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Jan 27
What is mandatory in a tenancy agreement?

Tenancy agreements have always had mandatory requirements but now there is more risk if property managers and landlords do not comply.

Jan 20
Tenancy Agreement must be in writing and signed

Tenancy agreement compliance is set to go up a few notches.

Dec 16
Do you need to show advertising price on ‘For Rent’ signs?

From February 11, landlords and property managers will be required to display the price of rental properties on all advertising.

Oct 29
Personal data of property managers and tenants is protected within the TPS Portal

Recently you may have seen a news story exposing an alleged data breach.

Aug 10
Greens keen to bring in rental WOF, regulate property managers

The Green Party will look to increases regulations for the rental property industry should they be part of the next Government.

Aug 07
Hefty penalty for maintenance, insulation statement breaches

A Christchurch landlord has copped a hefty penalty for failing to meet her obligations.

Jun 18
Government won’t extend termination restrictions, adds rent arrears support

The Government has today announced that they won’t extend their emergency provisions to the Residential Tenancies Act.

Jun 16
How property managers can highlight efficiency and back it with compliance

It is more important than ever for professional property managers to easily highlight the benefits of their services

Mar 09
National aim to scrap new rental regulations

The National Party has promised to scrap a number of the controversial RTA reforms, which are currently at the select committee stage in Parliament. National leader Simon Bridges’ aim to cut red tape and ensure businesses and landlords thrive should they win September’s election. “Unnecessary red tape and regulation is getting in the way of […]

Sep 23
Rogue Auckland landlord slapped with $25K penalty for failing to lodge bonds

Auckland landlord Rinal Kumar has been ordered to pay $24,754.08 by the Tenancy Tribunal for deliberately and knowingly failing to lodge tenancy bonds. This order comes as a result of 33 applications brought by MBIEs Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team (TCIT) Mr Kumar (commonly known as Danny) was found to have failed to lodge tenancy […]