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Back on the couch is Antonia Mercorella, CEO of REIQ… with some GREAT NEWS!!!!
In light of last week’s episode, the Queensland Government has reached out to The Real Estate Insitute of Queensland (REIQ) to collaborate on a package that ensures protection for EVERYONE… ie. tenants AND landlords!!
Antonia will fill you in on all the amendments to the proposed Rental Relief Package, what this means for landlords and tenants, and exactly HOW the reversal of this initial “Shocker” of a policy came about!
You can learn more about QLD Rental Relief Package here: https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au/the-hub
The amendments to the proposed Rental Relief Package include:
- Rent payments and unpaid rent: Property owners and tenants can now agree on the terms of reduced rent and deferred repayment requirements.
- Financial hardship requirements: The combined income of tenant/s must have reduced by more than 25% as a direct result of COVID-19 or where the rent amount exceeds 30% of income/s and tenant/s cannot afford to pay the rent.
- Substantiation of financial hardship: Tenants must provide the same level of proof of income as is required at the start of the tenancy to seek a rent reduction.
- Entry requirements: The Government will provide clear guidance to ensure access for essential repairs and maintenance, the sale of a property and virtual inspections.
- Break lease: To qualify for the Government’s break lease provisions, tenant/s must be in severe financial hardship which is defined as a 75% reduction in combined tenant/s income and have less than $5,000 in savings.
- Extension of a tenancy: A fixed term tenancy will be automatically extended to 30 September 2020 unless agreed otherwise.
You can learn more about QLD Rental Relief Package here: https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au/the-hub
Free Resources
What we Cover in Today’s Episode
- What is the Queensland Government’s new COVID-19 “Renter Protection Package” and WHY is it a Shocker?
- What changes are MOST concerning?
- How will landlords be negatively impacted?
- How does the perception of property investors and real estate agents play a role in all this?
- What’s the percentage of people who RENT in Queensland (and what’s the median rent)?
- The imbalance between the Australian Government’s COVID-19 Stimulus Package and the Queensland Governments COV-19 Renter Protection Package…
- Coronavirus: Landlords vs Tenants
- How Antonia went from a Lawyer to a CEO of REIQ without being a real estate agent! (And her back store with property investing)
- How much do property investors pay in Land Tax and Stamp Duty?
- What regulating to the minority really means
- Heaps more…
And of course… Additional Helpful Resources on COVID-19
National Update: Click here
State Update:
- Australian Capital Territory – Click here
- New South Wales – Click here
- Northern Territory – Click here
- Queensland – Click here
- South Australia – Click here
- Tasmania – Click here
- Victoria – Click here
- Western Australia – Click here
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