The 1st of April is not just a day for jokes and pranking, but more importantly a day that DFES encourages householders to test, check and change their smoke alarm batteries.
Should a fire start in your house, only a working smoke alarm will provide the crucial early warning which is needed, not only to save your life and the … Read the full post »
Posted in Rental, Tenant Tips on 25th March, 2021 | No Comments »
Renting a property with a garden can be very rewarding and doesn’t have to mean a lot of work if you keep on top of things. A tenant’s responsibility to lawns and gardens does not just stop at watering – regular maintenance needs to be carried out. By making few changes to your daily or weekly routine and dedicating a little bit … Read the full post »
Posted in Gardening, Rental, Tenant Tips, Uncategorized on 8th October, 2020 | No Comments »
Wintertime = turn off your sprinklers!
We have been living in unpredictable times with the COVID19 situation, and if being in isolation has got you in a blur of what day or month it is, here is a little reminder of one thing that always happens at this time of year.
It is time to set that reminder to turn off your automatic sprinkler … Read the full post »
Posted in Gardening, Rental, Tenant Tips, Uncategorized on 1st June, 2020 | No Comments »
Everyday we are all learning more about this virus and whilst we try to stay calm and see it through, it now has us all wondering about it’s ability to spread from touching contaminated surfaces.
We now know that Covid-19 is not only spread via person to person contact, and the virus can remain for up to several hours on different types of … Read the full post »
Posted in Rental, Tenant Tips, Uncategorized on 25th March, 2020 | No Comments »
Please read thoroughly Radi Estate’s procedures in relation to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We need to be cautious, without panic, and considered in the way we respond to the current situation with a focus on mitigating the risk and impact of Coronavirus and on maintaining the service we provide to yourself and your property.
Below we list our updated measures (as of … Read the full post »
Posted in Rental, Tenant Tips, Uncategorized on 19th March, 2020 | No Comments »
The recent storm that effected large parts of Perth was a good reminder that the wet season is approaching. To prepare your property and prevent water leaks and damage, we recommend that gutter cleaning and a general roof inspection is carried out around March/ April prior to the brunt of the bad weather starting.
Cleaning your gutters regularly can:
Lengthen the … Read the full post »
Posted in Gardening, Insurance, Landlord Tips, Rental, Uncategorized on 12th March, 2020 | No Comments »
You may not realise that most Insurance companies will not cover remedial or repair costs of damage caused by termites, if regular inspections and or treatments are not conducted, or some potentially won’t cover it at all. So it’s VITAL that you have your home regularly (recommended annually) checked for termite activity and damage…. Read the full post »
Posted in Insurance, Landlord Tips, Rental on 14th February, 2020 | No Comments »
Summer is well and truly here and for those who don’t have a pool or live close to the beach, a portable or blow up paddling pool can be the next best thing on a hot day! All private swimming and spa pools that contain water that is more than 300 mm deep must have a compliant barrier installed that restricts access by young children to the pool … Read the full post »
Posted in Landlord Tips, Pool Safety, Rental, Tenant Tips on 16th January, 2020 | No Comments »
Renting a property with a garden can be very rewarding and doesn’t have to mean a lot of work if you keep on top of things. A tenant’s responsibility to lawns and gardens does not just stop at watering – regular maintenance needs to be carried out. By making few changes to your daily or weekly routine and dedicating a little bit … Read the full post »
Posted in Gardening, Landlord Tips, Rental, Tenant Tips on 14th January, 2020 | No Comments »
Spring has sprung here in Perth and as we warm up it is an important time for property owners and property managers to carry out some essential spring maintenance on their properties.
There are two critical points as we head into spring. We need to ensure that reticulation systems are set to water the gardens and we need to … Read the full post »
Posted in Rental on 6th September, 2018 | No Comments »
Article courtesy of REIWA Website 5th September 2018
The Perth rental market continues to show promising signs of improvement, with the vacancy rate falling to 4.5 per cent in August – the lowest it’s been since April 2015.
REIWA President Hayden Groves said the Perth rental market had shown encouraging signs across all key indicators.
“What we are seeing is a … Read the full post »
Posted in Market Update, Rental on 6th September, 2018 | No Comments »
Synergy has begun to enforce their stated policy that “whenever a property has a power supply, there must be an account holder who is responsible for paying the account.” When a tenant is advising Synergy that a tenancy is
ending then a notice is sent to the property (not the property manager) that the power will be disconnected 14 days from the tenancy ending. The … Read the full post »
Posted in Rental on 10th July, 2018 | No Comments »