Recent content by toohard

We used this guy recently for a combined building and pest report ($599): http://www.buildinginspectionperth.net.au/?gclid=CInWy5G86K4CFYJLpgodW1NngQ No complaints - friendly, efficient, and the report was pretty detailed, complete with photos etc. This was our first inspection, so can't...

As I read it, S30 relates to rent variations within an agreement. The OP's situation is a little different. There's nothing stopping the landlord from commencing a new lease 6 month lease, at a higher rent, with no notice to the tenant. But AusProp is right. It's increasing anyway, they...

No, I don't think they have to. The property we're renting changed owners last year, and settlement occurred shortly before our 12 months was up. The new owner was happy for us to stay on but wanted to increase the rent, but it was only around 30 days notice at that stage before the end of the...

sounds like a great way for University staff to get out of marking assignments - get a 'professional' to do it instead!

The problem is that you need to have a consistent measurement of these things over time to accurately measure change. I'd suggest you read the following for more information on the CPI: http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/DSSbyCollectionid/1E564CACF4CBEC32CA256ED8007EF06E?opendocument The...

Not that it helps you at all, but this is why they real estate agencies in Perth request one-weeks rent with your application for a rental property. If you're successful, it gets credited towards your rent, but if you're offered the property and then change your mind (even if you haven't signed...

It really depends on the people you rent to. When I first moved out into a rental there was no evidence to say if I would be a good tenant or not. Lucky for the landlord I was one of those people who looked after the property well and paid my rent on time. On the other hand, we had two girls...

As a tenant, I'd be asking for those things if it were somewhere on the lease that that was the condition the property should be left in. (eg if it was in my lease that the carpets had to be cleaned on departure, I'd want them cleaned before I moved in). Likewise, if it's in the lease that...

Don't pay them compo (call their bluff and let them take you to a tribunal if they really mean business), and get a new PM. The one you have has too many excuses for not doing their job properly. I would think (and this is not based on experience, but what should happen in a just world...

Your story is very similar to ours, I could have thought you were in the same apartment complex except that ours is in Melbourne. Our complex was built in 2005 and we bought at the end of 2007. Right from the start there were problems with the body corporate managing company, water...