Managing Risk With Holiday & Short-Term Rentals
Everyone is talking about how you can make lots of money by short term renting your home or investment property, so you have decided to give it a go! Before…
Regulating short-term rentals? Not Really…. Critical information for investors
Three major changes are going to be passed into legislation in the upcoming months in relation to regulating Short-Term Rentals. While the exact arrangements and regulations have yet to be…
6 Tips for Property Photography
Everyone has heard the age old expression “a picture tells a thousand words” which is no doubt true, however photography can also truly touch, move and inspire. Simply put, great images…
More Bookings – 10 Things To Consider When Setting Up A Booking Agent Agreement
So you have listed your property on a bunch of booking channels like Airbnb and HomeAway and have had some success in taking a few bookings……but …..you have vacancy that…
How to Find Hidden Treasures in Your Tax Return..!
Remember that time when you found $20 bucks in an old pair of Jeans? Or that Jacket you wore last winter? You may have not have gone so far as…
Eats and Beats – Staff Picks, where to eat and drink in Manly.
I may be wrong but these days I find most people won’t go travelling to a foreign place without having an extensive pre-planned list of places to eat and places…
Floorplans – A second look
The idea of a floorplan may seem arbitrary in a listing, if you have it great, but it’s not essential right?…Wrong! Floorplans have powerful market research behind them, proving their…
Exclusivity is not a unicorn… truths, myths & realities
Ok, let’s talk openly about exclusivity. It makes logical sense to assume that the more people you have working on your property the better. While that is not an unreasonable…
The Wow Factor – give your rental property a great first impression
Homeowners frequently ask us, ‘What is the most important area to style in a home?’. Well, it all depends on who is living there, and what their needs are. Our…
4 reasons re-styling your property makes the difference to your rental outcomes
Renting a furnished property is a multi facet, multi layered occupation with the fundamental component being the furniture in it! The ability to rent a furnish property successfully, albeit long…
Proactive Property Maintenance – Why Is It So Important?
Quality property management is about being proactive and forward-thinking while continuing to deliver great service to both tenants and owners. This is why we at Property Providers have built an…
NSW short term rental, strata and tenancy laws: latest news
Regulation changes. As it does, we’ll keep you posted about: Short term accommodation Strata buildings Other legislation
Short-Term Rental Code of Conduct for Owners and Guests
All short-term rentals in NSW are required to follow a code of conduct, which provides a set of rules and behaviours for booking platforms, property owners (hosts), letting agents and…
Just Book It! – Benefits of Booking Agents in Short-Term Rental
At first, listing your property on Airbnb, Homeaway or VBRO seems easy, exciting and actually kind of fun. However, as this industry has grown and consolidated it has become far…
CASE STUDY – The Crumbs vs The Whole Cake – More than just a granny flat..
The Situation: Back in 2018 we were contacted by a retired gentleman living in his ‘forever home’ on Rickard Ave in Mosman. He had just renovated his 5-bedroom luxury property…
Ending a Tenancy – Understanding Your Break Lease Obligations As A Tenant
A residential tenancy agreement is a legally binding document that can only be ended in certain ways. There are 2 main types of tenancy agreements which dictate the obligations a…
Case Study: Renting While Applying For A DA (The Perfect Play)
The Situation: Kathy had acquired a property behind the beach in Manly NSW. She was local to the area and before moving in she wanted to update it to be…
Flexible Cancellation Terms – Becoming The New Norm For Short Term Rentals
Flexible or free cancellation terms are quickly becoming the new normal of the short term rental industry ( July 2020). Booking.com pioneered this concept a while ago, but with the…
Case Study: Relling…the Dance of Selling & Renting…Simultaneously
The Situation: Louise and her husband owned a luxury waterfront property in Sydney’s prestigious Northern Beaches however they were not Australian citizens. Moreover they were living overseas in their native…
Licensing vs. Leasing (Options for Property Owners)
Many residential property owners or investors default to traditional methods of leasing their investment properties. However there is another option…licencing. There are a number of distinct differences between leasing and…
Embracing Virtual Real Estate: Property Providers’ Style
One forgets day to day how heavily real estate evolves around meeting people face to face. Whether that’s at new business meetings, open for inspections, client office meetings, lease signings…
Property Providers’ Precautions against Coronavirus ( COVID 19)
With CoronaVirus ( COVID – 19) currently spreading across the globe, we here at Property Providers Sydney want to reassure you that we taking precautions in all our properties to…
Why is a Property Homeguide so Important?
When starting their short term property rental journey, one of the first things we ask our owners to do is draft and create their property homeguide. This is a document…
Pet Bookings: The Facts
Bookings with pets have been a controversial topic in the office over the last few months. The easy route would just be to not accept them and declare ourselves a…