The period leading up to making a decision regarding buying or selling property is always a time flooded with competing and conflicting information and opinions being promoted by seemingly qualified individuals and outlets. Who is right and who is wrong and who do we believe, are questions we all ask.
Topics: property focus, Buying selling real estate, COVID-19
COVID-19 has seen a record number of New Zealanders looking to return home and a big increase in overseas enquiries from those interested in owning a slice of Aotearoa. But moving countries can be stressful at the best of times, so how do you minimise the stress, complexity and cost?
Topics: property focus, saving tips, foreign exchange, COVID-19, TorFX
The healthy homes draught stopping standard states that any unreasonable gaps or holes in walls, ceilings, windows, floors and doors that are not necessary must be blocked. So, what is meant by unreasonable?
Topics: Property Management, Tenants, Property Management Focus
The Social Services and Community Committee (Select Committee) reported back to Parliament with their recommendations on the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill.
Topics: Property Management, Residential, Tenants, Property Management Focus
The deadline for the Healthy Homes Compliance Statement has been extended to 1 December, but even with the extension, landlords must continue to collect the information required with urgency in order to complete the compliance statement for all rental properties and make a plan to meet the standards.
Topics: Property Management, DIY, Property Management Focus, compliance
After months of lobbying the Associate Minister and officials for an extension to the 1 July Healthy Homes deadline, we are delighted to advise that REINZ has been successful in their campaign and the Minister has confirmed that the Compliance Statement deadline has been pushed out until 1 December 2020.
Topics: Property Management, REINZ, Property Management Focus
The emergency provisions relating to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 came to an end on 25 June 2020. This means that the usual termination rules apply from 26 June 2020.
Topics: Property Management, Tenants, Property Management Focus
While the virtual world can never replicate the in-person experience, at a time when social distancing is the new normal, auctions have proven to be an effective method of selling everything from hand sanitiser to homes.
Topics: Rural, Advice, Auction, Rural market, Lifestyle and Rural Property Focus, Online Auction
From 1 July 2020 landlords must include a statement of their current level of compliance with the healthy homes standards in any new, varied or renewed tenancy agreement.
Topics: Renting, Rental Property, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, Corona Virus, COVID-19
Alert Level 2 has meant the easing of restrictions and a return to business as usual for our property managers, with some changes:
Topics: New Zealand, Property Management Focus, Corona Virus, COVID-19