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Before we begin, some housekeeping..• This webinar will begin shortly to allow attendees to arrive and connect to the audio• If you’re experiencing audio difficulties, try dialling in using your phone• Please enter your questions into the Chat box• A recording of the webinar will be emailed to you after the webinar

• For further tools and resources, please visit our COVID 19 webpage on Navwealth website

Property & Leasing – Your questions answered

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General Advice Disclaimer

This webinar has been prepared by Navwealth Accounting Pty Ltd. 

Any advice provided is of a general nature and does not take into account personal circumstances. You should consider whether the information is appropriate to your needs, and where appropriate, seek further 

professional advice.

Taxation, legal and other matters referred to in this webinar are of a general nature only and are based on Navwealth’s interpretation of laws existing at the time and should not be relied upon in place of appropriate 

professional advice. Those laws may change from time to time.

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Presenters

Simon ProwseDirector of Navwealth Accounting

James SmythPrinciple SEA 

Smyth Estate Agents

Rana StevensSenior Property 

Manager & Head of Property 

Management

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Agenda

COVID‐19 Update

SEA (Smyth Estate Agents) Introduction

Rental & Leasing ‐ Residential

Tenant Negotiations

Landlords

Rental & Leasing – Commercial (superannuation)

Property Market Update

SEA – the difference

Q & A

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COVID‐19 Update

Key Dates

Updates

Reporting

Lack of Knowledge

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SEA ‐ Smyth Estate Agents 

Founded 2007

Residential Property Specialists Selling Buying Leasing Renting

Based In Freshwater on the Northern Beaches but will travel

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Rental and Leasing

Overriding Principles

Sharing the impact – interests of tenant & landlord

Circumstances – case by case

Continuity – Tenancy  

Good faith

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Rental and Leasing – ResidentialRegulations brought down 15 April 2020Tenants Perspective

Impacted or Non Impacted (COVID‐19)

One or more rent paying tenants in a household• Lost employment• Reduction in working hours• Work affected – illness, carer

25% Reduction in Household Income**Household income – Total of the weekly income (including stimulus) received

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Rental and Leasing – ResidentialRegulations brought down 15 April 2020

Moratorium Period

6 months after 15 April 2020

If impacted, landlord cannot• Issue Termination Notice for Non Payment of rent• Apply to NCAT for a termination order for Non Payment of rent

Cannot black list tenant

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Rental and Leasing – ResidentialRegulations brought down 15 April 2020

Moratorium Period Exemptions

60 Days • Termination notice after 15 April, and• Had good faith negotiations, and• Fair and reasonable to give termination

90 days• End of a tenancy• Other breaches ‐ Not nonpayment of rent

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Rental and Leasing – ResidentialRegulations brought down 15 April 2020

Impacted Tenant (Burden of Proof to apply Moratorium) Substantiation – Hardship form Reasonable document requests Tenant obligation to provide Steps and or timelines

Landlord/Agent document the process

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Tenant Negotiations

Rental Options Reduction Rebate Deferral

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Tenant Negotiations

Landlord Insurance COVID‐19 or similar not contemplated in policies Discuss with insurer Claiming insurance Getting insurance

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Tenant Negotiations

Good Faith Negotiations Document all steps Process Steps

Negotiations Break Down Department of Fair Trading Mediation NCAT Document and Evidence

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Tenant Negotiations

Other matters Rental increases Foreigners Lease break fee

Document the plan

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Landlords

What about the owner – one sided

Land tax holidayRental holidayExtension of leaseBreak lease

Hardship – 90 days Sale of Property – 90 days

General Rights??

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Renting and Leasing – Commercial (SME Market ‐ $50mill)Very similar to residential (mandatory code of conduct) – JobKeeper

Leasing Principles – Landlords

No termination of lease for non payment Proportionate adjustments to rent, waivers/deferrals related to trade and up to 100%, of which

• Min 50% rent waiver (unless otherwise agreed)• Balance deferred – min 24 months

On cost reductions passed on No interest and or fees and charges to apply to deferment Rental increases frozen for duration of pandemic

Leasing Principles – Tenants

Remain committed to lease terms Allow for rental extension in line with waiver/deferral

SME Commercial Leasing ‐Mandatory Code of Conduct (Document)

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Property Market Update

Buyers/Sellers Market Changes to Processes Clearance Rates ‐ Demand Stock Other?

Rental Market Changes to Processes Clearance Rates Stock % Impacted Tenants (10‐25%)

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SEA – the difference

Alerts/Updates immediately sent to landlord and tenantsRegular contactCurrent arrears – 2.17% (Market 4‐6%)Increased densityNegotiations – Who we are working for

Owner not out of pocket If out of pocket can seek restitution

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AQ

Simon ProwseDirector of Navwealth Accounting

James SmythPrinciple SEA 

Smyth Estate Agents

Rana StevensSenior Property 

Manager & Head of Property 

Management

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15th May ‐ Covid‐19 Market Update and Strategies22nd May ‐ Q&A

Future Q&A Fridays

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THANK YOU!