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It is a landlord's responsibility that the property is lawful premises for residential use, meets all relevant building, health and safety standards and is in reasonably clean and tidy condition before the tenants move in.

When it comes to smoke alarms, we are often asked if it is enough to have a record that the landlord tested the fire alarm or if they should get a professional company to provide certification that the property is compliant.

Landlords have no requirement to perform meth tests for each tenancy, but landlords have the legal requirement to provide a clean and habitable property.

This is a common situation. A landlord needs their place filled for a specific "long-ish" period (longer than a standard short-term tenancy of fewer than 90 days). They found a tenant who is happy to rent the place under these terms. Now the lease is ending, but the tenant's circumstances change, and now they wish to stay for longer. Does the tenancy end as both parties agreed at the start of the term?

There is nothing in the legislation that requires you to have a certain number of routine property inspections.

Nothing in the Residential Tenancies Act actually requires signatures on inspection reports. But it is a standard practice for landlords and tenants to do so.

One of the most controversial tax policies, phasing out interest deductibility for residential properties, is finally becoming law.

Residential property managers look after over 40% of rental properties in NZ. While many abide by appropriate industry standards, some lack professionalism, entry knowledge and reasonable practice requirements to assure property owners that their properties are not being mismanaged.

This is a very common situation. A landlord has a place that they want to fill for long-ish fixed-term but want to make sure the fixed-term tenancy doesn't become periodic upon expiry as they may want to use it themselves or as an Airbnb during a busy period. The question is always can this be done and how to go about it.

The law around lending money to consumers in New Zealand changed on December 1 2021, and it's already having a significant effect on property owners.

The Government has announced changes to the Healthy Homes standards following the feedback from the rental industry.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has released new guidelines for the rental sector designed to protect potential tenants' rights and privacy and ensure that only necessary information is collected from them.

A new amendment was proposed to the COVID-19 Response (Management Measures) Legislation to include bans on rent increases.

Legislation has been drafted to restrict tenancy terminations during Alert Level 4.

The Government unveiled more information on plans that would bar landlords from deducting the interest costs of their mortgage from their tax bill.

Discussions about vaccination have been seen creeping into virtually every public and private sphere — personal relationships, work, and even the rental housing sector.

There's no GST to pay on rental income from long-term residential renting.

To our myRent community

The past year has brought an avalanche of changes to the NZ rental market. We're sure some of them made you question whether or not it is worth it. Although the full impact of these changes is hard to predict, property investment still remains one of the best investment opportunities in the long run.

2020 was a challenging year, but 2021 is exceeding our expectations... The most controversial Government policy targeting residential property investors has been revealed.

The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (RTAA) is arguably the biggest tenancy reform in 30 years. It comes with lots of nuisances that landlords should be aware of.

11 February 2021 is a big day. The second phase of The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (RTAA) is coming into effect. What every landlord needs to know.

The deadline for compliance with the Healthy Homes minimum standards is looming. Are you on track to meet the necessary requirements?

There must be at least one fixed heater that meets a required heating capacity that can directly heat the main living room to at least 18°C. Specific heating devices that are inefficient, unaffordable or unhealthy will not meet the requirements of this standard.