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How to choose a Property Manager

Twenty-Two questions to ask Your prospective Property Manager.

Pros and cons of using a Property Manager

I read a blog recently that drew the conclusion that when you hire a Property Manager you lose control of your investment. I thought that was very inaccurate and here is why.

Can companies and trusts give tenants notice?

Can companies and trusts give tenants notice under the same rules as an individual owner?

How to avoid bad tenants

12 Tips To Avoid A Bad Tenant

How to avoid rent arrears

9 Steps To Avoid Rent Arrears

Insurance Thoughts

We are neither qualified nor allowed to give insurance advice. These are just some things that we suggest you discuss with your Insurance professional.

Expectations for your Property when your tenant Vacates

When your tenant moves out, we give them very clear guidelines on how to leave the property to avoid any issues with their bond or delays for you and your new tenant.

7 Reasons To Use a Great Property Manager

1. Minimise your risks
A good property manager will ensure you fulfill your insurance obligations, conduct thorough background checks, property...

Fixed Term or Perodic?

The reform of the RTA 1986 via the 2020 Amendment Act is now in play and there have been changes to how fixed term tenancies and periodic tenancies differ.

Pet Damage Precedence

A tenant has been made liable for the replacement of carpet despite the tenant succeeding in an appeal at the District Court – Guo v Korck.

Planning for chattel upgrades

How do you feel about that phone call from your Property Manager – “Hmmm, the oven at XYZ is broken”?
Should this be a big surprise or would it have been in the...

Calculating rental yield

Yield tells you how much cash an income generating asset produces each year as a percentage of the asset’s value. For investment property it is the rental income as a percentage ...

Residential Tenancies Act Reforms

Summary of the recent changes to the RTA

About Meth

As a landlord, it's important to know your responsibilities around methamphetamine contamination - both for your tenants' safety, and to ensure that you're adequately covered.

Alternative Accommodation for Tenants?

As a landlord, it's important to know your responsibilities around methamphetamine contamination - both for your tenants' safety, and to ensure that you're adequately covered.

The Bond Process

Harcourts Taupo Rentals always charge a bond equivalent to four weeks rent, this is paid by the tenant prior to the tenancy beginning and is lodged ...

What happens when rents keep rising and rising and rising…

Under any market conditions, determining the rent rate for a property is a four-pronged process.1. Research asking prices for comparable properties. ...

What’s the authority in Property Management – The 10 Pillars

When navigating a tenancy as either the Landlord, Tenant or Property Manager, it is useful to know where we can look for guidance to ensure we get ...

How To Set A Good Rent Rate

Setting the rent on your rental investment is critical to a productive outcome. Set it too low and not only will you miss out on valuable income but ...

$3,300 Loss of Rent Awarded to Landlord

Are you aware that landlords can be awarded 'loss of rent' if re-renting a property is delayed due to a tenant not meeting their obligations under ...

What are the Top 3 Worries for Landlords?

What are the main things that landlords worry about and how we can help mitigate the things that keep you up at night?1. Non-payment of rentIf you ...

Residential Property Managers Bill - Will Not Progress

It was announced in April 2024 that the Government will not proceed with plans to regulate residential property managers.This announcement was met ...

What is Market Rent?

What is market rent?The definition of market rent is “the amount a landlord might reasonably expect to receive, and a tenant might reasonably ...

Understanding Debt-to-Income restrictions and Loan-to-Value ratios: A guide for property investors

From 1 July, 2024, significant changes came into effect that impact property investors in New Zealand. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) ...

Essential Tips for Locking in Your Interest Rate

Following the May 2024 update from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), the Official Cash Rate (OCR) is being held at 5.5%. With inflation ...

Residential Property Managers Bill

Residential property managers in New Zealand manage approximately 42% of all the residential tenancy market. The Residential Property Managers Bill ...

Discrimination & Tenancy Law

Discrimination is unlawful under tenancy law when it breaches the Human Rights Act.There are 13 Prohibited Grounds of Discrimination from Section 21 ...

Making Minor Changes to the Property

Originally published on 26 Feb 2021 in Harcourts Property Management Focus Issue 2 2021.This change to the Residential Tenancies Act provides clarity ...

Types of Tenancy Tribunal Orders

The Tenancy Tribunal can issue different types of orders after mediation or a hearing. This depends on what needs to be done to fix the issue.Once ...

Routine inspections and the many reasons they are important

We carry out routine inspections at every property under management at pre-determined regular intervals. The primary role of these inspections is to ...

Common Rental Property Expenditure

Landlords are operating a business when renting out a property, and like with any business, there are costs in doing business. We liken this to ...

Neighbours In Dispute

From time to time, we receive complaints from neighbours about a tenant. This could be anything from anti-social behaviour, which is harassment or ...

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Articles

How to choose a Property Manager

Pros and cons of using a Property Manager

Can companies and trusts give tenants notice?

How to avoid bad tenants

How to avoid rent arrears

Insurance Thoughts

Expectations for your Property when your tenant Vacates

7 Reasons To Use a Great Property Manager

Fixed Term or Perodic?

Pet Damage Precedence

Planning for chattel upgrades

Calculating rental yield

Residential Tenancies Act Reforms

About Meth

Alternative Accommodation for Tenants?

The Bond Process

What happens when rents keep rising and rising and rising…

What’s the authority in Property Management – The 10 Pillars

How To Set A Good Rent Rate

$3,300 Loss of Rent Awarded to Landlord

What are the Top 3 Worries for Landlords?

Residential Property Managers Bill - Will Not Progress

What is Market Rent?

Understanding Debt-to-Income restrictions and Loan-to-Value ratios: A guide for property investors

Essential Tips for Locking in Your Interest Rate

Residential Property Managers Bill

Discrimination & Tenancy Law

Making Minor Changes to the Property

Types of Tenancy Tribunal Orders

Routine inspections and the many reasons they are important

Common Rental Property Expenditure

Neighbours In Dispute