Owners conned thanks to Qld law loopholes
Queensland strata owners and buyers are being conned by developers, rental agents and management rights operators, claims the state’s Unit Owners Association (UOAQ), and it’s all possible because blocks are…
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Owners battle illegal lets and crippling contracts
Queensland apartment owners are ramping up their battles to regain control over their homes on two fronts. One aspect is the fundamentally immoral (but entirely legal) practise of developers selling…
Holiday lets: A national solution to state crises
As international travel opens up again, and we await the next tourism boom, it’s residential renters who will pay the price of uncaring “sharing” when ever more rentals are turned…
Away daze: When holiday rentals don’t add up
With so many investors having bought property during COVID-19 in regional treechange and seachange areas, many are now working out what to do with their second home as the pandemic,…
Airbnb an answer to bushfire home losses, says expert
One of Australia’s highest-profile property investment experts says that Airbnb hosts might hold the answer to the loss of houses in the recent bushfires … by returning holiday homes to…
Airbnb battle moves to Queensland … and Edinburgh
The debate over the spread of short-term holiday lets and the restriction on it – or lack of them – has quietened down a little in NSW with the announcement…
Investors make more on Airbnb, says new report
Property investors – especially in strata buildings – should switch to holiday rentals instead of long-term tenancies if they want to maximise their profits, says the founder of a…
Roundup: Are holiday lets worth the hassle?
At the risk of quoting myself too extensively, I have been discussing in the forum why some people might find letting their homes as holiday lets worth the additional hassle,…