VIC How can we b accepted re rental

Our Application for a rental that’s been vacant for 3 months WASNT acceoted
(For a relative )
They earn well
Pay on time
Have a cleaner and gardener so really look after the place .
they r easy tenants who never made a fuss of Repairs that weren't done
So why wouldn’t their application b accepted for a rental that’s been vacant for 3 months . They r ready to move in
Quiet and care for the place
Surely THEir last landlord of last few years would have given a good review .
Can we find out why it wasn’t acceoted and would they tell us the truth ?

 

If the property is now leased, then obviously they received another application that was "better" than yours.

If the property has not been re-leased, then there is something seriously wrong with your application or the referees or previous landlord did not give a positive reference.

You can always ask why the application was not accepted, but there is no guarantee you will be given the full story on why not.

 

It’s not leased aNd it’s been u leased for 3 months
Maybe they wanted to see today if any other interest came
Or did my relative get bad reviews I doubt it there d b absolutely no reason for it on 6 monthly inspections place was spotless aBd they made no demands re I repaired items

 

How do you know its not been leased?
Its not uncommon for listings to languish as 'avaliable' for a week or two later.

In anycase, its up to the tenant to sell themselves rather than merely not be a problem, especially if its a competitive market.

 

Yeah I'd say it's already leased.

 

So how can they sell themselves
Hubby clearly has good job
Wife is home maker
They have cleaner aBd gardener and take good care of the property
There were repairs needed Thst they didn’t push for as last landlord fixed close to nothing
Their 6 monthly property reports were always very positive Clean neat well cared for .

the only thing I thought they could ask is what r the concerns and what would they need to b happy renting it

they offered more rent and 3 months rent in advance

how else can they sell themselves .

 

Things such as 'not pushing for required repairs' and 'they have a gardener' has no saleability to a new landlord that will have no way to know this, and is possibly no relevance.

The next inspection they go to, have all documentation with them and compiled together.... detailed rental history with references and reasons for leaving, payslips, identity documents, a brief cover letter telling the PM a bit about themsevles and an offer to pay the three months ahead of time as 'this is exactly what they are looking for'.
Tell the agent at the inspection you would like to apply today and ask how the would like that made.
If its a paper application you are ready to go as you already that there with you.

A lot of agents now use the likes of 1form so have that prefilled and ready to go too and send it as soon they get home.
Imo most agents dont care greatly who the 'best' tenant is, simply the 'easiest'.
At the applicstion stage that means someone who knows what they want, is organized and can construct a sentence.

If they are having trouble Id also suggest going for older listings that require the agent to travel to the property for a private viewing (they stop holding opens when interest has waned fer enough).
Im greedy and tend to use these ones to low ball a rental offer in the confidence my application is strong and the PM doesnt want to waste another hour of thier day travelling and showing someone else around.
Anyway the point is that those listings have an element of desperation so they may be a more successful option than the fresh listing with dozens of groups at the open. (maybe dont suggest they low ball yet as thier priorty is just getting something).

 

Thank u for taking the time to write all of this
Very helpful

 

They r still contacting people to inspect and doing open for inspections.
From all the properties this one suits my relative most in various ways . They r orepared to pay more
I also found agents didn’t care about rentals. Only one agent bothered to talk to people and seemed keen to see how to rent a home aBd what people wanted .

 

Your relatives will have to personally approach the agent, I would not accept a rental application from a relative or anyone else acting for others.

 

Yes of course my relatives applied for properties themselves however 2 properties rejected them and the only reason Thst could b is they have a few young children . They have good references and really care for the properties they rent , they pay on time and don’t cause any trouble .
The children are out at school all day and often they go away in school holidays . They were accepted on a property that was bigger and further than they d have liked. It’s a pity wgen hood prospective tenants r rejected because assumptions are made about children .
. I found at inspections that agents didn’t care re rentals . Only one agent chatted with visitors asking what they d need to rent that property or if they wanted it .that agent seemed to b the only agent really caring and trying to rent the properties she handled .

 

Children! Did the children come to the inspections? Are the children loud? Do they run around a lot? Are they well behaved? The conduct of the children might have been the issue.

 

another possibility, more likely, is landlord doesnt actually want to lease it but puts the ad so it is seen as "geuinely available for income generation" to the eyes of ATO wothout intent to rent it (then tax deductible expenses) If you feel really angry about it, use ATO dupe-in line to report the listing and just to be even more of a prick, tell agent/landlord you reported them.

 

Highly unlikely this is the case. Agent won't waste their time for this sort of thing, and what would be the point anyway?

 

agent doesnt need to know.. its landlord who can keep saying no without revealing intent.

why? cuz landlord maybe planning to move back later in few months so dont want to lease but putting it on market you can claim all the deductions and running costs as tax decuction? they may have large income so using this as negative gear? who knows.

the point being there are as many properties as stars. your relative are just renting not buying or looking for spouse. ntg is "the best". just move on to next. but if your relative continuously have same issue maybe they have been blacklisted in the past?

 

Seriously! An agent isn't going to continually show a home if the LL rejects all applications.

 

They r definitely not blacklisted . The children r well behaved normal kids . The rowdiest is perhaps jumping on the trampoline nothing out of the ordinary . They r always out rarely home . I can’t fathom why they d not b acceoted . They r the easiest most decent tenants with no issues .
The last owner took ages to do the most urgent of repairs or didn’t do them . They wanted the rent with no outlay at all . They now have found a good home to rent and r happy that this owner easily and immediately fixed an urgent repair .
All is good . they found a good home and moved in .
Aca had a worrying segment of people with good jobs applying fir 20 homes and not being accepted .

 

Well if they are audited (as my son was) the first thing the ATO looks at is the rental being charged compared to the market average.

 

This is probably the same person who is giving agent grief over exit.

Anyway, let them look after their own business and affairs, it may be you buggering things up for them perhaps ?

 

No they r the nicest easiest tenants with regular cleaning aBd gardener
They really look after a place
They themselves have been landlords and come from a family of landlords
The last owner was negligent at repairing even urgent things any with hood jobs r being turned down from even 30 homes there was documentary about it
Third house lucky aBd been very happy with now a normal landlord who repairs urgent things promptly