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Choosing the right flooring for your rental property is a common question we hear from landlords.

When it comes to dressing the windows in your rental, choosing the right window furnishings can make a big difference in comfort, privacy, and style — without breaking the bank.

We caught up with the team at Healthy Homes New Zealand to get their take on what landlords need to know before the 1 July 2025 deadline. From common mistakes to quick wins — and why even ‘compliant’ properties should get checked — here’s what they had to say.

If you would like to change your rent collection method from DIY rent collection to Hands-free, simply follow these steps:

The rules for carrying out inspections are outlined in the RTA, so the landlord must comply with these.

What are the benefits for landlords, and what are the benefits for tenants for letting the tenancy become periodic vs extending for another fixed term?

There is nothing in the legislation that requires you to have a certain number of routine property inspections.

Nothing in the Residential Tenancies Act actually requires signatures on inspection reports. But it is a standard practice for landlords and tenants to do so.

Yes! Those who have used an agent to manage their property before will know that their associated fees and commissions are tax-deductible.

In order for myRent to receive rent payments from WINZ for your tenant, you need to first have a tenancy setup on myRent with myRent selected to collect rent as part of hands free rent collection for the corresponding tenant.

If you have come to an agreement with your tenant regarding a payment plan to pay back arrears, a payment plan can be created on myRent by following the below steps:

myRent makes it easy for landlords to collect rent and bond payments from tenants on benefits.

There are only certain rent notifications that can be disabled currently.

In order for a rent or bill payment to automatically reconcile as part of your bank feeds, your tenant/tenants just need to use the unique payment references assigned to them.

You and your tenants have the power to turn on and off myRent notifications.

You can delete records entered into your Income & Expenses section.

We would reccomend for the initial inspection to be scheduled on moving day or just before.

As part of our hands free rent collection service, myRent collects rent for you, reconciles it, provides real-time updates and chases arrears. Tenants have various options to pay rent. Rent is transferred to your account within one business day.

If a tenant has left or if they are no longer proceeding as a tenant on your tenancy, they can be removed from the tenancy by following the steps below:

Expense Tracker is a myRent feature that helps record your property expenses in an organised way.

If a document has been uploaded to myRent instead of created on myRent then unfortunately e-signing is not an option.

If you're using our management product, you may want to upload some documents, receipts or images for "your eyes only". This can be done under the Private Notes section.

To find and download your advertising, tenant checks or management receipts at any time. Please follow these steps:

You can change the rent due day on your tenancy by following the steps below: