What is anti competitive behaviour? 

A letter from the Commerce Commission in August was a reminder to landlords that they are carrying out a business in trade and therefore subject to the Commerce Act. On 8 October, Andrew King, Sharon Cullwick and Jan Hains met with Katie Rusbatch, Head of Competition, and Barrie Sutton, Principal Investigator to clarify the situation. The purpose of the meeting was to explore and understand the role of the Commerce Commission and how the Commerce Act applies to the Federation, Associations, our members and the rental property industry. Here is a report of the meeting.

Watch out for details of this November webinar

Barrie Sutton has agreed to participate in a webinar in November and details will be forwarded soon.  Do not miss this opportunity to learn how to take care. In the meantime here is some helpful information on the Commerce Commission website

The Privacy Act is changing

On 1 December this year, the new Privacy Act will come into effect. Under the new law, the Privacy Commissioner will have more powers to enforce compliance, and there will be stiffer penalties for breaching some aspects of the Act.   Before the new law comes into effect, you should get up-to-speed with your obligations and your rights. Go to elearning.privacy.org.nz and sign up for "Privacy Act 2020." It's a short training module that gives an overview of the upcoming changes in less than 60 minutes.  Read more about the changes here

Assistance to select the right tenant

Being able to select good tenants is critical to managing a tenancy. Identifying a good tenant can be difficult. Often information on candidates can be subjective or hard to find. Selecting the right tenants for your property can give you financial reassurance, as well as avoiding unexpecting stress such as dealing with damages to your property.

illion Tenancy provides a comprehensive online tenant checking service that enables you to make the most informed decision in your tenant selection process. Find out more here

Getting ready to meet the Healthy Homes deadlines

Did you know that G-Force We Install specialises in providing a Healthy Homes assessment, as well as supply and installation services for rental property owners and managers to ensure that their properties meet the new requirements of the Residential Tenancy Act (Healthy Homes Standards)? They can provide all these services in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Christchurch.

GForce We install has three options

Option 1

Assessment and compliance certification only service.

Option 2

Installation service only

Option 3

Full assessment, installation and documentation service.

This is their premium option. They take care of everything to make the property compliant:

Find out the details here and make an enquiry through the NZPIF website here