We advise that as a tenant you should definitely take out your own contents insurance when renting a property. Renter’s or tenant insurance is a form of contents cover designed for people living in rented properties. It may protect you against financial loss from specific risks such as fire or burglary, or against accidental loss or
We, like a lot of people, find the amount of real estate agents/agencies overwhelming. Many offer a great service and between them, general real estate services, skills and flexibility in approach can be found to suit most client needs. Research showed that despite the real estate services options available, property owners had limited options when
As a tenant it is your responsibility to ensure that the power, gas, phone, internet, etc has been connected into your name. You will also be required to get your water supply connected into your name. Pick Property is proud to offer a FREE utility connection service via a specialist connections company, ReduceMyBills. To learn more
You will need to pay a Bond (generally one calendar month’s rent). This must be paid at the time of signing the lease and needs to be paid by a bank cheque made out to R.T.B.A (Residential Tenancies Bond Authority). This Bond will be held by the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority until you vacate the
A Property Manager from Pick Property will notify you if your application has been accepted and organise a time for you to meet in our office to complete all of the necessary paperwork. Our representative will explain the steps required and create clarity in order to assist you through the process.
You will need to fill out all sections within our Tenancy Application form and also sign the back page. We need as much information as possible and correct contact numbers so we are able to contact your referees and process your application as quickly as possible. In addition to completing the form, we require 100 points of
It is important to first of all establish whether the repairs required are considered urgent or non-urgent repairs, click here for further information. Urgent Repair – Please call the appropriate number below. During business hours please call our office on 03 8773 1777 or after business hours call 0447 677 425 and we will take action and direct you
If you currently have a property managed by another agent and would like to transfer to Pick Property, we have a stress free transfer procedure for landlords and make it easy. Simply entrust us with your authority and we will take care of the rest. Once appointed as the managers of your investment property, we will
This is a common question and unfortunately there is no true answer. However, we can tell you that properties that are well presented, professionally marketed, priced realistically according to market conditions and represented by a professional agent from Pick Property, will be rented faster. Some agents find tenants too quickly, at Pick Property we choose