Nor'West News: December 02, 2021
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> 2 2<strong>02</strong>1<br />
RAY WHITE PAPANUI NEWS<br />
Ray White Papanui & Little Ray of Giving<br />
Ray White Papanui is extremely proud<br />
to partner with the Christchurch<br />
Kidney Society for our Little Ray of<br />
Giving campaign this Christmas.<br />
The Christchurch Kidney Society<br />
(CKS) was formed in 1973, initially<br />
as the New Zealand Kidney, Dialysis<br />
and Transplant Society. Their aim is<br />
to provide support for Christchurch<br />
patients and families of patients who<br />
are either approaching or have already<br />
reached end-stage renal failure.<br />
This year the Christchurch Kidney Society<br />
would greatly appreciate your donation of:<br />
• Gifts for teenagers<br />
• Gifts for adults<br />
• Gifts for families<br />
• Gifts for children<br />
Please add a wee note on the donation<br />
Privacy Commission Laws & Property Management<br />
The Privacy Commission recently<br />
released guidelines around what<br />
information a landlord can legally<br />
request from a tenant when they are<br />
applying for a rental property and on<br />
the surface this can look like a scary<br />
prospect. However, as in most of the<br />
changes in legislation we come across<br />
in our industry, when you dig a little<br />
deeper and have processes in place, it is<br />
in fact not quite what you first thought.<br />
Discrimination has of course, and<br />
rightly so, never been allowed when<br />
choosing your tenants and this includes<br />
anything from what race, religion,<br />
sexual orientation or anything else<br />
which will of course not actually affect<br />
the tenancy.<br />
The ethos of the new legislation is<br />
essentially that landlords are only<br />
permitted to collect information<br />
needed for a lawful purpose connected<br />
to finding tenants and managing<br />
tenancies.<br />
The major change which has got<br />
landlords up in arms is that we<br />
are no longer allowed to request<br />
employment status at the first part<br />
of the application process. This of<br />
course upset landlords as it does seem<br />
reasonable and not in breach of privacy<br />
or any human rights to ascertain<br />
whether a tenant can pay the rent each<br />
week.<br />
However, as I mentioned when you<br />
Feature Properties<br />
as to who the gift would be appropriate<br />
for so they can make sure it gets to the<br />
right person.<br />
Stuck on ideas?<br />
Something to read, nice toiletries, a<br />
small puzzle or game, a gift card for<br />
Apple or similar, treats (in boxes and<br />
labelled in case of food allergies), toys<br />
for children, crossword, sudoku and<br />
word find books, as well as anything<br />
else you think would be lovely for<br />
someone who is receiving dialysis.<br />
Please deliver your gifts to Ray White<br />
Papanui, Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue,<br />
Papanui (above Black & White Coffee<br />
Cartel).<br />
The last day for gifts to be delivered is<br />
5.30pm, Monday 20 <strong>December</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>1.<br />
Thank you for your kind support.<br />
look further into the legislation and<br />
weigh up when it is reasonable to<br />
collect essential information, at a later<br />
point it can be done. What this means<br />
is that a tenant application process will<br />
become a four step process, as opposed<br />
to collecting all of the information on<br />
the initial application form it will have<br />
to be staggered.<br />
It should look something like this:<br />
Step one – tenant arranges to view the<br />
property. At this stage they can offer<br />
to submit an application, however this<br />
cannot be requested by the landlord.<br />
You can only collect their name and<br />
contact information.<br />
Step two – the tenant completes an<br />
application form with their basic<br />
personal information, i.e. name &<br />
contact information, proof of identity,<br />
whether they are over 18 (but not their<br />
age), contact details for referees and<br />
consent to contact them and how many<br />
people would be living at the property,<br />
plus other details.<br />
Step three - when you vet a shortlist<br />
before deciding who the property will<br />
be offered to. This is where we can ask<br />
questions in regards to affordability of<br />
the rent. This could include a payslip<br />
or letter from an employer or work<br />
and income and evidence of rental<br />
payments from a previous tenancy.<br />
Be careful here however as you are not<br />
allowed to ask for evidence of spending<br />
We know everyone who is a part of the<br />
Christchurch Kidney Society will really<br />
appreciate your support.<br />
The Ray White Papanui Team<br />
habits, bank statements etc.<br />
Step four comes into effect once the<br />
tenant has been offered the property<br />
and you are completing the tenancy<br />
agreement. Now it is permitted to<br />
ask things like vehicle details, an<br />
address for service and other similar<br />
information.<br />
So what is already a thorough due<br />
diligence process can continue, it is<br />
just a longer process. Of course a<br />
tenant is able to provide you with any<br />
information they would like to, we can<br />
just not ask for it!<br />
The Privacy Commission announced<br />
that they are setting up a dedicated<br />
phone line in March 2<strong>02</strong>2 where<br />
tenants can call and report any<br />
breaches of The Privacy Act and The<br />
Human Rights Act and I have a feeling<br />
they may be rather busy given what<br />
I often read in some rental property<br />
advertising.<br />
It is quite a complex process so if you<br />
have any questions to ensure you don’t<br />
get it wrong, please feel free to give<br />
me a call. As I always say, training and<br />
knowledge are the key to successfully<br />
owning an investment property.<br />
Katrina Green,<br />
Operations Manager<br />
Property Management<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 606 0030<br />
Vanessa Golightly<br />
Licensee Agent &<br />
Business Owner<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 664 9292<br />
Stuart Morris<br />
Licensee Agent<br />
& Auctioneer<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 422 6395<br />
Katrina Green<br />
Operations Manager<br />
Property Management<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 606 0030<br />
Richie Eggelton<br />
Licensee Salesperson<br />
<strong>02</strong>1 089 65594<br />
Hasna Ngara<br />
Licensee Salesperson<br />
<strong>02</strong>1 262 4943<br />
Olivia Hendry<br />
Executive Assistant<br />
Claire Morris<br />
Licensee Agent &<br />
Business Owner<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 662 4822<br />
Ben McNab<br />
Licensee Salesperson<br />
& Auctioneer<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 427 7232<br />
Tracy Thomson<br />
Licensee Salesperson<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 440 3035<br />
Maria Paterson<br />
Licensee Salesperson<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 543 4689<br />
Jana Schleehauf<br />
Licensee Salesperson<br />
<strong>02</strong>2 090 1227<br />
Georgia Tuuta<br />
Executive Assistant<br />
5 Edgeware Road,<br />
St Albans<br />
Vanessa Golightly<br />
& Maria Paterson<br />
258 Cranford Street,<br />
St Albans<br />
Vanessa Golightly<br />
& Maria Paterson<br />
23 Haslett Place,<br />
Upper Riccarton<br />
Vanessa Golightly<br />
& Maria Paterson<br />
Lot 107,<br />
152 Dunns Crossing Road,<br />
Rolleston<br />
Vanesa Golightly<br />
& Maria Paterson<br />
Estelle Schuurman<br />
Property Manager<br />
Joy Coughlan<br />
Mortgage Broker<br />
<strong>02</strong>7 223 3572<br />
Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui<br />
Phone (03) 352 0567 | rwpapanui.co.nz | /RayWhitePapanui Morris & Co Limited | Licenced REAA 2008
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