Longer Term Rent - OK to pay 6 months up front by choice?

[Steve Austin]

Hi All,

 

We're going to be arriving in QLD end July/early Aug and its looking more likely that I won't have secured work prior to arriving in Australia. I'm cool with this and not surprised, but what I would like to do when we look for a rental property is get 6 months rent down up front and therefore one less thing to worry about in the interim without a job.

 

Is this usually acceptable to agents as I believe they're only allowed to ask for a maximum of 1 month (plus the bond?). I also wonder if it could be advantageous - especially if there is competition for a property. Has anybody else gone about their first rental in this way? Any reasons for NOT doing it?

 

Cheers!

 

Steve

[MrsPOB]

Hi Steve,

 

We did that very thing, for different reasons (we have a dog), and it made the whole process that much easier. We did try to secure a rental without, but against local competition we always came out the losing applicant. Once we offered 6 months up front we were selected without much fuss... We were also able to effect changes to our lease .

 

One thing, 6 months in advance actually ended up being 1 month's bound + 1st & last month this rent. So it was seen as 3 month's rent in advance. But either way it, it worked out .

 

Good Luck!

[Steve Austin]

Hi!

 

Thanks! This is great info and really helpful to know. Definitely think this is the way we're going to go.

 

Thank You again.

 

Steve

[nic1171]

I did it too as like you no job initially and there were 3 of us interested in my house