Background
In December 2015 the State government released a bushfire reform package in response to planning and building recommendations from the Keelty Report into the Perth Hills bushfire of 2011.
Publication last updated 7 April 2021
Buying a property to rent out is a popular form of long-term investment in Australia. Before deciding to take on a rental property you should consider its value, how much it can earn, the cost of managing and maintaining the property and make a commercial decision based on current and predicted market conditions. Many would be property owners routinely overestimate the potential income and underestimate the costs of managing and maintaining a rental property.
Every incorporated association has a set of rules (often called the constitution) which outlines how the association is operated and managed by its members. The Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (the Act) includes 19 matters (known as the Schedule 1 requirements) that need to be addressed in the rules of the association.
IMPORTANT: If you were enrolled prior to 1 July 2016 your old log in details will not work.
To be able to manage the information about your association and lodge applications each person needs to enrol for their own AssociationsOnline user account. A link to your association must then be made for you to begin submitting online applications.
Follow the steps below to create your AssociationsOnline user account. For assistance with linking an association, please refer to the AssociationsOnline help pages.
To be able to manage the information about your association and lodge applications every AssociationsOnline user needs to be linked to their association. A user may choose to be linked as a primary or authorised user. There are no restrictions on how many associations a user may be linked to.
29 November
As of 1 December 2016 Consumer Protection will take a harder line when agencies do not lodge residential tenancy bonds within the required time.
Section 29 of Residential Tenancies Act 1987 states the lodgement of security bonds with the Bond Administrator must occur as soon as practicable or within 14 days of being received from the tenants. A delay in lodging bond money puts the funds at risk.
15 November 2016
The best way to ensure quality painting and plumbing work and to make sure only ‘fit and proper’ persons are entering your client’s homes and places of business is to engage appropriately registered and licensed tradespersons.
Don't feel pressured into buying or signing anything - you can walk away from salespeople who make you feel uncomfortable. Take a look at our new song produced and performed by Bryte MC (feat Ms Shea).
4 November
A Gosnells real estate agency described by the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) as ‘incompetent’ has been ordered to pay a $25,000 penalty for mishandling the deposit from the sale of a property.
AIM Investments Australia Pty Ltd, trading as AIM Realty, was fined $8,000 and licensee and agent Aman Deep Singh was also fined $8,000 for breaching the Real Estate and Business Agents Act. Both were reprimanded and ordered to pay a total of $9,000 in legal costs of the Acting Commissioner for Consumer Protection.
A chargeback is the reversal of a disputed transaction back to the credit or debit card account.
Chargebacks are available:
It is not available when they pay by cash, BPAY, direct debit, money transfer or cheque.
