Month: August 2019

Questions you need to ask if a tenant wants to run a business from your property

Most tenants are working professionals and every now and then they will work from home. Generally, this isn’t an issue; usually their work only involves the internet and a computer, and they won’t be doing it every day. If a tenant intends to run a business from your residential investment property they need to ask.

Proposed Changes to the Residential Tenancy Act – Part 2

A brief outline of most of the amendments (details taken from the Fair Trading NSW website): The NSW Government is remaking the Residential Tenancies Regulation 2010 (current Regulation) to progress the recent reforms to the residential tenancy laws, which aim to improve the renting experience in NSW. The reforms include: Protections for domestic violence victims.

Proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act – Part 1

With the aim of improving the rental experience in NSW, the draft Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 (NSW) has recently been open for Public consultation. The proposed amendments put forward, which still may change, will have an impact, some more than others depending on the type of investment property you have. Recommendations include new minimum standards.