Blogs

The Healthy Homes Standards compliance deadline for NZ landlords has been extended to 1 July 2025, ensuring rental properties are warm, dry, and healthy.

Learn how to protect yourself from rental scams in New Zealand. Follow these tips to verify rental properties and avoid fraudulent listings.

Understand tenant liability for damaged or missing chattels in rental properties. Learn how depreciation and betterment impact replacement claims.

Overspent this Christmas? Learn how to manage holiday debt, create a repayment plan, and save for next year with these simple, practical tips.

Ensure safety and compliance by using licensed practitioners for property maintenance in NZ. Learn why working with skilled professionals is crucial for landlords.

Learn why clauses that reduce tenant rights or evade landlord responsibilities under the Residential Tenancies Act are unenforceable. Protect your rights today.

Learn how Harcourts Patras and Co partners with Smoke Alarm Services to provide compliant, safe rental properties across Auckland.

Give your Auckland home the care it deserves with Harcourts Patras & Co’s property management and Boston Painters’ expert painting services. Transform your space today!

Learn practical tips to prevent mould and dampness in your rental home. Keep your space dry, healthy, and well-ventilated with these easy steps.

Tenancies in New Zealand start and end at midnight. Learn how to manage key collection, inspections, and move-out timelines effectively.

Window blind cords pose a serious hazard for young children. Learn how tenants and landlords can make homes safer with simple, low-cost modifications.

Learn the key responsibilities of landlords and tenants for maintaining rental properties in New Zealand. From wear and tear to chimneys and light bulbs, stay informed.