Not too sure who is responsible to remove a fallen tree, sensibly I would think the owner of the tree but legally it could be different

I would contact the local council to find out who own's the block the tree is on. Also I believe they would need to approve it being cut down anyway.

I recently had a depreciation report done for a property which we bought in Launceston by Washington Brown. As we had just bought the place we had nothing to provide them with in regard to receipts or dates of purchase of items. 3 or 4 weeks later we recieved a comprehensive 14 page document with 11 or 12 depreciating items(which I thought was…[Read more]

Hi MikeThanks for those reports very informative.ThanksChris

My view is if you find a good tenant then look after them with rent as it is very difficult to find good tenants these days, that pay thier rent on time consistently, not trashing the place, not having massive parties.One tenant I have has been in the property for 5 years has not missed a rental payment, rarely calls me for anything I have to call…[Read more]

Yep its looking more and more likely that they will rise before the end of the year. We have had it pretty good for the past 12 months or so with the last rise I think in July last year. Not everyone is able to but one thing I tried to do(knowing they would come back up eventually) is keep my repayments the same each time the rates went down.…[Read more]