Ian Comnys

Weekly rent rises are driving tenants away from Sydney rental properties according to Exchange property management expert, Ian Comyns.

Exchange licensee Ian Comyns shares a recent case which shows what can go wrong when landlords do their own maintenance on rental properties, and highlights the importance of having professionals carry out repairs.

As a property owner it's important to make sure both investment properties and tenants are safe.

Search for the best tenants for your investment property is really a cumbersome task. Many people don't really choose the tenant nicely to rent their property or they use to just jilt anyone at the rental altar for any reason at all. Property management agents help the owners in selecting the best tenant to lease the property.

With a 'soft' market and an economic downturn touted to soon occur, it could be a good time to invest in the property market.

In a perfect world, tenants would pay their rent on time, keep the property well maintained and stick to all the terms and conditions of a tenancy agreement. However, the reality is that sometimes, even after the most careful and stringent selection process, some tenants will breach their tenancy agreement.

Sydney property management agent Ian Comyns and independent buyers agent Amanda Segers warn that vendors will lose buyers and money if they don't avoid four common property sales mistakes.

A recent NSW court decision makes it clear that all owners throughout Australia have a ‘duty of care' to tenants to provide a safe and habitable property, after more than $840,000 was awarded to a tenant injured by broken glass.

Buying a new house is one of the biggest investments a person will make in their lifetime. With climbing interest rates and supposedly one of the most over-priced markets in the world, Sydney home-buyers are constantly on the look out for ways to get a bargain.