A caveat could cost you THOUSANDS OF $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

A caveat could cost you THOUSANDS OF $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

You will recall in our last principals’ newsletter we mentioned that our Platinum Partners have access to Barclay MIS for the recovery of office debt free of charge. We have recently had 2 of our clients approach us with issues regarding caveats, one client sadly came...
Saved by Having a Standard Office Procedure

Saved by Having a Standard Office Procedure

As many of you would be aware Barclay MIS have designed and made available for our clients a number of forms one of which is a pro forma tenancy application form along with supporting documentation such as a pet application, cross reference checklist and...
Don’t Get Caught

Don’t Get Caught

During December 2015 we were approached by a client with a specific situation, however in looking at this situation we felt with the start of 2016 it would be valuable to highlight to our clients and the industry the potential for problems resulting from this type of...
Mitigate Your Loss – Landlords Beware

Mitigate Your Loss – Landlords Beware

In our recent meanderings through published decisions of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal we came upon one decision which raised some interesting questions about the term ‘mitigation of loss’ for landlords. The decision was Redondo Property Investments...
The Importance of Conducting a Tenant Data Base Search

The Importance of Conducting a Tenant Data Base Search

We set out below the perfect example of why it is of such importance to conduct a search using our Fasttrack Database (soon to be renamed Tenant Track – but watch this space). In February 2014 we were engaged to assist in the eviction of a tenant from a property in...
Claiming Full Compensation at the Tribunal / Court

Claiming Full Compensation at the Tribunal / Court

We often hear complaints from our clients that when they attend Tribunal and /or Court, that they are not awarded any compensation, for instance, for the time taken to prepare an application to Tribunal/Court, or for the time taken in attendance at the Tribunal/Court....