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Pet's paradise
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Furry holidaymakers can be big business with the right approach.
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Resolutions with results
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Already forgotten your New Year's resolutions? Now is the time to put plans in place to ensure business success throughout the year.
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Agency profile – Nicole Cardow Real Estate
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Nicole Cardow Real Estate has been operating since 2000 in the relaxing town of Woolgoolga, 20 minutes north of Coffs Harbour. The agency specialises in property sales, property management and holiday accommodation.
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Tips for coping with the holiday season
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With the peak season upon us, it is easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day operations. I have listed below some easy tips to help you make the most of the holiday season and make it easier on you, your staff and your holiday guests.
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Eco-friendly holiday properties on the rise
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New research released by The Stayz Group highlights a significant number of holiday property owners are making environmental investments to make their accommodation more attractive to tourists.
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Ambitious plans for Tourism Australia
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Tourism delivers billions of dollars in earnings to the Australian economy each year. As the sector continues to grow, Tourism Australia recognises there is an opportunity to create a stronger, robust and more profitable industry.
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The rise of the holiday rental
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The time is right to enter the holiday rental sector, according to a recent industry summit.
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Smoke alarm safety in holiday premises
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There is often confusion surrounding the requirements of smoke alarm maintenance, particularly in holiday rentals – and it does not help that the list of legislation covering this area is long. Here is a basic guide on smoke alarm safety for residential properties.
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Expecting Visitors?
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Does your local area have the potential to become a tourist destination? Get involved and in short-stay accommodation and put your region on the map with these tips.
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Working holiday
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While most of us look forward to relaxing on a long weekend, they can be among the busiest times of the year for the managers and staff of holiday rental businesses.
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Help shed some light on Census night
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It's Census time again and REINSW is urging all members to offer their assistance to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and help ensure that their residents are fully counted.
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Industry update
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REINSW was recently invited by the NSW Department of Planning to take part in a meeting of industry stakeholders concerning the future direction of the NSW planning policy concerning this important sector.
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Handling key pickups for late arrivals
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How do holiday rental managers handle late arrivals in regard to key pickup?
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Agency profile – Kingscliff Rental & Sales
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Running a holiday letting portfolio is a very complex operation and its managers and staff require a hands-on attitude to be able to undertake the ongoing maintenance issues, coordination of cleaners, booking enquiries, booking payments as well as guest grievances.
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Expecting visitors? (Journal February 2011)
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Does your local area have the potential to become a tourist destination? Get involved in short-stay accommodation and put your region on the map.
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Current Chapter activities
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The Holiday & Short-term Rentals Chapter has been busy over the last few months actively working on a range of issues as set out below.
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Holiday and Short Term Rentals Conference
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REINSW held its annual conference on 18 August 2010 and provided attendees with information on various topics pertinent to the industry.
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Pets take a vacation (Journal September 2010)
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More Australian's are holidaying with their pets, according to search data from TakeABreak.com.au.
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Online portals self-regulate (Journal July 2010)
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Australia’s largest holiday rental portals have launched a set of guidelines for property owners and agents, signalling an important step towards self-regulation of the industry.
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Is your tenant a lodger? (Journal May 2010)
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Find out what differentiates tenants from occupants, boarders, lodgers and squatters in this legal overview. To understand the difference between tenants, occupants, boarders, lodgers and squatters, it is necessary to review some basic concepts of contract law.
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Deposits under scruntiny (Journal April 2010)
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A recent newspaper article has highlighted the need for agents to be mindful when collecting or withholding bonds for holiday rentals.
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Researching consumer demand for holiday homes (Journal February 2010)
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The School of Leisure, Sport & Tourism at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) recently completed a study of consumer demand for holiday homes on the Central Coast and Mid North Coast.
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Marketing holiday rentals is child's play (Journal November 2009)
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When it comes to holiday rentals, agents can help property owners to create a strong repeat and referring clientele by providing child-friendly accommodation.
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Holiday rentals boost the Shoalhaven economy (July Journal 2009)
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Debate over the effects of holiday and short-term rentals on local permanent residents has put a spotlight on this niche recently. Keeping regulations simple around holiday and short-term rentals is extremely important to some communities, such as coastal holiday destinations like Shoalhaven, who rely on tourism to deep their city thriving.
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Higher standards for holidays (Journal April 2009)
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REINSW has releaseed Best Practice Guidelines for holiday and short-term rentals to assist agents deliver a better tourism experience and address stakeholder concerns.
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Best Practice Guidelines - Holiday and Short Term Rentals
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REINSW has developed the Best Practice Guidelines so that there is a clear understanding in the community and amongst agents, visitors and property owners as to the standards of behaviour governing holiday and short term rentals.
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Budget holidays good for business (Journal February 2009)
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For some holiday agents, the softening domestic and global economies could create ideal conditions in which to grow their business.
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Preparing for the summer holiday season (Journal November 2008)
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Summer time and school holidays can be hectic for most holiday rental managers! But be careful - operating at full capacity has the potential to lower the overall experience for your guests and potentially expose you to operational risks.
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Creating a tourism experience (Journal September 2008)
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Holiday rental property managers are dealing with international visitors more often than in the past. Here are some tips to assist guests have an enjoyable holiday - and hopefully provide your landlord with repeat or referral business.
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Public support for holiday rentals (Journal February 2008)
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A recent study undertaken by Colmar Brunton Social Research, one of Australia’s largest market research firms, investigated the public’s perception of and reaction to proposed planning changes to holiday home rentals.
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Planning for equality (Journal March 2008)
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REINSW is seeking to maintain equality between owners and tenants to provide consumer choice.
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Lack of affordable accommodation (Journal April 2008)
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A recent report by Tourism Australia highlights the important contribution holiday rental properties make not only to the stock of accommodation, but also towards the overall tourism experience.
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Valuable contribution (Journal May 2008)
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The lack of tourism and economic data for holiday and short term rental properties has meant that policymakers at both local and state government levels have underestimated the contribution from this segment of the accommodation market.
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A mobile population (Journal June 2008)
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People are moving about more frequently and rapidly these days. Advances in communications and transport have made the world much more interconnected.
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Join the evolution (Journal July 2008)
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As the industry evolves, it won't be survival of the fittest, but survival of the best prepared.
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Holiday letting (Journal April 2007)
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Short-term or holiday letting of rental accommodation can be a profitable niche market for property owners and real estate agents. However the industry faces opposition from some local councils and resident groups.
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Altering agency agreements (Journal July 2007)
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If you want to change something on your agency agreement, can you simply just cross it out?
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A new chapter (Journal November 2007)
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As the summer break when thousands will head to their holiday rentals approaches, agents who manage short-term tenancies are delighted with news that REINSW is establishing a Holiday Rental Chapter.
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Signing agency agreements (Journal December 2006)
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Who should sign an agency agreement? In part three of a series of 'hypotheticals', Jodie Masson and Elizabeth Hurn from law firm DLA Phillips Fox discuss some of the tricky situations that can arise when trying to get an agency agreement signed.
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Agency agreements (Journal November 2006)
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Jodie Masson and Elizabeth Hurn from law firm Phillips Fox discuss the prescribed terms for agency agreements. If you miss just one of these legally required terms, you could miss out on your fee!
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Agency agreements (Journal October 2006)
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One of the most common mistakes that real estate agents make is incorrectly filling out their agency agreements, following the wrong procedures to have them signed or not having an agency agreement at all. Unfortunately these mistakes can mean losing your commission, facing fines or even losing your licence.
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Colmar Brunton Report - Community response to proposed planning changes
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A report - prepared by Colmar Brunton Social Research for the Furnished Property Industry Association - into the impact of proposed planning changes in NSW on residential holiday home rentals.
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Holiday Rental Code of Conduct
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REINSW and the Holiday & Short Term Rentals Chapter Committee joined with other key industry organisations to launch the Holiday Rental Code of Conduct, which will help strengthen a multi-billion dollar industry in NSW.
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