New rental standards start March 2027. Find out what yours actually needs.
We check your property against Victoria's current minimum standards, fix the straightforward items during the visit, and give you a dated plan for what's required from 2027.
We've completed work at properties managed by some of Victoria's leading agencies.
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Find it. Fix it. Close the job.
Start with a check and we'll tell you where the property stands — or skip straight to the work if you already know what needs doing. Either way, the straightforward items get handled during the visit, and anything regulated goes to an appropriately licensed trade.
Send it through and we'll quote the practical work within our scope, flagging anything that needs a licensed trade. You don't need to pay us to inspect something your agent has already found.
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Book the $295 Readiness Report for documented evidence and a 2027 plan, or the $195 Essentials Check for the practical items. Already have your agent's inspection? Skip straight to step two.
Fix
Safehaus handles suitable doors, windows, draught sealing, window coverings and other straightforward property work. Regulated work stays with appropriately licensed trades.
Complete
We supply completion photos and relevant paperwork so you or your property manager have a clear record of the work done.
No lock-in contract. Just a clear check, practical fixes and a proper handover.
Book Readiness Report — $295 →Rate card · Melbourne metro
Practical rental fixes. Clear starting prices.
Most rental-standard items are ordinary property maintenance jobs. Where the scope is predictable we publish a starting price, so you can budget before anyone visits. Anything unusual is quoted in writing before work begins.
Up to 2 external doors and 6 windows, plus vents, exhaust fans and obvious service penetrations.
Up to 3 external doors and 10 windows, plus vents, exhaust fans and obvious service penetrations.
Beyond these caps: additional doors $95 and additional windows $45 during the same visit. Period timber sash windows quoted separately. Where gas appliances are present, a gas safety check by a licensed gasfitter is required within the six months before draughtproofing proceeds.
External entry doors must have a functioning deadlatch that opens from the inside without a key. Supplied and fitted, keys handed over on completion.
Every openable external window needs a functioning latch that secures it against entry, and must hold open or closed. Repaired or replaced as required.
Full winder mechanism replaced where repair isn’t suitable. Non-standard mechanisms quoted before work begins.
The current standard is a 3-star showerhead. From 1 March 2027, new agreements require 4-star. Supplied and fitted where it screws onto the existing outlet.
Where the arm, outlet or pipework needs altering, that’s licensed plumbing and goes to a plumber.
Landlord-grade window coverings supplied and fitted for suitable bedrooms, living rooms and other required locations.
The 15th minimum standard, in force since 1 December 2025. Corded blinds checked and anchors or tensioning devices fitted where required. Included free with the $195 Essentials Check and $295 Readiness Report.
Measured on the visit, made to order and fitted on a booked return date.
Made to measure. Best value when several are ordered together.
Flyscreens are not a minimum standard, but they’re one of the most common renter requests — and letting a property air out without leaving it open is worth having. Made-to-order items are confirmed with a 50% deposit, balance on completion.
Some rental requirements need a licensed or registered trade rather than a Safehaus installation. We identify what’s needed and, if you’d like, introduce you to a provider and coordinate the timing. They quote and invoice you directly, and issue any certificate required.
Ten or more properties? Ask about portfolio rates
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All Safehaus prices are GST inclusive. What applies to any given property depends on its circumstances, equipment, agreement trigger and any exemptions.
Key rental-standard dates & triggers.
Not every property needs every upgrade on the same date. The new requirements phase in depending on the property, rental agreement and whether existing equipment fails.
2026
Records & safety checks
- You'll need to hold evidence. Rental providers must keep records showing the property met the minimum standards when it was advertised or offered for rent — safety certificates, service invoices, condition reports and receipts.
- Gas and electrical safety checks move to a mandatory two-year cycle across all rental properties, regardless of when the tenancy started.
- Where a property has gas appliances, a gas safety check is required before any draughtproofing work proceeds.
- On failure Fixed heating and hot-water systems that fail beyond repair trigger new efficiency requirements.
- New agreement Efficient fixed cooling is required in the main living area.
- New agreement 4-star WELS showerheads are required, subject to exemptions.
- New agreement Ceiling insulation is required in ceiling spaces where no insulation is currently installed, subject to exemptions.
- New agreement Draught sealing applies to external doors, windows and unsealed wall vents, subject to exemptions.
- Prerequisite Properties with gas appliances require the prescribed recent gas safety check before draughtproofing proceeds.
- All rentals Every Victorian rental property must meet the efficient fixed-cooling standard in the main living area, subject to applicable exemptions.
- Plan ahead Properties without a suitable split system will need one installed, whether or not a new agreement is signed.
The Rental Readiness Report answers exactly that — where your property stands against the current standards today, and a dated plan for everything above, with indicative costs.
Book Readiness Report — $295 →Includes the record-keeping evidence required from 13 October 2026.
Know where your property stands.
Victoria's rental minimum standards are expanding, with new energy efficiency requirements phasing in from March 2027. Whether you need the simple things fixed or documented evidence for your file, there's a straightforward option.
For owners who want the visible items checked and the simple things fixed on the spot.
- Visible rental-standard review
- Photo summary of what needs attention
- Blind-cord safety restraints fitted during the visit
- Smoke alarms tested and replaceable batteries changed
- Safehaus fixes and licensed work clearly separated
For owners and agencies who need documented evidence — and a plan for what's coming.
- Everything in the Essentials Check
- Documented against Victoria's current minimum standards — what's confirmed, what needs attention, what needs a licensed trade
- Dated readiness section for March 2027, July 2027 and July 2030
- Ceiling insulation presence checked from the access hatch
- Fileable photo evidence pack
- Indicative costs for the works required
Safehaus reports are practical property reviews rather than building inspections, gas or electrical safety certificates, or legal compliance certification. Indicative costs are estimates provided as ranges, not fixed quotes. Regulated work stays with appropriately qualified providers.
We don't just seal it. We prove it worked.
Every draught-proofing job gets a thermal check before and after. The sealing targets gaps that are actually leaking, and you get proof the work did what it was meant to — not just an invoice saying it happened.
Every job, the Safehaus standard.
Clear scope, practical work and a proper handover. We don't blur the line between what Safehaus can do and work that belongs with a licensed trade.
Price first
You'll know the advertised starting price or receive a written quote before work begins. No surprise work added on site.
Photos on completion
Before-and-after photos are supplied so you or your property manager have a clear record of the completed work.
Stay in our lane
Safehaus handles practical property work within our scope. Gas, electrical, plumbing, refrigerant and other regulated work stays with appropriately licensed providers.
12-month warranty
Workmanship is covered for 12 months. If something we've installed isn't right, email hello@safehaus.com.au and we'll assess it and put it right where covered.
Know what needs attention. Get it sorted.
The Readiness Report tells you where your property stands, what's required by 2027, and gives you the record-keeping evidence you'll need from October. If you just want the practical items checked and fixed, start with the Essentials Check.
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