What all landlords should know about renting and managing property. What you must do, may do, should do and must not do to ensure a rewarding and satisfying rental experience for both you and your tenant.
Get your property ready to rent
When deciding to rent out your property, put yourself in the shoes of your 'ideal' tenant. What condition would you expect your property to be in if you were going to view it and move in?
How we find and place, quality, paying tenants. How to price your rental correctly and how we screen potential tenants to ensure that your property is well looked after and rent is paid in full and on time every month.
Etchells & Young provide a legally binding, 100% fully compliant lease agreement which has been drafted with the landlords best interests at heart. Typical questions asked by landlords and the answers thereto.
How the tenants deposit must be handled in terms of the Rental Housing Act (RHA). The time frames in which you have to refund a deposit after the tenant vacates, and correct use of the tenants deposit.
The (RHA) Rental Housing Act requires that a joint inspection between the tenant and the landlord (or agent) be conducted before the tenant moves in as well as when the tenant vacates. How to properly conduct lawful property inspections.
The landlord and tenant have certain legal obligations to fulfill during the lease period. What are these responsibilities and which applicable to the landlord/tenant during the lease period.
What are the landlords and tenants obligations in terms of the (CPA) Consumer Protection Act when it comes to renewing the lease at the end of the initial rental period. How to go about renewing a lease agreement with the current tenant.
If you, as the landlord, are not 100% informed and fully compliant with the laws and regulations that govern this industry, you risk being exposed to potentially unscrupulous claims.
Your agent will begin by visiting your rental property to take photographs, familiarise themself with the property and surrounds, and to note special benefits for advertising. Your agent will also help you set a market related rental price.
Advertising
your property.
OUR property rental process
Your property will be advertised extensively on major South African property portals; namely Private Property, Property24, MyProperty, Property360, Qwengo, Immoafrica and Etchells & Young as well as our social media platforms.
Viewing with
prospective tenants.
OUR property rental process
Your agent will arrange to view the property with prospective tenants. Before scheduling a viewing your agent will ensure that the tenant is suited to the property and meets the financial requirements for the specified rental price.
The tenant
application.
OUR property rental process
Our applications department conduct; A full TPN(Tenant Profile Network), affordability check, previous landlord reference and employment confirmation. Our applications team are highly experienced in detecting fraudulent applications.
Drawing up
the lease.
OUR property rental process
Your agent will coordinate the signing of the lease agreement and any negotiations between yourself and the tenant. We provide a legally binding, 100% fully compliant lease agreement. Drafted with the best interests of the landlord at heart.
The tenants
deposit.
OUR property rental process
We will collect the deposit and first month's rental on your behalf. Should you choose our rental management option, we will keep the tenants deposit in an interest bearing trust account for the duration of the lease and any renewal period after that.
Key handover
entry inspection.
OUR property rental process
Your agent will facilitate the key handover and conduct a thorough entry inspection which is kept on record. If we manage your property we will arrange and coordinate any maintenance during the lease period and for any renewal period after that.
The exit
inspection.
the property rental process
Once your current tenant has vacated, your agent will do a thorough exit inspection. The entry and exit inspections will be compared against each other and any repairs that need to be done as a result of damage done by the tenant will be deducted from their deposit.
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