In this edition: How long will it take for your property to rent? When You Can Legally DIY – Plumbing Works that Don’t Need a Licenced Plumber Warning! Unlicensed Building Work Cops Hefty Fines Why a Bounce Back in Building Approvals is Good News! January 2016 Best Ways to Burglar Proof for When You are Away A Selection of Properties Recently Leased Another happy customer—Wow Moment Quote Calendar of Events Dear Landlord, Happy New Year! We hope you have had a fantastic holiday season, we are all back on board and rearing to go for another exciting year ahead! It's been a cooler Summer than anticipated and it's been nice to see some long overdue rain. In saying that, the storm season is always something we need to keep in mind. In our November Newsletter we offered some great advice on being prepared. Are your gutters, downpipes and stormwater drains clear of leaves Rental and Team Updates and other matter? Have you checked that your insurance covers flood and storm damage? As always we love to hear from you if we can help. The Property Management department has seen a few changes over the last couple of weeks. We bid farewell to Jodi due to a personal matter whilst we have welcomed Katrina to assist with letting and Emmalene on Reception. The girls out front have certainly been busy processing applications which didn't seem to stop, despite the Christmas and New Year period. We worked every busy day except New Years Eve to be sure we are on the front foot for the busiest letting period of the year! A reminder to let us know your lease renewal instructions if your leases are expiring in the first quarter of the year remembering if you wish the tenants to vacate you are required to give two months notice. Wishing you all the best for a sensational 2016! Your Property Management Team, Christina, Helen, Iszabel, Alex, Kobe, Freda and Katrina Our finance specialist Joshua Vecchio can help with; Interest in Advance, Home Loan Health Check, Depreciation Reports and much more. Call him now on 0432 989 866
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In this edition: How long will it take for your property to rent? When You Can Legally DIY – Plumbing Works that Don’t Need a Licenced Plumber Warning! Unlicensed Building Work Cops Hefty Fines Why a Bounce Back in Building Approvals is Good News!
January 2016
Best Ways to Burglar Proof for When You are Away A Selection of Properties Recently Leased Another happy customer—Wow Moment Quote Calendar of Events
Dear Landlord,
Happy New Year! We hope you
have had a fantastic holiday
season, we are all back on board
and rearing to go for another
exciting year ahead!
It's been a cooler Summer than
anticipated and it's been nice to
see some long overdue rain. In
saying that, the storm season is
always something we need to keep
in mind. In our November
Newsletter we offered some great
advice on being prepared. Are
your gutters, downpipes and
stormwater drains clear of leaves
Rental and Team Updates
and other matter? Have you
checked that your insurance
c o ve r s f l o o d a n d s t o r m
damage? As always we love to
hear from you if we can help.
The Property Management
department has seen a few
changes over the last couple of
weeks. We bid farewell to Jodi due
to a personal matter whilst we
have welcomed Katrina to assist
with letting and Emmalene on
Reception. The girls out front have
certainly been busy processing
applications which didn't seem to
stop, despite the Christmas and
New Year period. We worked
every busy day except New Years
Eve to be sure we are on the front
foot for the busiest letting period of
the year! A reminder to let us know
your lease renewal instructions if
your leases are expiring in the first
quarter of the year remembering if
you wish the tenants to vacate you
are required to give two months
notice.
Wishing you all the best for a
sensational 2016!
Your Property Management Team,
Christina, Helen, Iszabel, Alex,
Kobe, Freda and Katrina
Our finance specialist Joshua Vecchio can help with;
Interest in Advance, Home Loan Health Check,
Depreciation Reports and much more.
Call him now on 0432 989 866
www.propertyrentalsbrisbane.com FREE Information Guide For Landlords & Tenants
How long will it take for your property to rent?
That of course depends on the time of the year so here are the latest statistics for December.
BRISBANE STATISTICS The Market
Source: rentfind.com.au
Brisbane, QLD December 2015 Annual Change
Median Weekly Rent - House $420 0.0%
Median Weekly Rent - Unit/Apartment $390 0.0%
Days on Market (Avg) 32.3 1.7 increase
Days Vacant (Avg) 19.2 1.4 increase
When You Can Legally DIY –
Plumbing Works that Don’t
Need a Licenced Plumber
Queensland legis la t ion,
“Plumbing and Drainage
Regulation 2003” specifies
that plumbing work which is
classified as „Unregulated
Work‟ does not require a
Plumbing Licence.
The legislation details can be
found on Schedule 4 –
Unregulated Work. We‟ve
included the law below for
your interest.
STANDARD PLUMBING AND
DRAINAGE REGULATION
2003 - SCHEDULE 4 -
UNREGULATED WORK
For sanitary plumbing and
sanitary drainage
• cleaning or maintaining
ground level grates to
traps on sanitary drains
• replacing caps to ground
level inspection openings
on sanitary drains
• maintaining an above or
below ground irrigation
system for the disposal of
effluent from an on-site
sewerage facil ity or
greywater use facility
For water plumbing
• installing or maintaining an
irrigation or lawn watering
system downstream from
an isolating valve, tap or
backf low preven t ion
device on the supply pipe
www.propertyrentalsbrisbane.com FREE Information Guide For Landlords & Tenants
Errors & Omissions: These details have been prepared by us on information we have obtained and while we trust it to be correct, is not guaranteed by us and you should rely on your own enquiries.
Bardon House $660 p.w.
3 bed, 1 bath, 2 car accommodation
Calendar of Events
Helen and her team of property managers
recognised that as a tenant my rental property was
my home. They treated me respectfully and managed
my needs professionally – this sets the standard for