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…
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…
NSW short term rental, strata and tenancy laws: latest news
Regulation changes. As it does, we’ll try to keep you posted here. Strata and tenancy laws On 10 April 2020, strata and tenancy laws changed enabling owners corporations to adopt…
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…
Up Your Short-Term Rental Game With Cleanness
It doesn’t matter whether it is an executive stay or a family get-away. When booking a property, expectations are set from the moment we see those stunning property pictures online…
Maximising your Property’s Bookability – Top 5 Ways to get more Bookings
With summer nearly around the corner and the peak rental season upon us, we wanted to share our tips to secure those last minute bookings and maximise your property’s availability!…
Doggy Due Diligence – Pets and Short Term Rentals
In the office 75% of us are pet lovers ( and the rest just don’t know it yet!). We 100% get that pets are a huge part of the family…
Checklist for switching between Long Term Leasing & Short Term Rentals
Following on from our blog “Switching Between Long and Short Term Rentals – Watchouts!” we have devised a comprehensive checklist outlining the differences between the two types of rental and…
Prospective Tenants: A Day in the Life
It is important to know what goes on during a day in the life of a prospective tenant. It is beside the point if you yourself have been that wandering…
Switching between long and short term rentals – Watchouts!
Having a property management company that can offer a flexible rental service reaps many rewards. The advantages of between able to switch your rental model between short term stays and…