon be rolled over into periodic...
The following answers reflect our current understanding of rental business operation under the COVID-19 Protection Framework. In putting these answers...
This question is from Alan (paraphrased to suit this format): What are the rules for hosting open homes under the traffic lights? What can I ask tenants to do...
This question is from Phil (paraphrased to suit this format): Knowing that landlords should not be asking tenants for their vaccination status (for the purpose...
This question is from Anna (paraphrased to suit this format): (To a landlord who leases his property to social housing agencies) Do you disclose to your...
This question is from Coral (paraphrased to suit this format): I instructed my property manager to renew a fixed-term tenancy and increase rent by $15 a week...
This week’s question comes from Debbie:Â Â I am curious how, as PCBUs, landlords should handle the issues of vaccination and safety at a workplace when we...
In anticipation of the rest of the country moving to Alert Level 3 this Wednesday while Auckland and Northland remain under Alert Level 4, we've produced this...
Level 4 has caught many of us by surprise. Here are answers to some common day-to-day questions arising out of the latest snap lockdown. Note that these...
Given the drastic nature of the government’s Housing Package, it is hardly a surprise to see rental (un)affordability being thrust into the forefront of our...
 When a property is put on the rental market, the landlord will likely, given the current shortage, receive an abundant number of applications. These...
Many of our members are aware that we have been interacting with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (“OPC”) to assist with its current examination into...
Mainstream commentary on the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 (RTAA 2020) is grossly preoccupied with the removal of the 90-day no-fault termination...