Renting, Leasing & Property Management

The process for releasing and dividing a residential tenancy bond after the tenancy ends.

Ending a fixed-term residential tenancy before its agreed expiry date without relying on a separate statutory termination ground.

A residential tenancy agreement that sets a specific start date and end date for the tenancy.

Annual rent divided by the property's price or value, before expenses.

Annual rent after selected property expenses, divided by the property's price or value.

A residential tenancy agreement with no fixed end date that continues until it is lawfully ended.

A separate limited bond that may be charged in WA when a tenant is permitted to keep a pet.

A licensed property professional who manages a rental on the owner's behalf.

Competition in which prospective tenants offer, or are encouraged to offer, more than the advertised rent to secure a property.

Rent paid before the period of occupation to which the payment applies.

A lawful change that raises the rent payable under a WA residential tenancy agreement.

An estimate of the rent a property could achieve in the current market, usually prepared by a property manager or agent.

Rent that has fallen due under a tenancy agreement but has not been paid.

Security money paid by a tenant and lodged with WA's Bond Administrator for the tenancy.

The agreement setting the terms and conditions under which a tenant occupies a residential rental property in WA.

A scheduled landlord or property-manager visit to check the condition and management of a tenanted home.

The percentage of available rental properties in a defined market that are vacant at a particular time.