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...
Tag - Landlording
Property investors are often encouraged to act with the end in mind. For many of us, that means working towards our retirement, or to at least some kind...
This week’s question comes from Debbie: 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...
We generally understand and talk about bonds as security deposits; on the one hand, they give a landlord the peace of mind to rent to a stranger and on the...
Landlords seeking compensation for damages caused by tenants should take care to prove the cause, not just the consequences, of the damage as VNG RENTALS...
From time to time, investors almost flippantly assume that any expenses incurred improving the property can be directly recouped from the tenant by way of rent...
Re: Atkinson v Monarch Realty Ltd [2020] NZTT Hamilton 4279083 Facts 5th July 2020 – Leak discovered at the property due to lack of maintenance 11th...
Here is a reminder not to allow the property professional you work stray out of his lane: An APIA member recently bought a property with a tenant in situ. She...
The recent publication of Brooking v Imrie [2020] NZTT Timaru 4216438 gives some insight, albeit sketchy, into what the Tribunal looks for when ordering a...
Now that the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 has been passed and is set to be fully implemented by 11 February 2021, we speak to seasoned property...
