Rental Leaders Focus Group

RLFG#1: “To Evict or Not to Evict?” with Elize le Roux from Expello

I had the most amazing chat with Elize le Roux, MD of Xpello, to get her views on this question . . .

Elize shared a lot of very useful – and, more importantly,
PRACTICAL – advice and insights on this extremely pertinent topic.

Some of the highlights . . .

  • the importance of following due process, including that all-important Letter of Demand
  • the practicalities of lease cancellation & evictions under Lockdown . . . and beyond
  • practical considerations – and possible new timeframes to expect – for eviction applications post-Lockdown
  • practical alternatives to lease cancellation & evictions

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21 April 2020
Residential Rentals RoundUP
Residential Rentals RoundUp

Residential Rentals RoundUp #3 | How to Deal with Rent & Levies, Lockdown Do’s & Don’ts, Lockdown for Landlords Q&A, Community Scheme Measures During Lockdown & Emergency Repairs & Other Relevant Info

Residential Rentals RoundUp #3:
– How to Deal with Rent & Levies,
– Lockdown Do’s & Don’ts
– Lockdown for Landlords Q&A
– Community Scheme Measures During Lockdown
– Emergency Repairs
– Draft Communications for Landlords & Tenants

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26 March 2020
Residential Rentals RoundUP
Residential Rentals RoundUp

Residential Rentals RoundUp #4 | A Summary of the Latest Information on Residential Property Rentals During Lockdown

Residential Rentals RoundUp #4: A Summary of the Latest Information on Residential Property Rentals During Lockdown
– TPN CreditBureau – COVID-19 Update on Business Days
FREE Online Training: FICA: What Every Residential Property Rental Professional Needs to Know – in just 30 minutes!
– Share Your View: Rent Reductions? Rent Holidays?
– URGENT NOTICE TO ALL COMMUNITY SCHEME OCCUPIERS – MEASURES DURING LOCKDOWN. (EDITION 2. 6PM, 26 MARCH 2020) by Alan Levy
– Use of ST Common Property during Lockdown by Graham Paddock
– Legal Talk on CapeTalk with Marlon Shevelew: Leases on lockdown
– No Evictions During Lockdown

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26 March 2020
Residential Rentals RoundUP
Residential Rentals RoundUp

Residential Rentals RoundUp #2 | Residential Property Rentals, COVID-19 & the 21-day ‘Lockdown’

Today has been an extraordinary day – one unlike I think any of us have experienced before – not only the uncertainty about the 21 day lockdown, but, unfortunately, some (opportunistic?) people also spreading fake or untrue information.
So, to help you sift through it all I’ve decided to put together a summary for you of the most important (and confirmed) information I have managed to gather . . .

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24 March 2020
Residential Rentals RoundUP
Residential Rentals RoundUp

Residential Rentals RoundUp #1 | Free Rentals Webinars, Payment Allocation by a Landlord & Rentals & COVID-19

To help you stay up to date with Residential Rentals News & information I have decided to put together a weekly summary of informative articles and information pertaining to residential property rentals. This week’s summary includes: Free Webinars to Watch at Your Leisure, Payment Allocation by a Landlord, State of Disaster Rental Recovery Plan – Rent Recovery Documentation Pack, Evictions Services Continue, Social Justice Groups Call for Urgent Ban on Evictions During Corona Crisis & Community Living in the Time of COVID-19

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23 March 2020
tenant rental deposit
Rental Best Practice

Rental Best Practice: Rental Deposits

In this articles I explain what I believe to be the rental best practices that should be employed when dealing with the all-important rental deposit – the only security the landlord holds in terms of the lease.

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6 August 2019
spotlight on rental deposits
Rental Deposits

Spotlight On: Rental Deposits

It’s absolutely essential that rental agents have a good understanding of what you can and can’t do with a rental deposit. In this article I summarise all the deposit requirements required under the Rental Housing Act.

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30 July 2019
Initial New Landlord Enquiry
Grow Your Rent Roll

VIDEO: How to Make the Most of Prospective New Landlord Enquiries

Are you making the most of enquiries from prospective new landlords? In this article I share some thoughts for a script that will not only show you as a consumate professional, but will also make sure that you know as much as possible by the end of your fist conversation with the prospective new landlord.

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28 June 2019