Presidents Report – April 2018
Greetings and a happy new year to all members. Is the clock running faster than ever before or is it just me? It’s already April! It’s the traditional autumn real…
How to rent out your home without paying capital gains tax
There are tax issues to consider if you want to turn your home into an investment property So you’re thinking about turning your home into an investment property because you’ve…
How to get free financial advice from your super fund
The third most popular new year’s resolution – after losing weight and eating healthy food – is usually about getting the finances in order. But how to go about it?…
Labor pounces on Scott Morrison’s negative gearing ‘lie’ after release of secret briefing documents
Federal Labor’s negative gearing overhaul would likely have a “small” impact on home values, official documents reveal, contradicting Government claims the policy would “smash” Australia’s housing market. The previously confidential…
UK Landlord Bans ‘Curry-Cooking’ Indian Tenants, Court Calls It Unlawful.
LONDON: A UK court has held as unlawful a British landlord’s ban on “coloured” people from India and Pakistan renting his properties because they cooked curry and left behind lingering…
House prices fall dramatically in Sydney suburbs affected by WestConnex project.
DAN F STAPLETON – OCT 28, 2017 House prices have fallen dramatically in Sydney suburbs that have been affected by the WestConnex project, according to new Domain Group data. The median house…
Lucy Turnbull unveils plan for three Sydneys.
Lisa Visentin Published: October 23 2017 – 8:43AM Two-thirds of Sydneysiders will be able to commute between their jobs, homes and key services within 30 minutes, but they may have to…
Evicted and ‘blacklisted’: Tenants like Liana Levin prompt rental reform proposal
James Robertson Published: October 25 2017 – 12:15AM Liana Levin says she felt as if she was evicted from much of a suburb not just an apartment. For nearly three years…
Property Investors Council of Australia lobby group launched to stop landlords being ‘singled out’
JENNIFER DUKE- OCT 20, 2017 Australia’s millions of property investors will soon have a new outlet to lobby the government, with a group set to launch aiming to protect their interests. In…
Sydney home buyers flocking to last affordable enclave the Central Coast.
JENNIFER DUKE – OCT 29, 2017 When Damian Pasternak and Danielli Paiva were deciding where to buy their first home, they quickly realised the upper north shore suburb of Roseville, where they are renting, was not an option.…