Solving the rental crisis might take some innovative thinking Chief Economist at Ray White, Nerida Conisbee has some insightful suggestions on ways to address the current lack of rental properties in this recent article in Elite Agent. “I agree with…
Some positive initiatives, but there’s a lot more to be done. The QLD Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has released the Outcomes Report from the recent Housing Summit. Agency founder Laura Valenti attended the government’s October summit along with REIQ CEO Antonia…
Changes to Queensland’s tax code that will charge investors land tax based on the value of their entire Australian portfolios regardless of location have broad implications for the country’s landlords, particularly those who might previously have been exempt from some…
Smoke Alarm industry faces stock challenges as the deadline fast approaches. Every Queensland property investor should be aware of the December 31st deadline to have their rental properties compliant to new smoke alarm legislation. Our property managers have been very…
The Queensland Government introduced its Housing Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 into Parliament on Friday 18th June. Rental reform has been in the news since late 2019, when the Palaszczuk government proposed a set of reforms which we believe were far…
In April 2020, the Queensland Government acted quickly to legislate its COVID-19 response for residential tenancies. One temporary provision dealt with Domestic and Family Violence, allowing victims to end their tenancy agreement with just 7 days’ notice. On Friday 30th…
We are proud to launch our new website page – dedicated to Domestic & Family Violence Awareness, and how it relates to residential tenancies. If you are a property investor or a tenant, or are employed in Real Estate, you…
In less than 14 months – or 280 working days – New Queensland Smoke Alarm laws will come into effect. Will YOUR property be ready??? The Worrying State of Play New statistics have emerged and authorities are getting worried. Among…
Starting the journey back to normal tenancy arrangements In April this year, the Queensland Government acted quickly to legislate its COVID-19 response for residential tenancies, implementing among other measures a 6-month moratorium for rent arrears caused by COVID-19 impacts between…
The Queensland Government has announced changes to some COVID-19 arrangements for residential tenancies from 30 September. The six-month eviction moratorium to protect COVID-19 impacted tenants, which has been in place since 29 March 2020, will cease to apply from 30 September…
Protecting Your Investment and Your Tenants To mark the beginning of Electrical Safety Week (7-11 Sept), the Electrical Safety Office (ESO) recently hosted a webinar for property owners and agents regarding electrical safety in rental properties. The webinar explains how…
Ending Domestic & Family Violence – A Community Responsibility Domestic and Family Violence has come out of the shadows as all levels of government nurture programs designed to battle this deadly social disease which claims the lives of two Australians…
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