Resources
Practical guides on property management, accounting and multi-jurisdiction compliance.
Canadian landlord compliance checklist
A compliance checklist for Canadian landlords and property managers: provincial tenancy regimes, rent increase rules, deposit differences, standard leases and human rights obligations.
German landlord compliance checklist
A compliance checklist for landlords and Verwalter in Germany: Kaution rules, Betriebskostenabrechnung deadlines, Mietpreisbremse, Energieausweis and record keeping.
New Zealand landlord compliance checklist
A compliance checklist for New Zealand landlords and property managers: Healthy Homes standards, bond lodgement, insulation and insurance statements, smoke alarms and rent rules.
Australian landlord compliance checklist
A compliance checklist for Australian landlords and property managers: bond lodgement, condition reports, minimum standards, entry notices and trust accounting.
UK landlord compliance checklist (England)
A pre-tenancy and in-tenancy compliance checklist for landlords in England: deposit protection, gas and electrical safety, Right to Rent, EPC and required documents.
US landlord compliance checklist
A practical pre-tenancy and in-tenancy compliance checklist for US landlords and property managers: fair housing, deposits, disclosures, screening and trust accounting.
Renting in Canada: why the rules change with the province
Residential tenancy in Canada is provincial, not federal. How rent-increase limits, deposits, notice periods and the tribunals differ across provinces like Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec.
US security deposit rules: why they change at every state line
Maximum amounts, return deadlines, itemised deductions and interest requirements for residential security deposits vary state by state. What stays constant, and what you have to check locally.
Body corporate and strata management, explained
How strata and body corporate schemes work for apartments and townhouses: levies, the capital-works/sinking fund, by-laws, AGMs and common property, and how the rules differ by Australian state and in New Zealand.
The New Zealand Healthy Homes Standards: a landlord's checklist
The five Healthy Homes Standards covering heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture and draught stopping, the compliance-statement obligation, and what NZ landlords and managers have to evidence.
Trust accounting for Australian agents: what every state has in common, and where they differ
Rent and bond money sits in a statutory trust account that must be reconciled monthly and audited annually. The shared rules across Australian states, and the per-state legislation behind them.
Owner statements that actually reconcile
The owner statement is the one document owners read closely. What a good monthly statement contains, why it has to tie back to the trust account, and how to stop it costing you a weekend each month.
Tenant screening without an SSN: how it works in Australia and New Zealand
US-style screening breaks the moment you cross the Pacific. How identity, history and affordability checks actually work for tenants in Australia and New Zealand, and the privacy rules that govern them.
Schedule E and 1099s: the US rental tax paperwork, explained
How rental income and expenses flow onto Schedule E, when property managers must issue a 1099-NEC to contractors and a 1099-MISC to owners, and the records that make tax time painless.
Section 21 is gone: UK lettings compliance after the Renters' Rights Act
Section 21 no-fault evictions ended on 1 May 2026. What replaced them, the Section 8 grounds, and the deposit-protection, Right to Rent and safety rules UK letting agents still have to get right.
Rental bonds and the TPAR: an Australian property manager's guide
How residential rental bonds are lodged with state authorities, the usual limits, and when a property management business has to lodge a Taxable Payments Annual Report (TPAR) with the ATO.
The German operating-cost statement (Betriebskostenabrechnung), explained
What the Betriebskostenabrechnung is, which costs are apportionable under the BetrKV, the §556 BGB twelve-month deadline, and what property managers operating in Germany need to get right.
Bank reconciliation for property managers: what actually has to match
A plain guide to three-way reconciliation for property managers: matching the bank feed to the ledger to the owner, where it breaks, and how to make month-end stop eating your evenings.