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Zetland property management

Lifestyle Property Agency are the Zetland leasing & property management specialists. From the East Village precinct to the apartment towers around Joynton Avenue, we manage and lease homes and apartments right across Zetland. Faster leasing, rigorously screened tenants and maximised returns, with no lock-in agreement.

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Lifestyle Property Agency, Sydney

Across our Sydney portfolio

1400+properties managed
1%average vacancy
8.4 daysaverage leasing time
4.4★client rating (300+ reviews)

The Lifestyle Leasing Method

A proven four-step system that leases your Zetland property faster and for more, and keeps great tenants in it.

1

Data-led pricing

We price on live comparable rents, not guesswork, so you never sit vacant or leave money on the table.

2

Premium marketing

Professional photography and priority placement on the major portals to pull maximum enquiry, fast.

3

5-point tenant vetting

Every applicant is checked for identity, income, rental history, social media background and references, so you get a tenant who pays and stays.

4

Proactive reporting

Enquiry numbers, inspection feedback and lease updates, kept current so you always know where things stand.

Switching agents is genuinely easy

No lock-in agreement

Stay because you want to, not because you're contracted to. We earn your business every single month.

We handle the whole switch

We take care of the entire handover from your current agent, with no awkward conversations. Our side is done in a day or two; the timing is set by your current notice period, with no gap in rent.

Your Zetland leasing specialists

With 1,400+ properties under management across Sydney and a deep footprint right through the CBD and inner city, we know this market, from the East Village and Green Square town centre to the streets around Joynton Avenue and Portman Street. We know the buildings, the streets and the tenants, and we use that to lease your property faster and for more.

Zetland is the town-centre heart of Green Square, and almost all of it is new. The East Village shopping centre anchors the retail, Joynton Avenue and the old South Sydney Hospital site have become a civic and creative precinct, and a dense run of apartment towers has risen around the Green Square station. It is one of the most apartment-heavy pockets in Sydney, a few minutes from the CBD and next door to Redfern and Alexandria, and it draws professionals, couples and a large investor market. That density rewards a manager who knows the buildings block by block.

Who rents in Zetland

Zetland rents to young professionals, couples and downsizers who want a modern apartment around the Green Square precinct, close to the city and the airport. It is a new, apartment-led market with real competition, so presentation and pricing to the building are what get a property leased.

How Zetland has changed

The last two to three years have reshaped renting in Zetland, along with the rest of Sydney. Through 2023 and into 2024 rents climbed quickly as overseas students and workers returned and vacancy fell to unusually low levels, so well-presented properties leased fast and often to the first strong applicant. Into 2025 and 2026 the pressure has eased. More stock has come back to the market, tenants have a little more choice, and the queues at every inspection have thinned. For a Zetland landlord the takeaway is simple. Demand is still healthy, but the market has gone back to rewarding a sharp, well-priced campaign over an optimistic number and a wait. Pricing to the live comparable and presenting the property properly matter again, which is exactly where we focus.

What will your Zetland property rent for?

Get a free, no-obligation rental appraisal, benchmarked against active and recently leased comparables in your street.

What Zetland landlords say

Reviews independently verified on RateMyAgent

“I couldn’t be happier with the outstanding service provided by Lifestyle Property Agency in securing a tenant for my first investment property. Dylan went above and beyond.”

Andrew L., Landlord

“Dylan is exceptionally knowledgeable, personable and professional. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Dylan and the team.”

Scott, Landlord

“Our experience with Dylan was outstanding from start to finish. He marketed our property proactively, arranged viewings promptly, and carefully vetted tenants.”

Emma, Landlord

Common questions from Zetland landlords

What kind of tenants rent in Zetland?
Zetland is the town-centre heart of Green Square and almost all apartments, so it draws professionals and couples who want new stock, retail at East Village and a few minutes to the city. Investors are a big part of the market too. We match each property to the tenant most likely to value it and stay.
How quickly will my Zetland property lease?
Well-priced, well-presented apartments in Zetland tend to lease quickly, because demand around the Green Square town centre is consistent. Across our Sydney portfolio we average around 8.4 days to lease. In a market this dense, the right price and a proper campaign matter more than the address, which is where we focus.
How do you compete in a building full of similar apartments in Zetland?
By pricing to what is actually leasing in that building right now, not last quarter, and presenting your apartment so it is the obvious pick. In a tower where tenants compare units side by side, getting the price and the photos right on day one is what leases yours first.
What are Zetland tenants actually looking for?
Beyond the basics, most weigh up natural light, a clean and modern bathroom and kitchen, some storage, and a sense of security and quiet once the front door closes. Any outdoor space, even a small balcony or courtyard, is a real advantage. In Zetland, position and the walk to what people come here for do a lot of the work too. Get these right and you widen the pool of applicants, which is what protects your rent.
Should I renovate or update before I lease my Zetland property?
Usually the small things pay and the big ones do not. Fresh paint, good lighting, a tidy bathroom and kitchen and a proper clean lift the rent and the speed of the lease far more than their cost. A full renovation rarely pays for itself in rent alone. Before you spend a dollar, we will tell you what will actually move the number and what will not.
What are the most common mistakes Zetland landlords make?
Three come up again and again. Pricing to the number they want rather than the number the market is paying, so the property sits. Skimping on photography and presentation when tenants have choice. And getting the furnished-or-unfurnished call wrong for the property. Self-managing and missing the live market is the fourth. Each one costs weeks of vacancy, which almost always dwarfs what it saved.
What does switching to Lifestyle involve?
Less than most landlords expect. We handle the whole handover from your current agent, so there are no awkward conversations for you. If there is a tenant in place, the lease, rent and bond carry over unchanged, and our side is usually done in a day or two. With no lock-in, the timing is set by your notice period, with no gap in rent.

Thinking of switching?

No lock-in, and we handle the whole handover for you. Your current notice period sets the timing; our side is done in a day or two, with no gap in rent. Find out what your Zetland property should be earning.

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