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Congratulations to our 2023 Easter Colouring Competition Winners
Thank you to everyone who participated in our annual Easter Colouring Competition!We had so many beautiful entries this year which never makes the judging easy! We love being able to display all the colourful Easter colouring entries in our office. This year we had a number of Easter egg prizes to give away.A big congratulations...Read More→
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2023 Easter Colouring Competition with apm
It’s that time of year for our annual Easter colouring competition.We have two age categories for the colouring competition:Category 1 – For children ages up to 5 years.Category 2 – For children ages 6 -12 years.There will be a few Easter goodies for each category to give away!How to EnterClick here (or on the picture...Read More→
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apm Client Newsletter – February 2023
In this edition we discuss:From Bill – It’s good to have friends in businessA Word from Howard – What’s on the horizon for 2023Residential Property Management – After the Storm, Software changes, Art auctionBody Corporate Management – Insurance process when property is damagedCommercial Property Management – How our team responded to extreme weather eventsWaiheke Escapes – List your holiday home with...Read More→
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Residential Team Update – After the Storm and Software Changes
2023 introduced itself with once in a lifetime weather events that has tested our ‘metal’ and caused us to revisit legislation that we only ever needed in an emergency. This legislation relates to qualifying a property as habitable or uninhabitable. Amongst our portfolio we have had 16 properties deemed uninhabitable and 31 with serious flooding.Apart from...Read More→
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Insurance Process When Property is Damaged
Following the Auckland Anniversary storm and Cyclone Gabrielle, many of us have experienced first-hand the insurance claims process. Our Body Corporate Managers are seeing the insurance sector overwhelmed at the moment. Insurers are reinforcing their processes to ease the workload and are assigning dedicated claims advisors, appointing assessors, arranging quotes to repair and ‘making good’...Read More→
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A Word From Howard – What’s on the horizon for 2023
As someone who has been involved in property management for a long time, and as a property investor myself, 2023 is already shaping up to be another wild year after a somewhat challenging 2022. So, what do I see happening in 2023 and what’s on the horizon?We have previously mentioned the overdue and much needed...Read More→
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How our Commercial Team Responded to Extreme Weather Events
The last four weeks since the extreme weather event on the 27th January has impacted the commercial sector tremendously. We have not seen the extent of damage that occurred to buildings and businesses before, and the fallout will be felt for many months to come. As Commercial Property Managers, we need to follow a thorough process...Read More→
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The Three Stages of the Unit Titles Amendment Bill
For our Body Corporate clients you will be aware that The Unit Titles Amendment Bill (Strengthening Body Corporate Governance and Other Matters) was passed in 2022.The Government released a staged commencement process. There are three stages to the implementation of the Act which are as follows:Stage 1 – came into effect on 9 December 2022Key...Read More→
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Proactive Maintenance and your Commercial Property
It’s Springtime, although you wouldn’t necessarily think so with the cold and rainy weather we have been experiencing lately, and this is often the season for a re-evaluation of property maintenance and planning of work that has been delayed or put off during winter. Proactive landlords keep up with regular maintenance of their properties which...Read More→
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apm Brand Journey – Changing our look, but not who we are
Founded in 1991, with a vison of exceptional property management, we have spent the past 31 years creating strong relationships with our clients, tenants, contractors, suppliers and team members.We have grown significantly and have expanded our range of services to include residential and commercial property management, body corporate and residents’ association management, holiday home management,...Read More→
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