Do you know what you are required to do if a tenant gets up and does a runner and leaves there belongings at the property?

The question that all landlords must think about is how best to attract tenants. New Zealand is predominantly a renting nation and competition is strong between landlords to secure the best possible tenants.

Valentine’s Day is usually spent taking a romantic vacation with your significant other or spending tons of money creating the perfect day. Like many you can end up spending hundreds of dollars for one day.

At this time of the year we often get young couples from the Northern Hemisphere coming to town for our summer. I generally find they are great tenants who pay well and put up with some primitive flats from time to time.

I have recently had two different tenancies where the tenant was on home detention and got into rent arrears.

Today the bailiff rang and said be at your house in 10 minutes for the eviction. Goodness that was fast I said. I only lodged the application on two days ago. I had told the court staff that the nice tenant had a six year old and a new born baby.

Landlords should check their bank account every morning before the start of business. Any missed rent payments should be dealt with immediately.