Juliet Risdon
Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor.
Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing properties for owners and investors, and providing attractive and comfortable homes for tenants.
Hopefully you read last week’s article about securing an apartment.
Once you have paid all deposits, fees and rental as outlined in last week’s article, the process of moving should be fairly straightforward.
Firstly you should receive a copy of the sign tenancy agreement, and this can be kept in a safe place for future reference.
At JML you also receive a welcome letter giving useful information and tips for living in Macau. For example; ‘How to cope with humidity’ and ‘How to cope with an insect invasion’.
On the contract the utility readings should have already been entered for you. As soon as you arrive at the property do double check these are the same or very similar to prevent any future disputes or incorrect payments.
If there is a problem with the utility readings you should raise this with your property agent immediately. Modern technology can be handy, taking a photo on your phone can be very useful.
On move in day you can follow the check-in process set out by your landlord or their property agent for the hand over of the apartment to you.
Usual practice is to walk around with the landlord’s representative and sign it immediately upon moving in.
At JML the move in process is handled in a different way to other agencies.
Clients come to the office to receive the apartment keys so that they can move in at their own pace with minimum stress and hassle.
They also receive a copy of the apartment inventory to check, agree or raise any issues with and sign.
JML’s policy is to give tenants 7 days in their own time to review the inventory and settle in. During this 7 days they can raise any queries on the inventory for resolution. For example a marked wall or missing cutlery. The inventory can then be altered or notes made on it as necessary.
In part 4 of this series we will look at the “first week in your new property.”
(Part 3 of the 5 part article about the renting process for tenants. Based on a similar article originally published March 2014)
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