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Our Guide To Preparing Your Home For The Rental Property Market

A properly prepared home will not only fetch a better weekly rent and attract a more profitable, reliable tenant pool, it’ll also help ensure the entire rental process is simple and easy from start to finish. But how do you prepare a home for the rental market?

Property investing can be a risky business. Avoid these mistakes to prevent unnecessary losses and maintain a long-term reliable rental income from your investment property.

P adds to landlord insurance costs

As landlords come to terms with insurance costs increasing in response to a steep rise in methamphetamine (P) related claims, a new standard for the testing and remediation of meth-contaminated properties is expected to be ready by the end of April.

Issues for DIY landlords

It’s not unusual for our Quinovic offices around New Zealand to be asked by investors who have had bad experiences with do-it-yourself property management to sort out the mess left by tenants. They may have had a few good years with responsible tenants but when things turn bad they just dont have the ability to deal with the situation.

How much is my property worth?

When it comes to rental property, as with any asset, it is vital for the owner to determine its value before making any informed decisions.

A Property Manager’s Guide to Changing Tenants

The period of November to March can often be a very busy time for tenants and landlords. All the tasks associated with changing tenants can therefore be multiplied for landlords.

Damage ruling welcomed

A court ruling which overturned a Tenancy Tribunal decision absolving a tenant of liability for damage caused by her dogs is welcome news for property investors.

How rental info sources differ

Are rents moving up or down … and where are the biggest changes occurring? Landlords interested in benchmarking the weekly rentals they receive against local and national trends can be forgiven for some confusion between the two key sources of regularly published statistics.

What do LVR and DIR Mean for Me and My Property?

It is a widely-acknowledged issue that the demand for housing in New Zealand greatly outweighs supply.

Insulation grants as laws change

Tenancy law changes are set to make it mandatory for rental homes to have ceiling and underfloor insulation to the required standard by 1 July 2019, where practical, and Quinovic is encouraging landlords with low-income tenants to get in early to take advantage of insulation grants.

Rents end 2016 on a record high

Wellington’s ‘catch up’ asking rent increases towards the end of 2016 headlined the latest Trade Me Rental Index released in January.

Looking ahead to 2017

With Christmas festivities behind us, many of our investors will be enjoying some quiet time after the hurly burly twists and turns of the residential property market in 2016.