14/09/2026
Victorian rental compliance just added three new deadline layers – and property managers are feeling it.
Since November 2025, minimum standards must be met before a property can even be advertised.
From October 2026, gas and electrical safety checks become mandatory every two years.
From March 2027, energy efficiency standards start phasing in across heating, cooling, insulation and more.
That's a rolling wave of obligations landing on teams already stretched thin.
Melbourne-based Fixer Group – founded seven years ago by Luke Terella and Michael Bailey – has built a compliance and maintenance model specifically around this pressure point.
Their philosophy is disarmingly simple.
"We treat every rental property like it's Mum's house," Luke says.
Every tradesperson visit represents four brands at once: Fixer Group's, the property manager's, the rental provider's and the renter's. As Michael puts it, "That responsibility is never taken lightly."
It's an approach that pairs real accountability with a human touch – actual people answering the phone and following through (a rarer thing than it should be).
For Victorian PMs juggling these rolling deadlines, how are you staying across the compliance load?
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