Vaping inside your house – What do landlords need to know?

November 4, 2019

Vaping, or e-cigarettes, is on the rise in New Zealand – and the recent move by traditional big tobacco companies to enter this market indicates there is the potential for it to grow even further. Most experts are in agreement that, relative to tobacco smoking, vaping is a much healthier alternative which has a lesser…

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Meth Contamination Update: What you need to know

September 9, 2019

  It’s been over a year since the Chief Science Advisor to the Government, Sir Peter Gluckman, issued his report on the effects of methamphetamine (‘meth’ or ‘P’) contamination in residential properties. Prior to his report, both landlords and tenants lived in fear of the discovery of any meth contamination in their rentals – the…

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How to renovate for rentals

September 23, 2018

Renovating rental properties can be quite a dilemma. The question you need to ask yourself is, ‘What adds value and will attract a good tenant?’ Stepping back and thinking about what the tenant wants is a good start. We all have a tendency to want to renovate the way we like things to be. Floor…

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