NSW Boarding House Sector – Members Update 2019
Boarding House (BH) Sector Update: 1. Amendment to the ARHSEPP 2009 passed. The NSW government has just passed its second amendment to the Affordable Rental Housing State Environmental Planning…
‘Shifting the power’: Labor vows to abolish no grounds eviction
NSW Opposition Leader Michael Daley has vowed to end “no grounds” evictions in the first 100 days of a Labor government, despite a recent tenancy law review recommending against it.…
Former official condemns NSW government for failure to reform building rules
The senior bureaucrat who reviewed building regulation for the New South Wales government has condemned the lack of action on his 2015 report, warning the defects in the Opal Tower…
Residential Tenancies Act Reforms Pass through Parliament
Members are advised that the reforms to the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 have passed through parliament last night without any amendments. These major changes affect tenants,landlords and their property managers.…
Airbnb in NSW faces crackdown as Government moves to impose limits on apartment owners
Some apartment owners in New South Wales could be banned from renting out their properties on Airbnb, after the State Government reached a compromise position on laws governing short-term holiday…
Landlords left in the lurch as tenants leave rent to the last minute
When Sydneysider Caitlin Hession bought her Brunswick apartment off the plan in 2015, she thought she was making a smart financial move – Melbourne properties were much cheaper. She packed up and moved…
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…
What are minimum rental standards and what do they mean for landlords and tenants?
New guidelines about standards for rental properties will remove ‘slum’ landlords from the market. or residential property investors and landlords who want to maintain the value of their assets, keeping…
Developers to fund schools, parks and roads under inner west rezoning changes
DEVELOPERS will foot the bill for new schools, parks and road upgrades to ease the pressure from thousands of new units planned for the inner west. The State Government has…
Fears increased regulation for landlords would harm Australia’s housing market unfounded: AHURI report
Fears Australia’s housing market would suffer if landlords faced increased regulation are unfounded, an international review has found. In countries with similar incentives for mum and dad investors, stronger regulations protecting tenants did not lead…