For some months, the New Zealand Property Investors’ Federation (the NZPIF), the Tenancy Tribunal and other key tenancy organisations have been in...
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Following the recent Court of Appeal decision on Holler & Rouse v Osaki, the Tenancy Tribunal prepared Practice Note 2016/1 outlining, to its adjudicators...
The amended Residential Tenancies Act came into effect on the 1st of July. While smoke alarms and insulation are without a doubt the most significant of all...
Since the announcement last year of minimum standards being introduced for all rental properties, there has been a lot of demand within the landlord industry...
I received a phone call from a letting agent saying that after 4th April 2016 there will be mandatory meth testing for all rental properties pre-letting...
Because appearances can be deceptive and landlords risk being taken for a ride, here are some warning signs of a bad tenant to watch out for: The friend...
From time to time, you will find yourself having to communicate with your tenant formally during a tenancy. This is done by way of serving your tenant a...
I just had a good ol’ chuckle with/at (I haven’t decided which one yet) a property manager who walked in on a tenant freshly out of the shower...
2013!!! In the words of every magazine cover, blog and self-helping newsletter: New Year, New You? Well, let us be the first to say, hopefully not, because...
Here in the land of the long white cloud where the men drink latté, the women are merry and responsible Aucklanders invest in properties, the Residential...
We have rugby on our minds (seriously, when haven’t we?!). In honour of the All Blacks’ Northern Hemisphere winning streak and in time for their final...
Captain Obvious says, ‘We are sick and tired of paying for our tenants’ water’ It pretty much goes without saying that Auckland landlords are...
