Our service guaranteeAt Fitzpatricks Real Estate our service guarantee response time to urgent maintenance is four hours. What is considered urgent maintenance? Under the Residential Tenancy Act, urgent maintenance is maintenance that requires same day attention. This can include: burst water pipes blocked or broken lavatory system serious roof leak dangerous electrical fault flooding or serious flood damage serious storm or fire damage failure or break …
Continue readingBuying an investment property continues to be one of Australia’s favourite ways to invest. An investment property should be about increasing your wealth and securing your financial future. There is however, a common misconception that property investing always delivers positive returns, while this is true most of the time it certainly isn’t an instant road to riches. You need to keep in mind that how …
Continue readingReal estate’s top performers have been recognised at the 2015 Real Estate Institute of New South Wales Awards for Excellence. At Thursday night’s 18th annual Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner, held at Dockside Pavilion in Sydney, awards were presented across 21 categories including rising star, auctioneers, residential and commercial professionals, digital, innovation, community service and agencies both large and small. REINSW President Malcolm Gunning said …
Continue readingVacancy Rates for September 2015
We consistently achieve a lower vacancy rate than the average for the region. In September 2015, the vacancy rate for the Riverina was 2.4%, while Fitzpatricks Real Estate achieved 0.87%.
Continue readingYou are aware of the importance of smoke alarm testing by professionals. Were you aware that on vacation, legislation requires the alarm to be checked before a new tenancy? At Fitzpatricks, we suggest servicing by Smoke Alarms Australia (SAA) to meet legislation requirements. If you haven’t already subscribed, now is the time to secure this service. Your Tenancy Manager is not qualified to carry out …
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