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…
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…
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…