Looking for an apartment to rent ASAP, please?

19POSTS

last year

Hello all and a very good day.

I'm moving from Joburg to Harare with my girlfriend. She's Zimbabwean and I'm from the UK. I'd greatly appreciate any advice on solid estate agents that have a good reputation. Also anything at all you may think help us transition smoothly would be awesome.

Thank you very kindly in advance and have a wonderful day.

In case you're an agent or in contact with one, I have added a cover letter I've already sent to:

Kennan Properties

Heaven & Earth,

Access Homes

Fine and Country

"Hi there, hope you’re well!

My name’s Michael Scott Mckinley. I’m currently working offshore in the UK oil and gas industry, doing 12-hour shifts at sea for 21 days straight, so my time is pretty limited while I’m out here.

I’m looking for a 1 or 2-bedroom fully furnished apartment in Harare, for myself and my girlfriend Tariro Elsie Kurima, who is Zimbabwean. We need something in a really nice area, like Mount Pleasant, Borrowdale, Avondale, Belgravia or Alexandra Park—somewhere safe, secure and modern.

There are a few things that are non-negotiable for us:

Air-conditioning is a must

It needs to be fully furnished

Safe parking and good security are essential

If there’s solar power or a generator and borehole water, that’s a bonus but not a dealbreaker if the place is perfect otherwise

Because of my job, I need to do this mostly over WhatsApp. I’m looking for an agent who can do the legwork for me and send me as many real options as possible, with clear pictures, videos, full details and rental costs upfront.

I want to make sure everything you send me is 100% accurate because I’m going to fly my girlfriend from Johannesburg to Harare just to do the viewing. We’ll only view one property before signing, so I really need to be sure it’s exactly what’s described—no surprises when we turn up please!

I’m happy to jump on a call if needed between 14:00 and 18:00 UK time, but mostly I just need the agent to send me options so I can choose one that fits exactly what we’re after. Once I do, we’ll get things moving straight away.

Looking forward to seeing what you have! Really appreciate your help 🙏

Thanks,

Scott"

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Bhavna Team

44015POSTS

last year

@ttocS001

Hi, have you tried to contact the real estate agencies registered in the business directory to enquire : Real estate agencies in Zimbabwe

You may also create an advert in the housing section for more visibility : https://www.expat.com/en/housing/africa/zimbabwe/

All the best

Bhavna

ttocS001 Member

19POSTS

last year

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply Bhavna.

I have registered with only these four, Kennan Properties, Heaven & Earth, Access Homes & Fine and Country. I gathered these from chat GPT. Not getting much feedback from these to be honest yet after a day.

This is why I posted on here in hope of finding some solid and reliable recommendations. There's two in the link you provided, thank you. I'm skeptical of using Google search as I know the reviews can be very easily manipulated so I was hoping to go from word of mouth from people with good experiences.

Thanks again for the links, really appreciate it and I'll also post in "Housing".

Warm regards

Scott

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