The House of Inspiration

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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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:

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Topics: New Zealand, Property Management Focus, Corona Virus, COVID-19

Everyone loves to talk, debate, and most often speculate on the current and future direction of the real estate market, nobody more so than an engaged property investor and never more so than right now!

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Topics: Investment Property, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, property sales, COVID-19

With social distancing now the ‘new normal’, you may be wondering how digital solutions can help boost your property’s sale potential.

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Topics: Technology, New Zealand, property focus, property sales, real estate technology, Virtual Tour