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ATO investigation of landlord expenses explained

The ATO’s recent announcement about its data-matching program for the 2021-22 to 2025-26 financial years, aimed at capturing information about residential investment property loans is a timely reminder for all property investors to ensure their financial reporting is correct and in line with legislation. What is the data matching program? This property management data matching.

What you need to know about a tenant making changes to a rental property

When anyone moves into a property, it’s understandable they may want to make some changes more to their taste. Tenants can make changes but the key point is, they have to the landlord’s written consent, or if the tenancy agreement permits it. Here’s what you need to know about tenants wanting to make changes to.

Six essential questions to ask your property manager

Property investors spend a large amount of time and effort carefully researching the property markets to find the best investment, and this time and effort should also go into fully researching their professional property manager. As well as saving investors both time and money, the essential role a property manager plays in preserving, and enhancing.

The pros and cons of buying a property in a development

Newcastle and the surrounding areas have been undergoing a lot of regeneration over the past few years, and there are many great housing developments still in the pipeline. If you’re thinking of a change of scene and/or lifestyle, many of these new developments offer some great opportunities. However, there are other factors you may want.

What to do with property when the unexpected happens

Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans according to the American writer Allen Saunders – and life events have a habit of happening when you least expect it. With people living longer and the increase in ‘blended’ families through people remarrying, financial and family arrangements can be a complex web. And when.

Five reasons why you shouldn’t Airbnb your investment property

With interest rates going up again for nine-straight hikes, some property investors may be considering looking at other options to cover the costs of rising interest rates. One option some investors may be looking at is moving from a monthly rental to making the property into a short term let, and using platforms such as.