The price of land for new residential building has continued to rise despite a fall in demand, predominantly in the ...
By Tim Neary • 17 Mar 2019
Landlord insurance: What’s covered, what’s not
Insurance providers would love to say that landlord insurance covers every possible risk an investment property may face...
By Lyall Russell • 27 Feb 2020
Landlord or tenant — who’s on the hook for the mould?
Mould in a rental usually originates in one of two places: maintenance issues or from the action or inaction of tenants�...
By Tim Neary • 16 Jun 2019
Landlord tips for keeping tenants warm and in place
Australian properties have to certainly beat the heat in summer, but landlords also need to consider prepping their prop...
By Tim Neary • 06 May 2018
Landlord vs property manager – who can do the job better?
Managing an investment property by yourself can save you money, while a property manager can help out a time-poor invest...
By Tim Neary • 04 Jul 2017
Landlords are having a bad run, new stats reveal
Rental yields have fallen across seven of Australia’s capital cities, while rental growth remains at record-low levels...
By Priya Murthy • 12 Nov 2015
Landlords must pay money to make money, franchise boss says
Property managers who fail to convince landlords to invest in attractive utilities could see clients struggle in a low-...
By Priya Murthy • 27 Apr 2015
Landlords play a ‘fundamental role’ in the property life cycle
Landlords are sometimes blamed for pushing up property prices and damaging the Great Aussie Dream, but one property inve...
By Tim Neary • 13 Dec 2018
Latest property data reveals interesting national trend
A CoreLogic analysis of settled transaction data for residential property has unearthed an interesting trend: that set...
By Tim Neary • 28 Jun 2018
Leading Airbnb management company launches in Adelaide
One Airbnb property management company has announced its launch in Adelaide, heralding the South Australian hotspot as o...
By Tim Neary • 15 May 2019
Leading by example
Studies have shown that businesses with motivated staff are more profitable than their competitors. This has proved true...
By Riaz Hasan • 20 Mar 2013
Leading strata firm appoints CEO to drive change, growth
One of Queensland’s leading strata management companies has appointed a chief executive officer to guide the company t...
By Tim Neary • 19 Mar 2019
Learn often, learn well
There was time when, in the quest for new knowledge or the improvement of a skill, you ventured into a room and were met...
By Priya Murthy • 31 Mar 2016
Learning to say NO
With customer demands and service expectations stronger than they have ever been before, have we lost the ability to say...
By Riaz Hasan • 04 Feb 2014
Leasing in tough times
When was the last time you took stock of what your leasing systems are like? ...
By Priya Murthy • 26 Feb 2015
Leasing the dream
Some agencies cannot see the value in a dedicated leasing consultant. In this global property market, we not only utilis...
By Priya Murthy • 15 Dec 2014
Legal loophole threatens NSW landlords’ ability to dispute unruly tenants
A recent legal loophole that could leave landlords and tenants without the power of disputes should be rectified sooner ...
By Tim Neary • 06 Aug 2017
Lessons from an ‘unstable’ rent roll
Nothing is worse than an unstable rent roll, according to Anthony Toop. But as Toop&Toop has proven, there are ways ...
By Riaz Hasan • 07 Jan 2013
Letting agent fined more than $750,000
A Queensland letting agent who breached the Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act over 1,100 times has been fined and or...
By Riaz Hasan • 24 Mar 2014
Life ban and $20,000 fine for PM thief
A property manager has been banned permanently from working in the industry after she illegally withdrew $30,000 from he...
By Priya Murthy • 15 Mar 2015