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SUPPLIER NEWS
Evicting a tenant – can insurance step in?
Eviction is a legal minefield where one misstep can cost landlords thousands. While most property owners view their insurance as a safety net for tenant troubles, EBM RentCover Managing Director Sharon Fox-Slater, explains that net can disappear in an instant if proper eviction protocols aren't followed.
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SUPPLIER NEWS
Why maintenance at a rental is vital
It may not be your landlords’ favourite topic of conversation, but property maintenance is something that shouldn’t be ignored. EBM RentCover Managing Director Sharon Fox-Slater explains why.
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SUPPLIER NEWS
Five liability risks and how to steer clear of them
Getting caught up in a legal liability claim is a drama every property manager should want to avoid. But what are some of the liability risks an agent might face at a rental property?
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SUPPLIER NEWS
Why 2025 could be a risky year for investment properties
EBM RentCover Managing Director Sharon Fox-Slater looks at some of the key emerging and ongoing risks facing investment properties in 2025 and explains why specialist insurance is the best way to protect your landlord clients and their assets.
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Elite Agent
How to respond when a landlord insurance claim is denied
Breaking the news to your landlord client that their insurance claim has been denied is not a prospect any agent relishes.
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SUPPLIER NEWS
What tenancy law changes mean for agents
Discover the key tenancy law changes that impact real estate agents, including new rules on pets, minor modifications, minimum standards, and support for domestic violence survivors
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CONTRIBUTORS
What agents need to know about managing short-term rentals
When some agents think about short-term rental accommodation, they see all the extra work associated with high-volume guest turnover. Others see opportunity.
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CONTRIBUTORS
The risks of going ‘off script’ with landlords
As an agent, you already work within a heavily regulated industry, and it is no different when you are delving into the realm of insurance – it too is underpinned by strict rules.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Theft at rentals – how landlord insurance steps in
Discovering a theft has occurred at a rental you manage is always unwelcome – there are notifications to make, inspections to undertake, reports to fill in… There is also a good chance you will need to assist your landlord client with their insurance claim, so it helps to be prepared.
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Elite Agent
Why building sums insured need to increase each year
If your landlord clients are looking at taking out or renewing a policy that includes building cover, it is important that they keep their eye on the sum insured.
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Elite Agent
Landlord insurance: safeguarding investments from costly disasters
Agents are no strangers to insurance – they usually seek cover for the agency premises and its contents, their directors and workers, public liability and professional indemnity, and cover for other business interruption, cyber and financial risks.
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CONTRIBUTORS
The triple-threat impacting Australian homes
Bushfires, coastal erosion and storms – this is the current triple-threat impacting Australian homes, according to Domain’s 2024 Perils Report.
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Elite Agent
Sharon Fox-Slater: Are insurers the villain or the hero?
Insurers are a popular villain.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Lithium-ion battery fires: A rising risk in Australian households
Lithium-ion batteries can be found in all kinds of devices, appliances and even vehicles.
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Elite Agent
Sharon Fox-Slater: Four lessons from 30 years in business
In business there are ups, downs, twists and turns.
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Elite Agent
Tenant deaths in rentals: Can insurance cover the costs?
While we hope the death of a tenant is something you never have to deal with, sadly and shockingly, many agents are faced with this challenge at some point in their careers.
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Elite Agent
Landlords lodged more than 5600 claims in 2023
EBM RentCover paid out $49.3 million in landlord insurance claims in 2023.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Little Real Estate delves into devastating insurance claims
Some landlords believe that insurance is just one more unnecessary expense in a long list of things that cost too much money.
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Elite Agent
The rising cost of nature’s fury and how to help your clients prepare
In the past two years (or thereabouts) Australia has been subjected to no less than eight major natural disasters.
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Elite Agent
Flood and cyclone insurance – can landlords get cover?
Every year, large areas of the country are ravaged by natural disasters including bushfires, storms, floods and cyclones.
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CONTRIBUTORS
2023 Real estate review: market shifts and insurance impacts
I’m reminded of an ancient Chinese curse that reads: “may you live in interesting times”.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Protecting properties in the lead up to natural disaster season
Ask most people to describe an Aussie summer and you’ll hear things like sun, sand and surf.
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Elite Agent
Sharon Fox-Slater: what happens when a real estate business makes a cyber attack claim
Last month, I wrote an article for Elite Agent looking at the impact of cyber attacks on real estate businesses and how agents can ultimately safeguard themselves and their data with the right insurance.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Cyber attacks: How agents can protect themselves and their client data
It is no secret that individuals and business are more reliant on technology than ever, and with that, the potential for cyber-related incidents has also increased.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Pets in properties – is it barking mad?
There is little doubt that we’re a nation of pet lovers.
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Elite Agent
Sharon Fox-Slater: Why your landlords need legal liability cover
I’m sure that when you and your clients are looking at landlord insurance you concentrate on a couple of key sections of the policy.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Managing an Airbnb? These are your insurance options…
It’s hard to believe that it has been just over a decade since Airbnb launched in Australia.
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BEST PRACTICE
Sharon Fox-Slater: why insurance premiums are rising
I’ll admit it’s not news anyone wants to hear. In fact, it’s possibly one of the last things that anyone already dealing with rising cost of living challenges wants to face, but the reality is that property insurance premiums are rising.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Sharon Fox Slater: Australia’s costliest disaster – one year on
It’s been just over a year since floods ravaged Queensland and New South Wales. The price in terms of human lives lost was incalculable. EBM RentCover Managing Director Sharon Fox-Slater reflects on the losses to homes and property, the impact on insurance and some lessons learned.
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EPM: Best Practice & Legislation
Hidden costs that make up a sum insured
Sums insured are incredibly important when it comes to property insurances as getting it wrong can result in under-insurance and prove costly. But do you know just what needs to be considered when calculating a sum insured, asks EBM RentCover Managing Director Sharon Fox-Slater.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Sharon Fox Slater: under pressure – the impact of cost-of-living on landlords and tenants
It’s not nice to say, but between high inflation and rising interest rates, making ends meet is becoming an ever-burgeoning problem for many households.
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EPM: Best Practice & Legislation
Sharon Fox-Slater: insurance insights for 2023
It’s fair to say the real estate and insurance industries have faced some turbulent times in recent years.
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EPM: Best Practice & Legislation
Insurance isn’t immune to rising costs
Insurance is great protection for all sorts of life’s curve balls, but one thing it can’t protect us – or the industry itself from – is rising costs.
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Weather woes – how environmental issues impact insurance
Floods, storms, bushfires, cyclones – there’s no doubt that Australians and their properties can bear the brunt of Mother Nature. And whether your landlord clients are caught up in a disaster or not, environmental issues can impact their insurance.
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Real Estate News
How the floods impact insurance: FAQs answered!
Floods – sadly, many Australians and their properties are bearing the brunt of Mother Nature. This means an influx of inquiries are hitting agents.
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