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Apr 193 min read
Rental owners are people too and most love animals. That’s why they know the realities of pet ownership and what animals can do.
Many ownerhave been badly burnt by animal damage in the past and are unwilling to go through that heartbreak, hard work, and expense again.
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Free information sessions for rental owners
The Tasmanian Residential Rental Property Owners Association are holding free information sessions for rental owners across the State....
May 4, 20222 min read
Education key to happy tenancies
We're proud to launch an education program that focuses on upskilling landlords about their responsibilities and the legal requirements...
Mar 8, 20223 min read
Land Tax changes welcome but more work to be done
The State Government’s recent move to adjust the land tax structure was wise and necessary. That said, it will take more than a minor...
Feb 19, 20223 min read
Address owners' concerns to improve rental supply
The Tenants Union of Tasmania have clearly stated their belief that housing as an investment class should not exist (image below). But it...
Sep 16, 20212 min read
Funding to support compliant and harmonious tenancies
The formation of the Tasmanian Residential Rental Property Owners Association has filled an important gap in the Tasmanian tenancy...
Jul 28, 20211 min read
Property Tax Reform Petition
Tasmania's inefficient, inequitable and excessive taxes inhibit property ownership, deter people from moving from properties that no...
Apr 29, 20213 min read
Rent Stress: Set to worsen. We must limit the damage.
Rental stress is set to worsen, at least in the short-term. This disturbing prediction is not hard to see as insightful data and a basic...
Apr 16, 20211 min read
Land Tax - Who can deliver?
It must be election time. Land Tax is finally getting some attention. While our Association believes comprehensive and major reform is...
Apr 14, 20213 min read
Like it or not, owning and renting are different
Like many Tasmanians, landlords have housing high on the list of priorities this election. Rental owners are not to blind to the prices...
Mar 19, 20213 min read
The threat of rent control is already hurting tenants
Rents are high and many are struggling to afford their rent. There is no denying that it is a problem that needs to be fixed, and...
Feb 25, 20211 min read
Quick wins for rental crisis
Our Association has written to several non-government organisations, including Colony47, Shelter Tas and TasCOSS, asking for their...
Feb 23, 20213 min read
Rent increases. We're not surprised
It should come as no surprise that rents are rising. When risk increases, the reward needs to increase too. And the risks associated with...
Feb 7, 20213 min read
Land Tax must be overhauled, if not abolished
The Tasmanian Residential Rental Property Owners Association is calling on the Government to expand the scope of their Land Tax review,...
Feb 6, 20213 min read
The moratorium's dark cloud must be addressed
The moratorium has lifted, so rental owners should be happy, right? Not quite. Yes, a huge collective sigh of relief has been felt by...
Jan 7, 20213 min read
Making rental ownership even more unattractive is a no win situation
If not the end of January, then at some point, the moratorium on rent evictions due to rent arrears will end and the clean up and...
Dec 7, 20203 min read
This is not landlords versus tenants
This is not landlords versus tenants. This is landlords extremely unhappy with the government’s grossly unbalanced management
Nov 24, 20202 min read
Landlords horrified by the unwarranted extension of tenancy interventions
The Government has announced a further extension of their residential tenancy interventions which will mean landlords who are owed...
Nov 3, 20203 min read
Government tells landlords to manage their risk
The Minister for Building and Construction, Elise Archer, is continuing to sing the government’s praises of its management of residential...
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