WATER BILLS & TENANTS

Whether or not a landlord can legally pass on water charges to tenants can be tricky, and owners, tenants & property managers (not us) get it wrong all of the time. The penalties for landlords (and agents) charging tenants for water when they are not legally allowed to do so are HUGE – so itRead more

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS

Modern Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) offers a level of security to homes never before seen.  Owners can stream high-definition videos of the properties, receive activation alerts, listen to conversations, speak to people knocking at their front door, save and store images and video, and enjoy a host of other handy security features – all from anRead more

SUNSHINE COAST PROPERTY GROWTH

The Sunshine Coast is one of the hottest property markets in Australia, as Queensland enjoys the highest interstate migration rates in the country. The ‘Coast’ is also forecast to be the fourth-fastest growing region in Queensland over the next 20 years as it adds 125,000 new residents to reach a population of 525,000 by 2043. TheRead more

HOW TO MAKE REAL MONEY HOLIDAY LETTING

People from all walks of life own holiday letting properties, and they do so for a myriad of different reasons. Some are accidental holiday owners because they inherited the property from a family relative, or still have a previous home but for sentimental or financial reasons, they don’t want to part with it just yet.Read more

QUEENSLAND RENTAL REFORMS – AUG 2023

Property owners could be forgiven for losing track of the wave of rental reforms that have either been legislated, or have been proposed, by the Queensland Government in recent times.  The purpose of this article is to recap what has happened so far, and to inform landlords of future proposals. STAGE ONE REFORMS: These reformsRead more

LOCAL AGENT’S METEORIC RISE IN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

The last 12 months has seen a huge rise in properties being managed by Local Agent. A surge in holiday letting properties and permanent rental stock has defied the trends being experienced elsewhere, with both departments experiencing very strong growth. While there are always a number of factors that cause one agency to attract largeRead more

NEVER EVER PAY FOR MARKETING

It is a proven fact that when it comes to selling property, a premium marketing strategy will out-perform a budget campaign every time.  Premium marketing will mean your property will be seen by more active buyers, will attract more offers, and stands a much greater chance of selling for a higher price.  As the oldRead more

LINEN SERVICE CHANGES

Significant changes in holiday guest behaviour have occurred in recent times – including their expectations about linen.  Gone are the days when all guests expected to supply their own linen, or make their own arrangements to hire linen.  Younger guests, families, interstate and overseas travellers, and the vast majority of guests booking through platforms suchRead more

HUGE HOLIDAY LETTING SUCCESS

It doesn’t matter which way you look at it, since introducing our Premium Holiday Letting strategy in 2019, our holiday rental department has boomed and our owners have reaped the rewards. In 2018, prior to offering our Premium Letting opportunity to landlords, Holiday Caloundra was experiencing around 1670 paid bookings per year, and property ownersRead more

REFERRAL REWARDS

Local Agent manages hundreds of properties stretching from Maroochydore, Marcoola, Peregian Beach, Buderim and Woombye across to the Glasshouse Mountains, along the coast and everything in between. We are currently experiencing huge demand for rental properties, and we are continually turning away quality tenants simply because we don’t have the stock available. If you ownRead more

MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS

Minimum Housing standards for Queensland rental properties commenced 1st September 2023. The prescribed minimum housing standards are a legal requirement (just like smoke alarms) and apply to premises if a residential tenancy agreement, or rooming accommodation agreement, for the premises starts on or after that date. From 1 September 2024, the prescribed minimum housing standardsRead more

ENDING TENANCIES

Consistent with many other legislative changes the Queensland government has been making in relation to rental reforms, the rules about ending leases are also changing. The Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (the Act) is the law that governs renting a residential property in Queensland. Tenancy agreements can only be ended in accordance with the Act.Read more

REAL ESTATE SCAMS

While there are many fantastic things about living in the era of digital transactions, there are definitely reasons to be wary. The incidence of cyber scams, phishing, hacking, data breaches and online fraud seems to be rising all the time. In fact, according to the ACCC’s Scamwatch, Australians are collectively losing tens of millions ofRead more

FORWARD BOOKINGS

‘Forward Bookings’ is the term the accommodation industry uses to describe future bookings that a property has secured, but the guests haven’t arrived yet.  Every property owner likes to have lots of forward bookings because they provide a guarantee of future income, but there are lots of factors that influence how many forward bookings aRead more

CLEANING – A GUIDE FOR OWNERS

Cleaning is without doubt the most commonly debated and least understood element of property management.  Whether it is bond cleaning of rental properties, departure cleaning of holiday properties or cleaning properties for sale, there are some basics that everyone simply needs to understand. This article is dedicated to the vexed topic of cleaning, in theRead more

YOUR HOLIDAY LETTING EXPERTS

Interested on holiday letting? Need a new holiday letting agent to maximise returns on your investment? Capably led by our award winning owners and holiday accommodation experts, the highly professional Holiday Caloundra team is at the cutting edge of the holiday rental market, and a long way ahead of the competition.  Constantly looking for waysRead more

OUR BEST DEAL GUARANTEE

Confused about different deals offered by different sales agents?  Discounted commissions, free advertising, list now-pay later, pay nothing until you settle,  … and the list goes on.  It is a bit like comparing apples with oranges and it can be hard to work out the deal that works best for you! Agents know most peopleRead more