Amazing Sales Weekend

Two incredible auctions held today were both attended by over 70 people and each had more than 30 bids, resulting in sales well above reserve.  It's not easy to see how the authorities can control Underquoting, when things like this happen.  Our sales people (Douglas Macarthur with 5 Summerwood, and Peter Raco with 7 York) were as surprised as the owners when the final bids were knocked down.

Five Rentals away in one day!

Over last weekend, we rented five residential properties in one day, in Rodney Ave, Lamorna Ave, Pennant Hills Rd, Mawson Ave, and Carver Place in Dundas Valley.

Downloading from our Website

The raywhitebeecroft.com.au website has a new feature, with downloadable documents.  For instance the Rental Property Application Form is there and can be downloaded directly from the website.  Click on the button 'Contracts' then click the link.

Swimming Pool Fence Regulations

As has seemed inevitable for months, the NSW government has given up on trying to enforce pool fence certification this year.  As happened just before the rules were to come into force in 2014, they have again announced a twelve month slip until end April 2016. 

“We have listened to stakeholder requests for more time and examined the evidence from certifiers,” Minister for Local Government Paul Toole said, announcing that pool owners will be granted a 12-month extension to obtain a compliance certificate before the property can be sold or leased. 

“The evidence showed there was a high failure rate for initial inspections and a heavy demand to make pools compliant,” Mr Toole said. 

One issue is that the certificates are only valid for three years, so those who were ready for the 2014 deadline will soon need to apply for another inspection in order to renew their certificates, further clogging an already overloaded system! 

It would be good to see statistics for how many of the registered pools have been checked and certified since the scheme was first introduced!