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Property & Leasing – Your questions answered
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Presenters
Simon ProwseDirector of Navwealth Accounting
James SmythPrinciple SEA
Smyth Estate Agents
Rana StevensSenior Property
Manager & Head of Property
Management
Agenda
COVID‐19 Update
SEA (Smyth Estate Agents) Introduction
Rental & Leasing ‐ Residential
Tenant Negotiations
Landlords
Rental & Leasing – Commercial (superannuation)
Property Market Update
SEA – the difference
Q & A
COVID‐19 Update
Key Dates
Updates
Reporting
Lack of Knowledge
SEA ‐ Smyth Estate Agents
Founded 2007
Residential Property Specialists Selling Buying Leasing Renting
Based In Freshwater on the Northern Beaches but will travel
Rental and Leasing
Overriding Principles
Sharing the impact – interests of tenant & landlord
Circumstances – case by case
Continuity – Tenancy
Good faith
Rental and Leasing – ResidentialRegulations brought down 15 April 2020Tenants Perspective
Impacted or Non Impacted (COVID‐19)
One or more rent paying tenants in a household• Lost employment• Reduction in working hours• Work affected – illness, carer
25% Reduction in Household Income**Household income – Total of the weekly income (including stimulus) received
Rental and Leasing – ResidentialRegulations brought down 15 April 2020
Moratorium Period
6 months after 15 April 2020
If impacted, landlord cannot• Issue Termination Notice for Non Payment of rent• Apply to NCAT for a termination order for Non Payment of rent
Cannot black list tenant
Rental and Leasing – ResidentialRegulations brought down 15 April 2020
Moratorium Period Exemptions
60 Days • Termination notice after 15 April, and• Had good faith negotiations, and• Fair and reasonable to give termination
90 days• End of a tenancy• Other breaches ‐ Not nonpayment of rent
Rental and Leasing – ResidentialRegulations brought down 15 April 2020
Impacted Tenant (Burden of Proof to apply Moratorium) Substantiation – Hardship form Reasonable document requests Tenant obligation to provide Steps and or timelines
Landlord/Agent document the process
Tenant Negotiations
Rental Options Reduction Rebate Deferral
Tenant Negotiations
Landlord Insurance COVID‐19 or similar not contemplated in policies Discuss with insurer Claiming insurance Getting insurance
Tenant Negotiations
Good Faith Negotiations Document all steps Process Steps
Negotiations Break Down Department of Fair Trading Mediation NCAT Document and Evidence
Tenant Negotiations
Other matters Rental increases Foreigners Lease break fee
Document the plan
Landlords
What about the owner – one sided
Land tax holidayRental holidayExtension of leaseBreak lease
Hardship – 90 days Sale of Property – 90 days
General Rights??
Renting and Leasing – Commercial (SME Market ‐ $50mill)Very similar to residential (mandatory code of conduct) – JobKeeper
Leasing Principles – Landlords
No termination of lease for non payment Proportionate adjustments to rent, waivers/deferrals related to trade and up to 100%, of which
• Min 50% rent waiver (unless otherwise agreed)• Balance deferred – min 24 months
On cost reductions passed on No interest and or fees and charges to apply to deferment Rental increases frozen for duration of pandemic
Leasing Principles – Tenants
Remain committed to lease terms Allow for rental extension in line with waiver/deferral
SME Commercial Leasing ‐Mandatory Code of Conduct (Document)
Property Market Update
Buyers/Sellers Market Changes to Processes Clearance Rates ‐ Demand Stock Other?
Rental Market Changes to Processes Clearance Rates Stock % Impacted Tenants (10‐25%)
SEA – the difference
Alerts/Updates immediately sent to landlord and tenantsRegular contactCurrent arrears – 2.17% (Market 4‐6%)Increased densityNegotiations – Who we are working for
Owner not out of pocket If out of pocket can seek restitution
AQ
Simon ProwseDirector of Navwealth Accounting
James SmythPrinciple SEA
Smyth Estate Agents
Rana StevensSenior Property
Manager & Head of Property
Management
15th May ‐ Covid‐19 Market Update and Strategies22nd May ‐ Q&A
Future Q&A Fridays
THANK YOU!
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