u/Dribbly-Sausage69

I’ve heard about this occurring elsewhere in Australia, as former PM and a LL this is pretty outrageous.

When I was a PM (tried it as a job, as I heard it was family friendly, not my experience) with my construction industry experience I was picking previously unreported by PM structural issues eg decks about to collapse and potential for major damage due to eg roof leaks.

The more experienced PMs felt jilted I was seeing and reporting things they missed, the Agency owners were p!ssed as well (cause me pinging things meant their agency wasn’t looking after the places well).

Having tenants conduct routine inspections might be preferable to them due to less intrusion, but *should this be found ok by the regulators* (I’m being careful with what I say) tenants aren’t qualified PMs nor is there no guarantee they can spot issues, so Insurers could refuse to cover for damage due to no proper inspection actually being done.

Plus - as a LL you’re paying for the PM to do the inspections…

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-real-estate-agency-cites-fuel-crisis-for-handballing-inspections-to-tenant-20260521-p5zzfv.html

Fellow Landlords: How will you be celebrating increasing property prices and less supply hence higher rents?

…given the ACTU’s relationship with Labor, Labor will probably grandfather (no NG, no CGT changes) the first IP for 71-72% of IP owners.

At 2.2m IP owners in Australia, that’s 1,584,000 million IP owners in Australia just not affected by the NG and CGT changes.

The next 19% or 418,000 IP owners will only have the second IP impacted by NG and IP changes.

That leaves 198,000 IP owners that own 3 or more IPs… I wonder if these people will be angrily stomping on their hats in the streets begging passers by to buy their $1,000,000 places for $1000 - or they’ll be booking another holiday to the South of France… 🧐

“Based on the latest Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data, approximately 28% to 30% of property investors in Australia own more than one investment property.While there are over 2.2 million property investors in Australia, the vast majority are small-scale, with around 70–72% owning just a single investment property.”

“Breakdown of Multiple Property Ownership

According to ATO data (2021–22, reported in June 2024/2025):

1 Property: 71% of investors

2 Properties: 19% of investors

3 Properties: 6% of investors

4 Properties: 2% of investors.

5 Properties: 1% of investors

6+ Properties: 1% of investors”

“Retired schoolteacher Sandra Barker has been single and a renter all her adult life.

The 70-year-old lives by herself in a two-bedroom unit in Sydney's south-west. She says she'd like to rent in a "better" suburb but doesn't believe she'd be able to afford it, given her rent costs more than 60 per cent of her fortnightly pension.”

😳

Do you think Sandra should have bought her own place at 25 in 1981 when a house cost $60,000???

“In 1981, the median house price in Australian capital cities was roughly $50,000 to $60,000, with significant variation by city. Sydney was most expensive at over $75,000, while others were lower, such as Perth (approx. $43,800), Adelaide ($39,100), and Hobart ($37,100)”

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/article/sandra-will-never-own-a-home-boomers-struggling-in-the-housing-crisis/ypv71dch8