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Rental bonds are a typical part of a new tenancy which follow some strict rules that all landlords and tenants should understand.

Choosing the right type of tenancy requires a good understanding of your current needs and future plans. Whether you value stability or flexibility, going fixed or periodic depends on your circumstances.

One common issue that can arise at the beginning of a tenancy is the non-payment of the bond

Congratulations on finding your new tenant!

A landlord is responsible for ensuring that their rental property is in good condition and ready for their tenants to move in on the agreed-upon start date. However, unforeseen problems, such as a major plumbing issue, can cause delays or disrupt your tenants' plans. In this article, we will discuss what happens to the tenancy in the case of a major unforeseen issue before the start date and provide tips for landlords on handling this situation.

Advertising your property is just the first step in your landlording journey. In this article, we'll walk through everything you need to know about starting a brand new tenancy, the paperwork you need to complete, funds to collect and inspections to schedule before your tenants move in.

It is a landlord's responsibility that the property is lawful premises for residential use, meets all relevant building, health and safety standards and is in reasonably clean and tidy condition before the tenants move in.

Landlords have no requirement to perform meth tests for each tenancy, but landlords have the legal requirement to provide a clean and habitable property.

In order for myRent to receive bond payments from WINZ for your tenant, you need to first have a tenancy setup on myRent with myRent selected to collect bond for the corresponding tenant.

When renting out a property, it's very common to have multiple occupants. We're often asked whether all potential occupants should become named tenants on the agreement, or should an agreement be signed with one "head tenant" only.

If you’re setting up an existing tenancy that had an arrears or credit balance when it was started in myRent, you can add a opening balance by following the steps below:

When creating a tenancy on myRent that is for an existing tenancy there are a couple of key considerations for ensuring the rent statement is set up as intended. We reccomend to use the steps below:

There are a couple of different ways to invite/onboard a tenant to your tenancy on myRent depending on whether you’re creating a new tenancy or this is an existing tenancy.

Congratulations on finding great tenants. Now it's time to set up some paperwork and create a tenancy on myRent.

This is a very common situation. A landlord has a place that they want to fill for long-ish fixed-term but want to make sure the fixed-term tenancy doesn't become periodic upon expiry as they may want to use it themselves or as an Airbnb during a busy period. The question is always can this be done and how to go about it.

As we move away from the alert level system, the COVID-19 Protection Framework is setting in. So what restrictions apply to different traffic light settings, and what do they mean to landlords and tenants?

Sometimes a good candidate applying for a rental property has limited renting experience or does not earn enough to prove they can afford the rent. So, adding a Guarantor to the tenancy agreement becomes very important for landlords. You can now add Guarantor's details to the agreement and ask them to review and e-sign the document as well.

Yes, we highly reccomend that the first rent in advance and bond is paid in full before handing the keys over

If the exact address you want to add doesn't display in the address finder, you can add this address manually by following the steps below.

We believe in upfront, transparent pricing. You can find the breakdown of all our fees on our pricing page.

It is common to charge a Bond equivalent to 4 weeks rent, but in some cases, a landlord may choose to charge less or not to charge any bond.

We've put together the most commonly asked questions we receive about managing tenancies during the Lockdown.

The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (RTAA) is arguably the biggest tenancy reform in 30 years. It comes with lots of nuisances that landlords should be aware of.

NZ Landlords can now operate in a way that is much more like normal with the country returning to Level 2.