Evicting a tenant is a situation that no landlord wants to find themselves in, but it can be a necessary step in certain situations. There are several reasons for a landlord or property manager to evict a tenant, but they generally all relate to breaches of the lease agreement. In the instance that there is [...]
According to a recent report completed for the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, financial hardship among rental tenants is affecting more than half of Australian tenants due to the financial difficulties of the Covid-19 pandemic. The report, titled 'Post pandemic landlord – renter relationships in Australia', found that sixty per cent of Australian tenants [...]
Property owners are often aware of the risks to their home and take out insurance to cover their property, for things like fire, storm and flood. However, the difference between building and contents insurance can be a little confusing, with owners unsure if they need either or both, so we've put together a handy guide [...]
Following a four and a half year court battle, apartment buildings in NSW will no longer be able to have a blanket ban on pets. The decision came after the NSW Court of Appeal overturned the right of complexes to pass bylaws which would otherwise prohibit animals. Jo Cooper, a resident of the Horizon building [...]
The 2020-21 summer is expected to see a rise in wet weather events, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Across "eastern Australia, the average summer rainfall during La Niña years is 20% higher than the average. "This is particularly notable for the east coast, which tends to be less affected by La Niña during the [...]
