Everyone has the right to find a secure place where one can live safely. In this regard, many people opt for houses on rent when they cannot afford to buy one. Different online real estate portals can help people to purchase houses online.
However, there are many services these portals are still not offering in Pakistan. Thus you have to work on such details on your own. While meeting a landlord there are certain questions that should be asked. These questions may provide you a deep insight of the house which is going to be rented away. This should be done in order to avoid any sort of inconvenience in future.
The following questions should be asked while meeting the landlord
Q. What will be the cost of different utilities including the rent and deposits?
The cost of different utilities including the bills may vary as per rules and regulations implemented by the government or other authorities. If the electricity in this area isn’t costly, the electricity expenses wouldn’t be high. The rents are normally the same as they have been advertised and it will be collected on the due date. If there is any sort of emergency due to which you are unable to pay the rent then you can pay it with a time period of two to three days. Different utilities which are to be used for a number of house chores are easily available in this area.
Q. How can the application be processed?
While renting out a house in Pakistan there is an affidavit which is a written agreement. It is a paper on which both the parties agree on the given terms and conditions and has all the details related to the house that has to be rented out. As there isn’t any system of an application in Pakistan but for clients who consider online registration more convenient, for them, there are online portals that offer services such as bethree.pk. These experts can fill out the form there and the agents will help the clients in filling up the form.
Q. When do you want a tenant to shift in the house that you want to rent out?
The tenant should shift in the rented house within the time period of ten to fifteen days. As the rent isn’t high so, there are many more tenants who want to move in that’s why the time period of moving in less. If you are in dire need of the rented house and you are unable to shift within the given time period then an extension of only two days can be given.
Q. Which method of payment will be used in order to collect the rent?
In order to collect the rent, payment is collected in form of cash. The online real estate service providers do offer buying, selling and rental services but they do not offer any kind of after purchase services. In order to collect the rent either the landlord will come by himself or he will send another person to collect the rent from the tenant.
Q. What’s the situation of parking in this area?
Mostly the colonies in Pakistan have their own separate parking area for its residents. Either they are located a few minutes away from your residence or you will have the parking lot in your home. The security problem isn’t an issue in this area. If you are hiring the colony’s parking area, you just have to fill in a security form providing them with a copy of your CNIC. They will issue you a card and every time you enter the parking lot you have to scan your card. Parking isn’t allowed in front of houses as there is traffic so in order to avoid any sort of traffic problems a separate parking space has been made.
Online real estate service providers are helpful for tenants who are in search of a house on rent but do not have much time to visit people personally. A person who is in search of a house should keep in mind these questions that he should ask the landlord before taking a house on rent. If done efficiently, he will not face any sort of difficulty in future and keep his money secure.
