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Owners

24 August 2026

Rental Property Maintenance: How Does It Work?

How maintenance works on an Aspire-managed rental: who does the work, what to budget each year, and how tenants report an issue through Tapi.

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Rental Market Updates

12 July 2026

Rental Market Update Q2 2026 – April – June

After a soft couple of years for the rental market nationally, we may have found the floor. As you can see in the graph, the national median rent has stopped declining and has been more-or-less flat for 11 months now.

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Tenants

1 July 2026

How Property Managers Handle Tenant Communication and Conflict Resolution

Managing a rental property isn’t just about finding tenants and collecting rent. It’s about handling issues when things don’t go as planned. From late payments and maintenance disputes to breaches of tenancy agreements,

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Owners

9 June 2026

Mike Atkinson on the OneRoof Radio Show

Our director Mike Atkinson joined Tim Beveridge on the OneRoof Radio Show recently to talk through what’s happening in the New Zealand rental market right now.

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Owners

19 May 2026

What Changes When Your Property Manager Has AI Working Alongside Them

For years, every property management company in New Zealand has been working from the same toolbox. PropertyMe for the trust accounting. Tapi for maintenance. Renti for applications. Trade Me for listings. Good tools, bu

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Owners

22 April 2026

Tenant Selection: How a Professional Property Manager Screens Applicants

Being a landlord in New Zealand is a journey that comes with plenty of rewards, but as anyone who has owned a rental property for a while will tell you, it also comes with its fair share of late-night worries.

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Owners

22 April 2026

How to Optimise Your Rental Property Listing to Attract the Best Tenants

Whether you’re using a broader real estate listing website like Trade Me Property or you’re listing privately through a property management firm, the quality of your rental property listing will partially define the qual

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Owners

21 April 2026

Why Use a Property Manager? Your Benefit Breakdown

Property investment is one of New Zealand’s favourite wealth-building strategies, but it only works well when the day-to-day is managed properly.

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Owners

15 April 2026

Did You Know Your Property Management Fee Is Tax Deductible?

Did you know your property management fee is fully tax deductible? We break down exactly what that means for your rental income – with real numbers.

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Tenants

13 April 2026

FAQs for Tenants: Your Top 10 Questions Answered

Renting in New Zealand comes with a lot of questions – especially if it’s your first time, or if the rules have changed since you last rented. Here are clear answers to the questions tenants ask most often.

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Owners

8 April 2026

FAQs for First-Time Landlords

The top-10 questions asked by new landlords – answered by Aspire.

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Rental Market Updates

22 March 2026

Rental Market Update March 2026

Residential rental market – positive signs for property investors.

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Owners

10 March 2026

How to Tenant Your Property Quickly

At Aspire, we are currently renting properties SIX days faster than our competitors. We have a median “days on the market” of 16, versus the industry average of 22.

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