What you'll pay on day one — and whether the rent sits comfortably in your income. Andrea Goh · PropNex
A landlord sizes up your affordability much like a bank sizes up a buyer. This shows the rent band you can comfortably carry, and the cash you'll need ready on day one (deposit + advance rent + any agent fee).
Whether you pay depends on the arrangement — usually only when you engaged your own agent, or on some lower-rent leases. Figure shown includes 9% GST.
Used to check rent as a share of income — a common comfort guideline is to stay under 30%.