Built a free maintenance & Healthy Homes logbook for landlords — feedback wanted

[LandyLogbook]

Hi all,

We're two university students who built Landy (landylogbook.com) — a free shared logbook for self-managing landlords and tenants. Full disclosure: we made it, so take this as a "here's what we built, keen for honest feedback" post rather than an ad.

The...

[donna]

Maybe only in America...

[donna]

Do we have numbers on LLs exiting?...

[Engineer]

Sorry this is slightly off topic, but what the actual Fu&*K
Somehow if the tenant falls behind in their rent, its the landlords fault ? WTF, who came up with this shit ?


Let rent arrears add up


If a tenant falls behind on rent, the landlord cannot let...

[donna]

On Facebook there was talk about Tower denying claims if property inspections weren't happening consistently within 12 weeks. If your inspection is just one day late - the insurance claim can be denied.

Vero's policy says LL to do inspections every 6 months!

Why is...

[donna]

The grass is definitely not greener in the UK for property owners. For example in the City of London the mayor Sir Sadiq Khan is wielding his sword at second home owners - again!

As recently as 1 April, councils upped the council tax (what we call 'rates') for every property and doubled...

[donna]

So what happens if LLs, sensing a Capital Gains Tax on the horizon, decide to sell up? The supply-demand for rental properties will rebalance.

Right now, it's a tenant's market, with most regions seeing drops in weekly rent rates. However, with rising costs, landlords will feel the squeeze...

[Indydhanoa]

Not sure guys what do you all think?

[Eva2011]

I served my tenants 90 days notice of selling the house. They are on periodic term. I found the current market is not good for selling. I therefore want to change my mind to continue to rent it out. My problem with the rental is the current tenants. My property manager asked me for a permission of two...

[flyernzl]

We are now seeing news items claiming that Auckland has become one of the most expensive places to rent in the world and it’s only set to become worse over time.
Infometrics principal economist and chief executive Brad Olsen has pointed out that rents in Auckland have increased by 8.5%between...

[donna]

A requirement to have an EPC rating of C is prompting Landlords to sell up in the UK. According the Wikipedia the average home in the UK is a D rating.

Double glazing is on the list of what can be done to get a C rating. This explanation is really good (see link below) - it says if your...

[donna]

Hi all,

Who is the target market for our build-to-rent properties?

In Australia, it’s the above average income earners who can afford the above average rents. The developments are in premium areas and high spec with services like gyms, swimming pools, outdoor communal spaces....

[donna]

I didn't know this - and I'm guessing many Landlords will be in the same position as me.

Did you know the TT (tenancy tribunal and insurance companies use different meth thresholds)? The TT uses the higher one....



A Landlord's insurance company is using the lower...

[donna]

Hi All,

I suspect the next few weeks - up until the election our news sites will be rife with Landlord bashing from the far left voters.

In this news item....



This person clearly doesn't know the first thing about business. Providing a service is...

[donna]

6.5 months to go until the NZ Election - 14 October 2023.

See this news item...

• LLs will have more confidence to take on higher-risk tenants
• More rentals in the market
• Less pressure on rents

cheers,

Donna...