Failing to lodge a substantial number of tenancy security bonds within the required 14-day timeframe has seen a Cannington real estate agency and its director fined a total of $10,000 by the State Administrative Tribunal.
Read More26 May 2023
Significant changes to Western Australian tenancy laws have been announced, in an effort to “improve rights for renters and provide certainty for landlords”.
The changes centre around prohibiting the practice of rent bidding, reducing the frequency at which rent may be increased, and allowing greater freedom for tenants around making minor modifications to a rental property and keeping pets on premises.
Read More10 May 2023
Following the NSW Government’s recent move to make solicited rent bidding on rental properties illegal, the Government will today introduce a bill to NSW Parliament with the aim of providing cost-of-living relief and better protection to NSW renters.
Not only does the legislation aim to eliminate the practice of secret rent bidding, it will also mark the first stages of the development of a portable bond scheme.
Read More6 April 2023
An unlicensed individual acting as a property manager in Willetton, Perth has been ordered to pay costs of $5,718.16, in addition to being fined a total of $18,000 by the Perth Magistrates Court.
The individual is reported to have “entered into property management agreements, found tenants, negotiated and collected rents, paid water bills and carried out property inspections and repairs” as an unlicensed person, breaching the Real Estate and Business Agents Act 1978 to a significant degree.
Read More6 April 2023
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Industry updates: WA Government reports $4 million in bond money waiting to be claimed by tenants and landlords.
Disciplinary action: Former Victorian agent faces over 900 charges relating to trust fund misuse.
Legislative changes: ACT tenancy reforms commenced 1 April 2023, Reforms to South Australian renting law officially underway.
Employment opportunity: Ingleburn NSW, Full-time Property Manager with Linkers Real Estate
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