(4/08/2020) The Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act will be repealed on 1 July, as part of the NSW Government’s Better Business Reforms package.
(16/06/2020) Best practice guide for property managers to use when determining how best to implement the new reforms. The following guide simplifies the complexities in the legislation and makes it easier for property managers to understand.
(4/06/2020) The landlord’s contact details must be provided on the residential tenancy agreement, whether or not a property manager has been engaged by the landlord.
(7/04/2020) All landlords are now required to acknowledge that they’ve read and understood the Landlord Information Statement before entering into a residential tenancy agreement.
(6/04/2020) In days gone by, condition reports were completed in hard copy, carbonised form. Time has moved on and today most property managers complete condition reports for ingoing, periodic and outgoing inspections via a handheld device as they’re inspecting
(1/04/2020) Smoke alarms are critical, life-saving devices that provide an early warning of the presence of smoke and fire. This is why they’re compulsory in all residential properties, including rental premises.
(25/03/2020) Water. It’s a precious commodity. And it can be expensive – which explains why landlords are keen to pass usage charges on to their tenants whenever possible. But, in the past, charging tenants for water usage has been anything but simple.
(23/03/2020) Landlords can now only increase the rent once in any 12-month period in the case of periodic agreements.
(20/03/2020) New disclosures must be made to tenants, prior to entering into a residential tenancy agreement, where the property they are renting is in a strata scheme.
(19/03/2020) Tenants will be able to make certain listed prescribed minor changes to the premises and the landlord is not able to unreasonably withhold consent.