The March 2026 edition of Resort News features a comprehensive Special Report on buying management rights, with expert insights from brokers, financiers, valuers and legal specialists on what first-time buyers need to know before entering the sector. From due diligence and finance preparation to governance and letting pool dynamics, the report provides a practical guide for anyone considering their first management rights business.

This issue’s Person of Interest profile spotlights broker Todd Warner and his unconventional pathway into management rights, while our Profile takes readers inside Reef Resort Villas Port Douglas, where a family new to Queensland management rights has stepped straight into operating a large scheme.

Buying management rights:

What first-time buyers need to know

There is something about a management and letting rights business (MLR) that continues to draw new people into the sector. Why? Because it blends contracted income, real estate ownership and operational control into a single structure. For some buyers, that combination represents security backed by tangible assets. For others, it offers a structured investment underpinned by agreement-based income streams and defined agreements...

It’s a fine line between legitimate
feedback and bullying

If you go back 20 years and look around for use of the word bullying, you’d probably only find it in the context of the schoolyard. Now it’s popping up everywhere, particularly in the workplace, where it is definitely applicable, and lots of other places where (in a legal sense at least) it isn’t. And while a management rights business can often feel as much a lifestyle choice as a career or job, strata schemes are a workplace: yours...

Resly celebrates six years of innovation and growth

Resly marked its sixth birthday in style on Friday, February 20, hosting an exclusive celebration at Isoletto Privé at The Star Gold Coast. Industry partners, clients and friends gathered to reflect on the company’s journey and look ahead to its next chapter...

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