Investor or Landlord

How much rent do you charge?

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:14:18 +1300

What does your property manager recommend? Why would you charge top rents and what are tenants willing to pay?

Did Landlords achieve everything they were hoping for?

Thu, 5 Dec 2011 20:14:18 +1300

A challenging year, an election with expected results and surprises and thoughts about having a plan to recover when life throws something in your way - all for 2011

What are the common reasons that apartment owners lose money?

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:14:18 +1300

Often and especially in a downwards moving housing market apartment owners experiencing unexpected problems causing a financial loss. Read about common reasons why people lose money

How to stop losing money when buying investment apartments

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:44:35 +1300

Apartments require special consideration before signing the Sales & Purchase Agreement because the due diligence process is much more complex than buying a stand-alone property. For supporting a purchase decision read more

Landlord / Investor - Buying apartments off the plan sucks

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 14:20:02 +1300

Listen to the agent - Buy off the plan, pay a deposit, wait for two years and settle with capital gain, or sell by making profit, right? Wrong!

Landlords - When is a good time?

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 14:18:47 +1300

If landlords were waiting for a good time to sell, now it might be a good time. And for landlords decided to stay, now is a good time to review rents.

Is New Zealand still a good place to own a property?

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 14:15:24 +1300

The worries that property related costs will climb because of the global financial market and internally of the disaster recovery related costs

Landlords are liable by a New File share law

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 14:12:44 +1300

The law says that the person who owns the Internet account (account holder) is liable, even if he or she wasn’t the person who broke the law.

Home affordability - Election Campaign says new tax is needed

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 14:09:19 +1300

For a landlord business the rents have to cover business related expenses. How can raising costs make housing more affordable and for whom?

Public Opinion - It is all about fairness

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 14:05:54 +1300

The National Housing Standard for investment properties is cemented on the level of state housing. With all the new regulations for investors everything above this level is over capitalized

Opposition’s Proposal - How much ignorance can be tolerated?

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 14:03:49 +1300

Media in election year are filled with misleading material pushed by the opposition parties and the political debate about the Capital Gains Tax

Rent increase - don’t expect logic to win the day

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 13:59:00 +1300

The press figured out rents are 43% over valued.

As landlord - how much can you afford to lose?

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 13:56:34 +1300

Looking at recent tenancy orders there are many signs that treating tenants and landlords equal was never the real agenda

Debt Recovery - Is debt collection a problem for you?

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 13:54:03 +1300

How to enforce a Tenancy Tribunal Order?

Having right and getting right - two different pair of shoes

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 13:48:53 +1300

That applies to you especially if you are a landlord.

If you haven’t thought about, let me deliver the news

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 13:41:55 +1300

Why are bailiffs unable to serve documents?

Landlord - did you do your homework?

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 13:33:54 +1300

If you have done your homework, insured your risks, and trusted the law - you feel save, right? Wrong!