At Maintenance Manager and PropertySafe, our team has been working hard behind the scenes, both in and out of lockdown, to keep a step ahead of changing rental legislations around the country and to learn how we can serve you better. Since our acquisition by Home Trades Hub Australia (HTHA) in November 2020, we have…
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges and confusion for everyone, and property management has been no exception. Now that the roadmap to freedom has been revealed by Scott Morrison and some state premiers, what happens now when tradies need access to a property for repairs and maintenance? Now that the roadmap to freedoms have…
The entire NSW coast from Tweed Heads to the Victorian border has experienced damaging winds, heavy rainfall and wild surf as a weather system that has brought the worst flooding in decades. While some parts of the state may see some sunny weather, this does not mean that the danger is over. Premier Gladys Berejiklian…
PropertySafe has been acquired by Home Trades Hub Australia. HTHA was formed in August 2020 and seeks to make the lives of Australian’s and New Zealanders easier when it comes to the delivery of a full home services solution. HTHA is backed by IAG and RACV, two of Australia’s most trusted brands, especially when it…
2020 has been a year that will forever be etched in the memories of everyone on the planet, largely for all the wrong reasons. But it hasn’t all been doom and gloom. The property management industry has shown incredible strength and resilience through very challenging times and we have seen the approval of a number…
Being an excellent property manager who is referred to other landlords takes doing more than just leasing their property, collecting the rent, conducting routine inspections and responding to repairs and maintenance requests from tenants. Protecting a landlord’s asset is about being proactive. This article explains why and provides some tips to make it easy. Too…
Did the COVID-19 crisis have you working from home for some of this year? If so you’re not alone. With EOFY almost upon us, it’s important to know that there are certain expenses you can claim a deduction for if you were forced to work from home due to the health crisis. This may result…
Staying compliant with relevant legislation and delivering a great customer experience in property management can require a fine balancing act. Andrew Cox from Maintenance Manager delivered a practical session at the REIQ Summit in March that showed how you can tick both boxes and retain more customers in the process. Here is a summary of…
The REINSW refers to the upcoming NSW rental reforms as “sweeping changes”. So exactly what is changing and how much of an impact will those changes really have on you, your landlords and tenants? All states and territories in Australia have now responded to demand for minimum housing standards for tenants. As a result we…
While the media could be blamed for fear mongering when it comes to coronavirus and some would argue that it’s nothing more than a ‘storm in a teacup’, we all need to take sensible, measured precautions. But what do ‘sensible precautions’ look like at work and in particular, in property management? According to the OECD,…
Demand for minimum housing standards for the growing number of tenants in Australia has resulted in rental reforms being rolled out state by state. Now all states and territories are on board, albeit at different stages of the process. So, what’s the latest in your state/territory? Based on the last Census, 31% of Australians rent…
By now you would have heard the news about the QLD government’s proposed rental reforms and the subsequent responses from the REIQ and others about Stage 1 of the proposal. But what are the reforms trying to achieve? Rental reforms are nothing new in Queensland and elsewhere. In July this year New Zealand implemented national…