Preparing your Property for Rent

OUR ADVICE

Before you can rent out your property, you’ll need to ensure it reaches the standards expected of rental properties in Tasmania, and that it complies with the frequently changing legislation. Elders Burnie is up to date with all standards and legal requirements and will offer specialised advice so you can meet these obligations and attract quality tenants and a consistent, reliable rental income.

MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

If you have chosen our Agency to provide Property Management services, we require you to complete a Management Authority before we can legally commence advertising and managing your investment property.

PRESENTATION OF THE PROPERTY

If the property is vacant, please ensure it is relatively clean and tidy prior to advertising photos being taken and open homes being conducted. If you are living in the home until a tenant is found, we recommend de-cluttering as much as possible if you have many belongings and clearing off vanities and bench tops as this will make the home feel larger to potential tenants. We also recommend removing photographs and items which may identify you to tenants.

KEYS

You will need to provide our office with at least one full set of keys to the property, including any window, shed, garage, gate keys, etc which exist. Once a tenant is selected, they will be provided with a full set of keys and our Agency will also retain a full set of keys. We can make copies if needed and pay the invoice from rent, or you can save money by providing multiple copies to us if you already have them.

INSURANCE

Our Agency cannot manage a property for you without proof that it is adequately insured. Please ensure your investment property has sufficient coverage for building and contents as a minimum. Some providers also have Landlord specific policies with additional coverage. Upon the commencement of our management of your property, we will request a certificate of currency, which is typically emailed to you when you purchase your landlord insurance.

CLEANING AND CARPETS

Tenants are required to have carpets professionally steam cleaned upon vacating our rental properties, however, we legally cannot enforce this without evidence that the carpets were professionally steam cleaned prior to tenants moving in. Please have your carpets professionally steam cleaned and provide our Agency with a copy of the receipt, alternatively, we can arrange this for you upon request. We also ask that you leave the home clean and tidy throughout and that yard maintenance is up to scratch. Tenants are only required to leave a property as clean as it was received. Please also ensure all light globes are present and in working order.

UTILITIES AND CONNECTIONS

If power is currently in your name, please leave it connected while we conduct open homes and complete the ingoing condition report. After this, you’re free to disconnect power. Our Agency will ensure tenants connect power and other utilities in their own name once they move in. Please also redirect any mail currently being delivered to the property.