Property Management and Rental News

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Tips on Staging Your Home for Rent

Putting up your investment home for rent? Are you having trouble renting or selling your house? For Property management Auckland companies know that staging a home the right way is the key to selling it quickly. Make it more attractive to potential buyers by staging it for the...

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Summer maintenance tips for rental property owners

It’s common knowledge that you have to keep on top of general maintenance to ensure your rental property stays in good shape so it can continue to earn you top dollar. Spring is a good time to check your rental property to identify and repair...

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Rental Property Tip: Keep Good Tenants Happy

Having reliable, long-term tenants is a blessing for landlords. Knowing how to retain reliable tenants is important for landlords who do not want to go through the trouble of finding new tenants over and over again. Fahey Property Management’s 4 tips to keep good tenants happy:  1....

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Rent hikes in Auckland and surrounds imminent

New Zealand, and Auckland in particular, regularly ranks high in the best-place-to-live stakes. We have clean air and water, safe communities, a stable economy, and no wars or terrorism. So while we all have a lot to be grateful for, the rest of the world puts...

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What is a Property Management Agreement?

Why do I need a property management agreement? In this article we answer these important questions as well as outlining what is usually included in a typical property management agreement and where to find a reliable local Auckland and Hamilton property management company. Owning rental property...

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Why you should hire a property manager?

If you want to invest in real estate, but don’t know the first thing about property management, hiring an experienced property manager can be the right choice for you. Learning as you go can become very expensive. If you've owned income property for any length of...

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Avoiding ‘bad’ tenants! (and other rental property issues)

Rental property issues such as evicting bad tenants can be costly. The first line of defence in avoiding bad tenants is screening each applicant. The process can be time-consuming as well as very frustrating. All landlords want to avoid bad tenants, which is why it is...

Rental Property Insulation
Government Rules Rental Property Insulation To Be Mandatory

Is your rental property insulated and free from damp and mold? If not, you could soon be in breach of new Government rules on rental property insulation that will become mandatory within the next few years. ENSURING TENANTS LIVE IN SAFER, WARMER, HEALTHIER HOMES Public opinion has...

Do Smoke Alarms In NZ Rental Properties need to be Compulsory?

In the last two months of 2014, New Zealand counted five serious house fires in Auckland rental properties. There were lives lost in four of these fires. Six of the seven victims were far enough away from the start of the fire that they could...