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Hi all, We are just about to settle on a new investment property and as such have an investment property loan on the place but we think we want to move in now instead! Does anyone know if there are rules (ANZ) regarding having to rent a property that is purchased under an investment loan...

Hi all, I was hoping someone here may have had some experience with extending a brick house (concrete slab) out under the eaves. We have a PPOR in Perth that we are hoping to reconfigure and extend but of course we have a tight budget with which to do it so I am trying to consider every...

Have you seen www.notgoodenough.org? Well worth listing these types to warn others. I once got my $1300 deposit back from a shonky (VERY well known company) through this site. :D I can't believe there is no other recourse with these property managers who do the wrong thing. :mad:

O.K. forumites, I have a challenge for you! I had a tenant do a runner this week (though kind enough to leave the keys :rolleyes:). House is trashed, $1866 rent arrears and an existing court date coming up on the 25th. Now, the question is, how can I find him? Do any of you have any...

I'm no expert but personally I would ask for a police report or something before I paid anything. People don't generally attack an inhabited building for no reason and if this guy had an issue with the tenant (and I'd give good odds that he did :rolleyes:), I would consider the bill to be the...

Has anyone ever heard of a tenant actually be fined the penalties that are listed in the Residential Tenancies Act? One in particular comes to mind - not paying rent in the last month of a tenancy because 'the bond will cover it'. I hear this happens all the time and the penalty is $1000 but...

I am a private landlord (in W.A.) and I have just listed my first deadbeat tenant on TICA. 1. The tenant is still in my property (though not for long!). I checked this with TICA and they said that it is not a problem (though that might just be W.A.) 2. I didn't have to list any reasons why...

Ooooooh, cynical...:D Turns out that the tenant can refuse registered mail whereas normal mail is considered to have been received (whether or not Australia Post actually delivers it!) :cool: I guess the same goes for email, read/delivery receipts don't HAVE to be returned and SMS is...

Dazz, I say this because it says in 'The Landlord's Handbook' distributed by The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection under 'Service of Notices - How and When to Issue (p.48): 'Certified mail should not be used for sending notices.' ???:confused:

For some reason, which I can't for the life of me understand, we are not allowed to send things via registered post in W.A....it has to be normal post!?!? :confused: Anyone know why?

Ooohh! $60 per week! You poor thing! :eek: I guess you could always offer to pay the huge hike in mortgage interest for your landlord instead! Now THAT would make you a really good tenant! :D Sorry about the sarcasm but I just couldn't resist. :cool:

I had a chat to someone at Consumer Affairs this week regarding whether or not SMS is acceptable as a form of providing something 'in writing' to a tenant. His response was no, because it can't be printed out and presented in court with dates, etc (though I noticed my phone has a 'print'...

Does anyone know what the status is in relation to this in W.A.? I have this clause in my agreements too...:eek: Am

I've sent you a private message. These people sound like my current (soon to be court-evicted) tenants from hell!

I totally agree with Wylie. I self manage and have done since we bought our property without any problems...until now. This last lot of tenants applied in Feb and we didn't have a great choice of applicants but rather than continue advertising, I told myself not to be a snob/judgemental (they...

Tica... I just looked up TICA (www.tica.com.au) with a view to joining as a private landlord. You can join as a casual member for $143.00 which allows you 10 inquiries without any expiry date. Pricy but probably worth it. I believe you can also list bad tenants which is what I am planning to...

Does anyone else have their tenants pay their rent calendar monthly? Have you had any problems? I've just had a tenant on the phone yelling at me that I advertised a property for $425/week and after they signed the tenancy agreement (which had the calendar monthly amount due in it) I 'uped...

Our previous tenant asked us permission before installing Foxtel, which we said was fine. When she left, she left the dish behind. :D I would have thought that once it is installed (including the wall plug inside) it would be considered a permanent fixture? Wylie, I'd get up and check the...

These are really nice looking lights (the glass oyster alabaster) and that's a bargain but be warned! Just make sure they are really securely fixed to the ceiling! Mum had one in her loungeroom and six months later the whole thing came crashing down on the tiles in the middle of the...

Unfortunately I have already sent the official notice for the $20 increase...don't believe I can change it? I have told her that the rent come December will be $350/week or more. :D Norwester...the '****' is just where I deleted a name but some of her emails have been very aggressive and...