Property investing
You bought it. Now you're a landlord — what changes?
Distinct from the tax and investment-decision guides on the main Invest hub: this is about the ongoing legal obligations and practical realities of actually holding and renting out a property, once you already own it — ending a tenancy, bond rules and dispute bodies, the safety and minimum-standards obligations every rental provider carries, what a landlord insurance policy actually covers, and the planning, gas-connection and utility rules specific to renting out a granny flat. The legal rules genuinely differ more by state (and change more recently and more often than most owners expect) than most owners realise.
Guides
Ending a tenancy: notice periods, bond caps and dispute bodies
What a landlord actually has to do to end a tenancy, and where a bond or tenancy dispute is decided — all 8 states and territories compared, most of them now requiring a stated reason.
GuideRenting out a granny flat in Victoria
Planning and building permits, the strict gas-connection ban, and who actually pays for water, electricity and internet once a small second dwelling is tenanted.
GuideA rental provider's safety and minimum-standards obligations
Minimum standards before advertising, the 2-yearly gas and electrical safety checks, the annual smoke alarm check now covering every tenancy, and the scope extension due from 13 October 2026.
GuideLandlord insurance: what it actually covers
Why a rental property needs its own insurance policy, the malicious-vs-accidental damage distinction that catches people out, and how loss-of-rent cover actually works.
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