Council Rates

Discussion in 'Property Management' started by Melmac, 24th Sep, 2018.

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  1. Melmac

    Melmac Well-Known Member

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    Hi All,

    We recently converted out PPoR to IP. Just wondering, if property manager can liase with council to get the rates notice sent to them or I need to organise this with council?
    Property is in VIC.
    TIA
     
  2. luckyone

    luckyone Well-Known Member

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    I organised mine through my property manager. They just had a form to fill in to let them know which bills you wanted them to pay, then they contacted each of them for me. I just had to give them the account details for each company
     
  3. Melmac

    Melmac Well-Known Member

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    Interesting. I asked my PM to organise it and she asked me to contact the council and ask them to send the rates notice directly to PM’s office.
     
  4. Melmac

    Melmac Well-Known Member

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    I thought PM should be able to organise it directly with council.
     
  5. ChrisDim

    ChrisDim Well-Known Member

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    Your property manager will normally organise council, strata if applicable, water - and anything else you may have agreed for them to pay - for you. Some providers may have rules that make it make it difficult for anyone but the owner to change their systems but otherwise the property manager will take care of all that.
     
  6. jazzsidana

    jazzsidana Well-Known Member

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    Property manager should be easily able to Melmac.

    You just need to let them know.

    Mine are all paid from the rent by property manager/agency!.

    Cheers,
     
  7. Ricki barkham

    Ricki barkham Well-Known Member

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    Don't think it makes any difference
     
  8. Lil Skater

    Lil Skater Well-Known Member

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    PM can do it, they just need to provide the authority to the council normally.
     
  9. Skinman

    Skinman Well-Known Member

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    I’ve found that as the owner I needed to inform the council to change the postal address to the PM and they then handle the payments going forward. It’s a pretty straight forward process to get it set up.
     
  10. D.T.

    D.T. Specialist Property Manager Business Member

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    Might vary per state?

    Here in SA: We can arrange bills to come to us ourselves, as long as we have the assessment or account number.
     
  11. MWI

    MWI Well-Known Member

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    PM can do it but needs your consent, otherwise anyone would just call and change where the bills get sent. Regardless who obtains, fills or sends the form, you need to sign the form as the owner.
    So it is a negotiating process between PM and you.
    My council, water rates, landlord insurance, strata is paid by my PMs, but I choose to pay all my Building Insurances as I like to update or make yearly changes and have maybe too many of them so prefer total control.
     
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  12. Tom Rivera

    Tom Rivera Property Manager Business Member

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    In QLD the owner needs to contact council and get us authorized first.
     
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