The data on rents published by Domain illustrates that this is a great time to be a landlord – in most locations across Australia. You might have a different view if you own an investment property in the inner-city areas of our…
To limit social contact at the beginning of the COVID crisis, we asked all those interested in renting our properties to submit an application form prior to viewing. We were then able to narrow down possible prospects before inviting them…
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…
The rental market appears to hold strong for investors, with supply in many areas continuing to fall short of demand. ezyAPP continues to process hundreds of applications per week for a reduced selection of properties, resulting in a low office…
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…
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…
A recent survey conducted by the REIQ revealed that property managers proactively negotiated an additional 14% of temporary rent reduction requests beyond the COVID-19 Emergency Response Regulation, representing over 10,800 residential tenancies. That’s more than double the amount of qualified…
Article by the Residential Tenancies Authority, 15 May 2020 The Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA) has assisted Queenslanders facing financial hardship due to COVID-19 to successfully negotiate 442 temporary rental agreements since new tenancy laws were passed three weeks ago. Click…
Article by Jessica Marszalek, state political editor, The Courier-Mail – May 2, 2020. THOUSANDS of Queenslanders will be asked to open their hearts and homes to families escaping domestic violence in a game-changing response as the COVID-19 lockdown intensifies horrific abuse….
After several weeks of uncertainty, an unbalanced initial proposal from the state government, a valiant advocacy effort on the REIQ’s part, and a strong backlash from property owners throughout Queensland, the new COVID-19 Tenancy Laws were finally passed on 24th…
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is seeking urgent action from the Queensland State Government to assist in maintaining the stability of the Queensland property market in the face of the economic impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Queensland’s…
Some coronavirus restrictions will ease in Queensland next weekend, the Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says. The changes will kick in first thing Saturday. “Because we have done such a terrific job of flattening the curve, after discussions with the Chief Health…
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