Best flats attract best tenants

The winner of the best flat category

So it was good to see that while Otago University students named their city’s worst student flat last week, they also recognised some of the good landlords and best flats.

They also aimed to educate students about their rights and responsibilities when it comes to rental properties.

A spokesman from the university’s students association said that the award for best landlord was the category with the most nominations. Students wrote praising landlords who insulated their properties and kept them safe, healthy and warm, without hiking rents to unreasonable levels.

It was said several times that students were more likely to treat a property with care if it was in a reasonable condition at the start of a tenancy, and if the landlord or property manager was keeping an eye on it.