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Flat hunt tip: treat it like a job interview
By Nicholas Jones
5:30 AM Tuesday Feb 8, 2011
Sarah Broughton says some of the rental properties she was shown were expensive and disgusting. Photo / Sarah Ivey
People desperate to rent property in central Auckland should treat their dealings with estate agents like a job interview, estate agencies warn.
Demand for rental properties in the central suburbs has increased, with some houses now attracting as many as 200 would-be tenants during open homes.
Real estate companies yesterday said tenants needed to provide good references, be well presented, show up early to an appointment and show how keen they were to move in to a property.
"Two of the biggest things are a clean credit rating, and good previous landlord references too," said Michelle Jones, general manager of Crockers Property Management.
"That tells us whether they paid their rent and whether they looked after the property, and that's what landlords want to know."
Tenants should take hard copies of their references to open homes, said Helen Hodgson, rental operations manager for Barfoot & Thomson.
By Nicholas Jones
5:30 AM Tuesday Feb 8, 2011
Sarah Broughton says some of the rental properties she was shown were expensive and disgusting. Photo / Sarah Ivey
People desperate to rent property in central Auckland should treat their dealings with estate agents like a job interview, estate agencies warn.
Demand for rental properties in the central suburbs has increased, with some houses now attracting as many as 200 would-be tenants during open homes.
Real estate companies yesterday said tenants needed to provide good references, be well presented, show up early to an appointment and show how keen they were to move in to a property.
"Two of the biggest things are a clean credit rating, and good previous landlord references too," said Michelle Jones, general manager of Crockers Property Management.
"That tells us whether they paid their rent and whether they looked after the property, and that's what landlords want to know."
Tenants should take hard copies of their references to open homes, said Helen Hodgson, rental operations manager for Barfoot & Thomson.
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