If you’re looking for apartments, houses, freestanding homes or flats to rent, our team of professionals will make the process of finding, renting and moving into a new home as convenient and comfortable as possible.

For landlords and property investors, Trafalgar’s specialist multi-channel marketing, industry experience and brand visibility ensures that your residential property investments are quickly and effectively leased to the right tenant at a very competitive rental. Trafalgar ensures that all the correct tenant screening and legal processes are followed with signing a new lease, thereby safeguarding and maximising rental income on rental properties. Trafalgar’s Home Letting service consists of the following important components:

Advertising
Through effective marketing, across a range of advertising channels, to the appropriate audiences, we ensure prompt leasing to well-matched tenants. Potential tenants are offered a wide choice of flats, apartments and houses to rent, while landlords benefit from high visibility and prompt occupation. Trafalgar makes use of the following printed, outdoor and electronic media,

Classifieds
MWeb
Roadside boards
Trafalgar’s property search engine
Property24 and Gumtree
SMS Directories

Screening of Tenants
Trafalgar’s experienced letting consultants ensure that all tenant applicants are rigorously screened with credit and reference checks prior to signing a lease agreement to manage down the risk of default. To promote a positive outcome for all parties, we ensure that people of similar lifestyles are selected to match the existing tenant mix.

Signing a Lease
A legally binding lease agreement is drawn up to protect the landlord and tenant by clearly defining the approach for handling rental payments and collections, rental increases, deposits, maintenance issues and damages claims as noteworthy examples. Experienced letting consultants ensure that all lease terms and details are well understood and handle the lease signing administration. Careful review and acceptance of rules applicable to Bodies Corporate and Home Owners Associations is a further very important focus area of the letting process. Copies of the signed lease are issued to the tenant for easy reference.

Deposits
Deposits are necessary to protect the landlord’s investment and as a security to cover any damages or default during the lease term. Deposits are invested in a savings account and accrue interest for the benefit of the tenant.

Inspections
Maintenance inspectors conduct pre- and post- occupation inspections of rented properties, itemise damages and provide quotes for the restoration of the property. The final account for restoring the unit to the standard defined by the pre-occupation inspection, allowing for standard wear and tear, is offset against the deposit balance before being refunded.

Repairs and Maintenance
Our maintenance inspectors and administrators manage the maintenance needs of residential rental properties by arranging any plumbing, electrical, painting, cleaning or other repairs within the parameters of the mandate signed with the property owner. Trafalgar has a specialised maintenance information system which tracks and project manages maintenance work orders and provides automated regular feedback to all parties to achieve prompt resolution.

Rent Collection, Owner Reporting and Financial Management
Rent is collected at the beginning of the month in advance, in terms of the lease agreement. Net rental income is electronically transferred to a landlord’s nominated bank account(s) as soon as practically possible following the collection of rental.

Financial Reporting
Trafalgar’s property and rental management information system supports the email distribution of tenant rental statements, owner rent rolls and performance to budget reports. Paper-based hard copy reports remain available where required. In addition, real time financial reports are available online and enable direct and convenient access to all investment property management reports.