As Australia’s property values continue to rise onward and upward, it would seem rents are set to head in the same direction – and at quite a rapid rate.

Tenants who may have been keen to get into the housing market, but were having difficulties due to affordability issues and rising interest rates will soon be hit with the double
whammy of rising rents, as landlords get set to enjoy the benefits of a “rental boom”.

Read on to find out more...

Over the last few years property investors enjoyed rising rentals, at a time when capital growth was low. But the equation is reversing.

While rental growth is slowing, capital growth has been strong in all our capital cities for the first six months of this year, and particularly so in Melbourne and Sydney.

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Property investors have enjoyed a good run over the last few years, with rentals rising strongly. The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Consumer Price Index revealed that over the first three months of 2009 rents grew by 1.7% to be 8.1% higher than 12 months ago.

But things are changing on the rental front.

Join Metropole’s new head of the Metropole Property Management team, Lucas McArthur, as he explains the current state of play for our rental markets…

When it comes to renting out an investment property at the right price, many landlords can be at a loss as to where they should begin.

Today’s rental market is so different to what any of us are used to, it is no wonder that many landlords struggle to settle on a reasonable rent for both themselves and their prospective tenants.

In this informative article, Pamela Yardney explains how to calculate the correct market rent for your property, with a system that ensures a fair go for all...

When it comes to residential property management, there are definitive rules that must be followed in order to ensure landlords don’t end up facing a cantankerous residential tenancy tribunal judge!

One of the areas that can create confusion is lease renewals and termination of tenancies and exactly what rights and responsibilities both the tenant and landlord have. Even though this might seem like a straightforward process, landlords must dot all “i’s” and cross all “t’s” in order to prevent any future complications.  

In this informative article, originally published in Your Investment Property magazine, Pamela Yardney explains how to stay within the limits of the law when renewing and terminating tenancies...

Whilst investors are enjoying the fruits of an extremely tight rental market at present, with historically low vacancy rates across all capital cities, this is no time for landlords to become complacent about the upkeep of their investment or over-confident about keeping their property occupied.

As a landlord, it might seem obvious that your biggest financial asset is your investment property. However some landlords lose sight of the basics when it comes to taking care of that asset, or simply don't know what is really involved in the day to day running of a rental property.

With rising interest rates, landlords are concerned about how they will manage to contend with increasing loan repayments on their investment properties. Many are crunching the numbers, stretching their budgets and reigning in spending in an attempt to make ends meet, but there is another solution.

Although rental income will not cover your entire mortgage on a well placed negatively geared property, it can go a long way.

Now more than ever, it is crucial for landlords to revisit the going rent on their properties and conduct regular, timely reviews in order to bridge the ever-widening gap between yields and mounting monthly mortgage obligations…

The latest interest rate increase will not only cause hardship to home owners- but also to tenants. Rents for many properties are likely to increase substantially over the next year...find out why in this insightful piece by Pamela Yardney.

Over the years, our State Governments have set up residential tenancy authorities to protect the rights of both the landlord and the tenant.

While in the past, many tenants thought the landlords had unreasonable rights, now the pendulum has swung in favour of the tenants and many landlords feel their rights have diminished and their responsibilities have been increased.

So what are your rights and responsibilities as a landlord?