Mjwest Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Hi, I know a lot of people have trouble renting but was wondering if anyone can give me any tips or even better if anyone has a 4x2 to rent in northern suburbs around quinns rocks, butler, mindarie anywhere around that area!! I admit we have only been here two weeks but have viewed so many houses....... Each one we have been to have so many people turning up to viewings, that I feel we have no chance!! We finally found one at we went to which was a private viewing, no one else had seen it but us, so although it was exactly what we were looking for we decided to go for it as thought we would have more of a chance with it!! We out the application in on Wednesday, spoke to the agent on Thursday and was told they had contacted all of our references that were all fine, I supported our application with bank statements to prove we had the funds available to pay rent ( up front if required ). The agent told us that they are now waiting on the approval of the owner...m it seems to be taking a long time and what I am worried about now is that I have 5 children so worrying that this is going to put potential landlords off!! My children are 18, 16, 12, 9 and 5, so yes a lot of children but would this really put landlords off. We have just sold our house in the UK and it was immaculate, yes it got untidy but was in perfect condition when we left..... But as I said my fear now is that we will not be accepted because people worry their property will get ruin which really isn't the case. Can none give me their views. I am in such a predicament because we have been staying with friends since we got here, which is so lovely of our friend but with seven of us I don't want to outstay our welcome as you can imagine with 12 people in the property it's a bit hectic lol!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifi69 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Really sorry to hear you are finding it tough. TBH the rental market is not as competitive as it was 12/18 months ago so I'm a bit at a loss. I know it sounds weird and not what we are used to, but things like this can take ages, especially if the agents are a bit lax. Sounds like your looking in a v popular area...like a cv, you need to make sure your rental pack stands out from the other applications. I know its a pain but include everything, even photos of the children and your old property. Make sure they know how well you will look after the property in your statement. Could or would you be willing to broaden your search? Not so your somewhere you don't like of course, but you never know what little gem could be waiting in the next suburb. I hope you get sorted soon. Must be very stressful for you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebradeb Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 How do I find out what info needs to be contained in an 'application pack' I may need to start working on this before I get there. It will be somewhat of a challenge to get references for a rental when we have always had a mortgage? What references will be accepted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beandownunder Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 How do I find out what info needs to be contained in an 'application pack' I may need to start working on this before I get there. It will be somewhat of a challenge to get references for a rental when we have always had a mortgage? What references will be accepted? I believe things like statements from your present neighbours and mortgage statements showing payments are good to go into a rental pack. will have to start thinking about ours too at some point :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsquare Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Things to put in a rental pack (if you have them).. A copy of your passports. Driving licenses. Residency Visa. Australian bank cards. Mortgage statement from the UK. UK utility bills. Employment contracts. References and contact details of your current UK employers. Pictures of your house in the UK (if you're selling up, the estate agents brochure is great). Bank statements. Can't think of anything else but if I have, someone else will be along soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beandownunder Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 hope it all pans out for you soon mjwest - fingers crossed X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwest Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Thank you everyone, I am definitely going to put in our brochure of the house we sold as the pictures on that show what good condition it was in and we was there for 12 years!! I might email the agent too who sold it for us and see if they can do some sort of reference for us. Thank you for the few pointers here as some I hadn't done so will try that.... You never know we may even hear back about the other one maybe tomorrow. Maybe I am expecting too much but just thought that if they want to rent the property they would let us know one way or the other rather soonish. As far as what the agent told us no one else had even looked at the property!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsquare Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 It might be worthwhile giving the agent a quick call to see why there is a delay. In my line of work I come across a lot of landlords who are FIFO. It can sometimes be a few days before they can be contacted. Hope you get an answer soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwest Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 It might be worthwhile giving the agent a quick call to see why there is a delay. In my line of work I come across a lot of landlords who are FIFO. It can sometimes be a few days before they can be contacted. Hope you get an answer soon. You are right there probably is some reason as to why!! Just me being impatient lol!! Very impatient! I have called them every day since Friday, I am probably getting on their nerves now lol. I have just emailed the estate agent back home tho to see if they can do me some sort of reference as to what condition our house was in and if they were satisfied with the settlement of our fees directly after the sale. So hopefully that will help and I will add in the brochure of our house too x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 The landlord may be abroad and not in easy contact at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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