There has been a lot of media attention on the property management industry as most of the changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 came into effect on 11 February 2021. Unfortunately, as with any change, there has been some misinformation circulating.
Topics: Property Management, Residential, Property Tips, New Zealand, Tenants, Property Management Focus
Did you know that the Housing Improvement Regulations Act 1947 states that: ‘Every living room must be fitted with a fireplace and chimney or other approved form of heating?’
Topics: Property Management, Property Tips, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, Health and Wellbeing, health and safety
This change to the Residential Tenancies Act provides clarity on what a minor change is and sets the process for a tenant requesting a minor change, a landlord consenting to the request, and reinstatement at the end of the tenancy.
Topics: Property Management, Property Tips, DIY, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, Rental Property Renovations
The 1 July 2021 deadline is now only a few months away. This is the date that residential rental properties must comply with the Healthy Homes Standards, within 90 days of any new or renewed tenancy.
Topics: Property Management, Residential, Renting, Rental Property, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, Health and Wellbeing, Harcourts Property Manager
Landlords and tenants need to understand the recent changes to tenancy law and how this will affect them.
Topics: Property Management, Residential, Renting, Rental Property, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, Harcourts Property Manager
Topics: Property Management, New Zealand, REINZ, Property Management Focus, Property Manager
Property managers play a powerful role in the housing of over 600,000 New Zealanders, including 43% of all children and those vulnerable to housing insecurity.
Topics: Industry Update, Property Management, New Zealand, Housing Market, Property Management Focus, Property Manager
On 1 December 2020, the new Privacy Act 2020 will come into effect. The Act introduces a number of new privacy protections for individuals and obligations for businesses and organisations.
Topics: Property Management, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, Property Manager
In New Zealand, we love open plan living which eliminates barriers such as walls and doors that traditionally separated distinct functional areas. The flow that open plan living provides is well espoused by real estate agents as a highly sought-after feature of a property, unless you are trying to comply with the healthy homes heating standard.
Topics: Property Management, Landlords, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, health and safety, Advice for Landlords
The Government passed legislation in March 2020 that temporarily increased the low-value asset threshold for depreciation from $500 to $5,000.
Topics: Property Management, Landlords, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, legislation, health and safety, Advice for Landlords
