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REINZ Property Management Conference
26-Nov-2020 12:47:59Topics: Property Management, New Zealand, REINZ, Property Management Focus, Property Manager
Property Management Code of Conduct and licensing regime welcomed
26-Nov-2020 12:45:42
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.
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Topics: Industry Update, Property Management, New Zealand, Housing Market, Property Management Focus, Property Manager
Privacy Act 2020
26-Nov-2020 12:36:46
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.
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Topics: Property Management, New Zealand, Property Management Focus, Property Manager
Property maintenance - it's good for business
30-Jan-2020 09:16:02
The new year is a great time to start planning for the year ahead and it's necessary if you're going to meet your obligations under the healthy homes standards. The July 2020 compliance date is less than six months away when you will need to know (and disclose) your current level of compliance with the healthy homes standards.
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Topics: Property Management, Renting, Landlords, Tenants, Property Management Focus, Property Manager, Harcourts Property Manager
Help us protect tenants, landlords & property managers
29-Oct-2019 05:31:49
New Zealand is one of the few countries in the OECD that does not regulate its property managers. Property managers are the gatekeepers of housing for some of New Zealand’s most vulnerable residents.
With home ownership at its lowest level in 60 years and the demand for rentals increasing, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) is calling on the Government to formally review the need to regulate the property management industry, including public consultation, and announce its recommendations for reform before the 2020 election. Harcourts fully supports this initiative
by REINZ.
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Topics: Industry Update, Property Management, Landlords, Tenants, Property Manager
Landlords and Property Managers: We are in this together – Exemplary Damages
31-May-2019 07:30:00
In recent Tenancy Tribunal cases, adjudicators have awarded exemplary damages against both landlords and property managers when there has been a failure to provide and maintain premises in a reasonable state of repair. This will be extended to include failure to meet the new insulation standards from 1st July 2019.
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Topics: Industry Update, Property Management, Property Manager, Harcourts Property Manager