Recent content by Goofy

We use NTD and absolutely pass on the cost to the owner as it is an expense we incur. I find that is is useful picking up veda lodgement and court judgement debts as well.

Sorry not true! In VIC tenants can only be charged a pro-rata letting fee, and full advertising costs and agents that try to charge an admin fee to the tenants over and above that would get slammed at VCAT.

I will be there :)

Thankfully you are not one of my owners! She called you, she emailed you, she sms'd you. You spoke to the plumber and everything was under control. Yet you still want to her call the tenants - who wont answer the first time and she will have to chase up and then call you who also wont answer...

count me in :) have been wanting to catch up with skater for ages but life keeps getting in the way! looking forward to it :)

Do not even consider wasting more of your time in contacting your current agent and giving them the opportunity in fixing this mess. This is disgusting conduct! Find another agent now and take the management from this useless agency. Then send a letter to the director advising them that...

Mgt fees are pretty right, 4% is high for a leasing fee. My agency services the Richmond area, if you want to have a chat, shoot me a PM with your details.

you would be best to try and negitiate somethng with the tenants. Despite the above post, VCAT will not award you rent until the end of the tenancy. As the landlord it is your responsibility to try to minimise the finanical hardship of the tenant. I am not saying this is fair, but it is the...

bonds are generally held with a government agency (in Victoria it is the RTBA) and it is lodged against the property rather than against the landlord so it automatically transfers across with any change of ownership

i had a case like this once.... thankfully it was deemed not to be asbestos... You really need to find out one way or another if it is. Simply having a clause in your lease stating there is an asbestos shed in the back wont protect you if the tenant gets sick and wants to sue because they...

Unfortunately for you, i think this would be a case of, unless you can proove tenant negligently used the machine and broke the handle then you would be liable for the cost. Most appliances these days are made to break not made to last, it is possible that it did just actually break, and...

It sounds like the PM is completely incompetent! If i was you i would also be checking that the current tenants have been served a NTV. If it hasn't been served it needs to be done NOW so it coincides with the end of the lease. Don't forget a Victorian lease does not end when the fixed term...

I am a big supporter of doing the 'call the agent' trick, however I think it is unfair to criticize her because the call went thru to VM especially on a Saturday. If she is doing OFIs she can't be answering her phone while trying to sell properties to tenants at the same time. The question...

Awe thanks James :) And yes i am based in South Yarra. Happy to have a chat if you need to!

It depends.... did they tenant request the lease (and therefore submitting an offer to pay x dollars, for x term in return for x property)? If so, then by sending the leases you have accepted the offer (as such accepted the tenants offer to pay x dollars for x term in return for providing x...