Rental inspections for landlords

A routine inspection checks property condition and maintenance while respecting that the rental is the tenant’s home.

• Confirm permitted frequency, reason, notice and timing.
• Offer a clear attendance and access process.
• Limit the evidence plan to property-relevant facts.

Set the decision criteria, responsibilities and jurisdiction checks before the time-sensitive work begins.

• ✓Confirm permitted frequency, reason, notice and timing.
• ✓Offer a clear attendance and access process.
• ✓Limit the evidence plan to property-relevant facts.

Follow the same documented sequence each time, while adapting forms, notices and timeframes to the property jurisdiction.

• ✓Follow a consistent property checklist.
• ✓Invite the renter to identify repair issues.
• ✓Prioritise and assign follow-up actions.

Good records support clear decisions, reliable handovers and fair resolution when memories differ.

• Notice and service method
• Objective inspection notes
• Repair actions and completion evidence

Pause when the facts, authority or next legal step are unclear. A fast but unsupported decision usually creates more work later.

• Using inspections to monitor lifestyle
• Capturing unnecessary personal information
• Ignoring issues reported during the visit

The supported workspace connects property listings, inspection bookings, applications, agreement preparation and signing, condition records, repairs, documents and tenancy communication. Free planning tools help you explore management costs, cash flow, rental yield and readiness before committing to a rental. Both parties can contribute condition evidence. Check the required form and process separately; supplementary exit evidence does not replace a prescribed condition report or decide a bond claim.