Industry Update June / July 2022
June/July Industry update 2022
23rd July 2022
15th July 2022
The short answer is yes, it’s lawful. The best practice answer in our opinion is it’s not recommended.
The question is coming up a lot more of late, particularly with the removal of without grounds notice from October 1, 2022. I discuss this matter during my training events currently being held throughout Queensland www.realestateexellence.com.au/trainingevents
There’s a human at the other end of this process. People first is a mantra I believe our industry should always focus on.
Best practice recommendation is to not give a Form 12 when offering a new lease renewal agreement contract. Unless the lessor client has instructed the agency to do this practice, of which the agency could recommend that it not be done this way.
Provide the tenant a date and time to return the offer, and then if not returned, follow up promptly. If the tenant does not respond/ return, advise the lessor. Give the lessor the option of continued negotiation with the tenant, or a notice to leave end of fixed term agreement 2 months which is a new ground from October 1. Without grounds until September 30. Most lessors want a fixed term agreement as opposed to periodic due to many reasons. Insurance being one of the reasons.
Issuing a Form 12 with a lease renewal could be seen as an intimidating, threatening and even an unconscionable practice. It could also lead to increased dispute and professional relationship breakdowns. This is a Real Estate Excellence best practice view and opinion.
Good best practice systems, follow up, communication (which is always key) and a culture of people first always is all that’s needed to do this practice.
1st July 2022
QCAT's fees and charges have increased
QCAT's fees and charges increased on 1 July 2022 in line with the Government’s indexation policy. Please visit our Fees and Allowances page for further details.
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24th June 2022 - Removal of without grounds for periodic and fixed term tenancies
15th June 2022
Brisbane City Council to hike rates on short-stay properties like airbnb to tackle rental crisis
Brisbane City Council to hike rates on short-stay properties like airbnb to tackle rental crisis
By Lucy StoneKey points:
- Lord Mayor says council does not have exact data on how many short-term accommodation properties operate in Brisbane
- The rates hike will not impact owners that only lease out a single room, granny flat or shared accommodation
- Council plans to track short-term accommodation through data searches and resident reports
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner will hand down the LNP administration's $4 billion budget today and told ABC Radio Brisbane he hoped the measure would force more home owners to return their properties to the general rental market.
Mr Schrinner admitted the council does not have exact data on how many short-term accommodation properties operate in Brisbane, but said it was clear "thousands" of homes had been removed from the long-term rental market while Brisbane is in a housing crisis.
Brisbane's rental vacancy rate for May was just 0.6 per cent, he said.
Short-term accommodation data analysis company AirDNA estimated about 3,600 homes were currently listed on sites like Airbnb across the greater Brisbane area, including Ipswich and parts of Moreton Bay and Logan.
"If owners had these properties in the market for short-term, overnight stays – that is their choice, but what they'll be facing now is a 50 per cent increase in their rates.
"We don't want anyone to pay that, we want them to put those properties back into the rental market for long-term use."
The rates hike will not impact owners that only lease out a single room, granny flat or shared accommodation, but will directly target owners of entire properties listed for overnight stays.
However, residential rates are tipped to rise in today's budget potentially increasing those fees again.
'We've had hundreds of complaints'
Noosa Shire Council this year introduced a $950 registration fee for short-term accommodation properties, amid a crackdown on short-stay properties in the region.
The Lord Mayor said the council planned to track short-term accommodation through data searches and resident reports.
"We've had hundreds of complaints in the last 12 months about these things popping up," he said.
"As you can imagine, a standard residential area gets turned into a mini-hotel overnight and different tenants coming and going every weekend, for example – these are things the people of Brisbane are letting us know already."
Sourced from Brisbane City Council to hike rates on short-stay properties like airbnb to tackle rental crisis - ABC News