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Renting out your property without an agent.

In NSW you can choose to manage it yourself. The work comes in six parts that repeat with every tenancy.

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The management cycle, in six parts.

The same six parts, in order, with every tenancy.

  1. Get the property ready. Meet the minimum standards and finish any repairs.

  2. Find a tenant. Advertise one rent and ask every applicant the same questions.

  3. Sign the agreement. Use the NSW standard agreement, give the completed condition report with it, and offer Rental Bonds Online first.

  4. Move them in. Hand over the keys, and get the condition report back within seven days.

  5. Look after the tenancy. Answer questions, arrange repairs and keep your records.

  6. Review, renew or move on. Give notice before a rent increase, and close out with the keys and the bond.

What changes without an agent.

The work is the same. Who it reaches first is not.

You are the first call. Tenants come to you directly.

You keep the file. Agreements, reports and photos are yours to keep.

You stay responsible. With or without an agent, the landlord answers for tenancy law.

General information, not legal advice. Check the rules in your state. Checked 19 October 2026 against Managing a rental property in NSW, Rental Bonds Online for self-managing landlords, Minimum standards for rental properties, Rental property condition reports and When a prospective tenant applies.

Each part of the cycle,kept with the property.

The NSW agreement filled in from your records and signed on any phone.

Reminders before a term ends or a rent review is due.

Renting out without an agent.

Yes. NSW Fair Trading says you can manage it yourself or use an agent. Either way, you stay responsible for following tenancy law.

Register with Rental Bonds Online and offer it to your tenant first. Paper forms are still available.

It keeps the record of each part, from the application to the move-out. It does not advertise, choose a tenant, lodge the bond or give legal advice.

Yes. Keeping each tenancy’s records together makes the handover simpler.

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NSW landlord checklist Eight steps, in order, from the minimum standards to the keys.

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Self-manage or use an agent? Who does the work, what you keep control of, and what each costs you.

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Add it and the people who live there today. The rest of your rentals can follow when it suits you.

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