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A Word From Howard – Property Market
There has been much written in the media and aired on talk back radio about the sell down of rental accommodation in New Zealand by property investors. This is a very important topic as it runs alongside and impacts one of the other big election issues of the “shortage of affordable housing in New Zealand”.Having...Read More→
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Fall Out from Extreme Weather Events
It is four months down the track from the extreme weather events that we experienced at the end of January and beginning of February, and reinstatement work at many hard hit properties is still in progress and is likely to be for a few months yet. Insurers were caught out by the weather events as...Read More→
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Memberships Matter for Professional Management
apm belongs to two Body Corporate industry bodies. We think it is important to have membership of organisations that are creating change or providing a level of professionalism to the body corporate management industry. Our Strata Community Association (SCA)(NZ) membership allows apm to participate on the Executive Committee of that organisation. During the past 12...Read More→
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10 Features Tenants Want in a Rental Home
Having quality tenants who care for and respect their rental home is vital to success in property investment, other than having a professional property manager of course! Not attracting tenants can result in a whole world of disappointment with vacancies and loss of income so, when you’re looking for your next investment property, here’s a...Read More→
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apm Beach Clean for Sustainable Coastlines and Earth Day
On Thursday 20 April 2023, some of our team ventured to Point Chevalier beach to collect rubbish to commemorate Earth Day (Saturday 22 April), and support Sustainable Coastlines, a charity that apm sponsors.The team spent a few hours on Point Chevalier beach and collected several bags of plastic and litter waste from around the coastline....Read More→
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Implementing UTA Changes
Most of the changes to the Unit Titles Amendment Act take place next month on May 9, 2023.The first thing that owners will see is some small changes to the Notice of Intention to Hold an AGM notification that apm sends approximately one month out from the AGM itself.New regulations 10(2)(a)(b) and 24(3)(b) require a...Read More→
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A Word From Howard – Recent Highlights in Property Management
I hope you all had a nice long Easter weekend. It’s been a productive but hectic first quarter so it was important to take time out over Easter, slow down and reset if you could. I know the end of the financial year will have been very busy for some of you and will have...Read More→
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apm Client Newsletter – April 2023
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.In this edition we discuss:From Bill – Plumbing WOFA Word from Howard – Recent highlights in Property ManagementResidential Property Management – Residential Industry First Quarter UpdateBody Corporate Management – Implemented UTA ChangesCommercial Property Management – Agreement to Lease VS Deed of LeaseWaiheke Escapes –...Read More→
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Deed of Lease VS Agreement to Lease – Do you know the difference?
One of the most common tasks a commercial property manager undertakes is reviewing a Deed of Lease when issues arise between tenants and landlords. Most of the time the lease is very clear but, in some cases, it is a matter of interpretation which makes it difficult for the two parties to agree. As experienced...Read More→
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Residential Industry First Quarter Update
We end our first quarter of 2023 in good spirits having weathered our first natural disaster, Miss Gabrielle, which brought with it a lot of stress and discomfort for everyone involved. We had 13 uninhabitable properties due to flood/storm damage that are now thankfully being remedied.We are pleased to see a positive change in the Auckland...Read More→
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