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How can I encourage tenants to stay for longer?
Statistics NZ data suggests the percentage of renters has risen to 34%, with the number of households renting their homes increasi...
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Understanding what your rights and responsibilities are as a landlord or tenant is essential. Our latest news and articles will keep you in the know.
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Landlord responsibilities: The pros and cons of being a private landlord
If you are keen to invest in property for investment purposes, consider how you will manage your property should you put it up for...
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Do I Need Landlord Insurance?
Landlord insurance is not compulsory, nor is it a legal requirement in New Zealand. However, your investment property is a valuabl...
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Landlords and Liability: What appliances should I include in my rental property?
There are pros and cons to installing extra appliances in your investment property. Some tenants are willing to pay more for renta...
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Renting houses in Auckland: How to set realistic expectations as a first-time tenant
Renting is a rite of passage for many young people in New Zealand. It’s exciting to move out of university accommodation or the fa...
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Noisy tenants: What to do when tenants are disturbing the peace
Christmas can be a time of increased tension between tenants, landlords and neighbours and a rise in noise and disturbances. All-d...
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Introducing The New Branding For West Auckland Property Management
We unveiled our new branding to our clients this week at West Auckland Property Management, . We’re excited to share these brand u...
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Case Study: Right Property, Wrong Tenant
The setting: a clean and tidy three bedroom property in reasonable area with a large double garage. The owner had used a casual le...
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Pest control – how to avoid getting stung!
If you had to define what a pest is, you could easily pinpoint it with one word: wasp. In New Zealand, German and common wasps are...
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Landlord responsibilities under the new health and safety laws
The Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) is part of a reform package aimed at addressing the increasing number of serious work-rel...
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Meth testing: a rental management nightmare
How will your rental property be impacted? In the last few years, New Zealand has seen a rise in the production and use of methamp...
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Saverys to West Auckland Property Management
Times have changed and property management has been deregulated (anyone can be a property manager!), but both Helen are licensed u...
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New vehicles on the road
Helen will shortly be driving round in their newly branded vehicles. Nissan Qashqai’s have been chosen – small enough to fit down...
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Taking to the road in style: WAPM’s new cars!
After much deliberation, WAPM decided the Nissan Qashqai fit our style just perfectly – small enough to fit down most driveways bu...
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The Housing Market: Up in the Air?
This truly is a really strange market…After an exuberantly irrational August and September, we are currently experiencing a lull...
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Spring buyers keen but not much supply
The latest QV monthly property value index shows that nationwide residential values continued to increase in through out the year...
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Winter around the corner
Chimney cleaning needs to happen now before the tenants start using the fireplace or woodburner. Insurance Companies will require...
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What’s wrong with managing your own rental?
Sometimes new investors make the decision to manage their own rental property. After all, its seems obvious – why pay an agent to...
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