Market Insights
What insurance do landlords need?
Landlords have had to make a much greater investment in their rental properties over the last few years – including meeting higher standards…
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Spring cleaning a rental property – who is responsible?
New Zealand suffers a considerable mould problem in housing, in particular in Auckland due to its humidity. In this article, we’ll go through…
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10 keys to great property management
Just purchased a new investment property? Now is the time to find the right property manager! Other than owning your own home, when…
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Tips to boost your wellbeing in Covid times
Self-care is important when you’re social distancing and staying at home. These tips are to get you thinking about what will help your…
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Can renovations considerably increase the rent?
Step one: Conducting a property review There are three types of renovations on a rental: what needs to be done; what would be…
Read More5-step guide to a great tenant changeover
When you own a rental property, the dream is to have stable long-term tenants who will happily stay for as long as you…
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Should I sell my investment property or hold onto it?
There is a saying that goes “the safest place for ships is in the harbour, but that is not what they were built…
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Point Property Management’s Response to COVID 19
Once again, we are living in uncertain times, with the Covid-19 Delta variant now in our community. We are fortunate enough to live…
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Residential Tenancy Act Amendments – you as the owner, should be aware of
11th February 2021 a number of new legislative requirements came in for all new tenancies and periodic tenancies. Some parties believe that the changes are onerous on Landlords, but…
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The second stage of the Healthy Homes August 2021
The second stage of the Healthy Homes deadline came into force on 1 July 2021, which means all new or renewed tenancies after this date must comply with the standards within 90…
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Call for Property Management Regulation
“Regulation would give our industry greater respect – for our property managers, property owners and our tenants”. Pressure is being put on the…
Read MoreCommercial Property: Client Case Study
How We Secured This Property: We first heard of this property in Hastings through an agent in our network around September last year.…
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The Housing Package: Keep calm and act like a camel….
The NZ Government has decided they would rather pass a housing package through the eye of a loophole than confront the obvious supply side constraints…
Read MoreNew Zealand Tenancy Laws are Changing
In August 2020 we saw the first phase of changes to the Act implemented. Phase 2 of the changes take effect from 11th…
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Property Prices Set to Rise 5,000%
In 1980 my parents bought a property in Mt Eden for about $56,000. No, I didn’t miss a zero off the end. That…
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