Ellenbrook new build property management, from the PCI to the first tenant.
Building an investment home in Ellenbrook? We come to the practical completion inspection, collect the keys from your builder and have the home photographed, advertised and leased, whether you live in Perth, interstate or overseas.
One senior property manager, Daria or Stacey, looks after your home from handover to every inspection and renewal. Attending the PCI and collecting your keys is included, at no extra cost.
Why owners move to Local.
No lock-in contract.
Stay because the service is good. If it ever isn't, leave without exit fees or damages.
Rent paid the day it clears.
No waiting for month end. Your balance and the tenant's paid-to date are always in your app.
360 routine inspections.
Every inspection is a full 360 walkthrough you can pan around, not a few photos in a PDF.
One senior manager. No juniors.
Daria or Stacey looks after your home from sign-up to vacate, and does every inspection in person.
Maintenance triaged in 24 hours.
Every request is logged, tracked and comes to you with a recommendation before anything goes ahead.
Award-winning service.
Daria Tedling is REIWA's 2025 Residential Property Manager of the Year and a 2026 REIA national finalist.
The Ellenbrook rental market, as at 9 November 2026.
REIWA's figures for Ellenbrook, a suburb of 22,681 people in the City of Swan. We check them again, alongside recent leases and every new home listed nearby, before each appraisal.
$650 a week for 2 bedrooms.
REIWA's median for a two bedroom Ellenbrook home, which is where many smaller lots and townhouses land.
$720 a week for 3 bedrooms.
REIWA's median for a three bedroom Ellenbrook home.
$800 a week for 4 bedrooms.
REIWA's median for four bedrooms, the most common size for a new family home in the estates.
Most of the work happens before the keys are handed over.
A new build that is ready to lease on handover day starts earning straight away. One that is not can sit empty for weeks while the bins, the garden and the photos catch up.
An appraisal from the plans.
Send us the address or lot number, the floor plans and the expected completion date. You get a written rental appraisal before the home is finished, so you know the rent before settlement.
An independent inspection before handover.
We recommend booking an independent building inspector for the new home presentation, roughly two weeks before key handover, and can introduce you to the inspector we trust.
We come to the PCI.
Daria attends the practical completion inspection with you or on your behalf, records a virtual tour and video, and where the builder allows it brings the photographer, so the advertising is ready before handover.
We collect the keys.
Keys, remotes and manuals are collected from your builder. It is included in management, at no extra cost.
Home open, then a tenant.
The listing goes live straight away, we run the home open, screen every applicant and put the best application to you to approve.
The new build checklist, worked through for you.
Every new build we take on gets the same checklist, so nothing is missed between the builder leaving and the tenant moving in.
Power and internet.
The electricity account connected in your name so the home can be shown and leased, and a heads-up on the $300 NBN connection fee before it arrives.
Bins and water.
Council bins ordered from the City of Swan and delivered, a watering exemption lodged for the new lawn, and the reticulation controller set to off or the two-day roster.
The outside finished.
Landscaping done, the letterbox installed and numbered, and a washing line in. Check whether your contract covers the back yard, driveway and reticulation as well as the front and fencing.
Keys, locks and remotes.
Construction locks dropped so only your keys work, garage remotes programmed and tested, and the air conditioning tested and commissioned.
Paperwork collected.
Appliance manuals gathered and the electrical safety certificate from the builder's electrician kept on file, which matters for compliance from day one.
Clean and defects.
A final builder's clean or a proper deep clean before photos, and the defects report submitted to your builder.
Builder defects kept separate from tenant damage.
A detailed ingoing condition report.
Before the tenant moves in, the home is recorded with dated photos and a 360 tour. It is the record that separates a builder's defect from anything that happens during the tenancy.
Defects logged and chased.
Anything that is not right is reported to your builder, followed up, and we let the trades in, so you are not going back and forth with the builder yourself.
Inspections at six and twelve months.
During the warranty period we inspect at six and twelve months to pick up defects while the builder is still responsible for them.
For owners who live interstate or overseas.
Most of the new builds we look after belong to owners who are not in Perth for the handover.
One senior manager.
Your home has one senior property manager, Daria or Stacey, who you deal with directly by email, phone or the owner app, from the PCI onwards.
Repairs through one portal.
Every maintenance request is logged in our maintenance portal, and anything that needs a quote comes to you with our recommendation before it goes ahead.
Rent the day it clears.
Your balance and the tenant's paid-to date are in the app, with a monthly statement and rent paid to you the day it clears.
Setting the rent when every street has a new listing.
Price to what leased, not what is advertised.
In a growing estate there are often several brand new homes listed at once. We appraise from homes that actually leased, with a similar size, layout and lot, and check what is listed against yours.
Show what a new home has.
A second living area, a study, a double garage, air conditioning and a finished garden all need to be clear in the photos and floor plan, because that is where a new build earns more than an older home.
A vacant fortnight is the expensive part.
At $750 a week, two weeks empty costs $1,500. Pricing to lease in the first week is usually the better result over a year.
Questions Ellenbrook new build owners ask.
Still stuck on something? Just ask.
Yes. Daria regularly comes to the practical completion inspection and collects the keys from the builder for owners, and it is included at no extra cost. If the builder agrees, the photographer comes too, so the advertising is ready before the keys are handed over.
Yes. Most of the new builds we look after belong to owners who are not in Perth for handover. We attend for you, report back with photos and video, log anything that is not right with the builder, and keep you updated through the owner app.
REIWA's median rent for Ellenbrook is $750 a week, with three bedroom homes at $720 and four bedroom homes at $800, based on leases reported as at 9 November 2026. A brand new home with a finished garden usually sits towards the top of the range. Send us the plans for a written appraisal.
REIWA puts the median time on market for Ellenbrook houses at 18 days as at 9 November 2026. We aim to beat it by shooting the photos at the PCI where the builder allows it, so the advertising goes live as soon as the keys are in hand.
Yes. We recommend an independent building inspector for the new home presentation, roughly two weeks before key handover, and can introduce you to the one we trust and refer our own clients to.
Power connected, council bins delivered, a watering exemption for the new lawn, landscaping, a letterbox, a washing line, window coverings if they are not included, a clean, and every key, remote and manual collected. We work through all of it for you as part of getting the home ready to lease.
We do. Anything found at handover or on the ingoing condition report is logged with your builder, chased up, and we let the trades in. We also inspect at six and twelve months during the warranty period to pick up defects before it ends.
Our management fee is 7% of rent collected plus GST, easing down to 5.75% on higher rents, with a minimum of $45 a week. Leasing is 1.5 weeks rent plus GST and advertising is $500 plus GST. There is no admin fee and no lock-in contract. The fee calculator shows the exact figure for your rent.
We take on new builds across Perth's northern and north-eastern growth corridors, including Ellenbrook, and already look after new build homes in Yanchep and Brabham.
Worth reading next.
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What management would cost on your Ellenbrook rent, before you commit to anything.
The checks every applicant goes through before you are asked to approve them.
Every suburb page, from Two Rocks to the Hills.
Send the plans,
not just the address.
With the floor plans, the lot and the expected completion date, we can tell you what your Ellenbrook home should rent for and exactly how the handover would run.
Or call Daria directly on 0422 238 434.
About this page and disclaimer
Written by Daria Tedling, Director and Licensee of Local Property Partners, REIWA 2025 Residential Property Manager of the Year. Rent figures are REIWA suburb medians for Ellenbrook based on leases reported as at 9 November 2026. General information only, current at November 2026. Your home's rent depends on its size, finish and timing, so ask for an appraisal.