About Us
Rent-A-Home specialises in holiday accommodation, holiday apartments, holiday rentals, holiday homes and
corporate accommodation for short term or
long stay accommodation in fully furnished and self-contained apartments and homes across
Australia.
Rent-A-Home was established in mid 1999 and Rent-A-Home has quickly become the leading
online provider of furnished homes and apartments Australia-wide.
Rent-A-Home won the Real Estate Institute Award for Excellence � Best Website in
2002 and 2004 and was a finalist in 2003 and 2005.
More recently Rent-A-Home won the prestigious 2006 National Telstra Business Award
(Micro Category).
Based in Sydney, Rent-A-Home is licensed and works with property managers right
across Australia including holiday rental property managers, owner managers, serviced
apartments, cottages and real estate agents.
Visitors can check availability, search by property feature and book online in:
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Great Ocean Road, Mornington Peninsula,
Tropical North Queensland, Perth and right across Australia.
Rent-A-Home is a member of the Real Estate Institute of NSW.
Rent-A-Home aims to provide the highest level of professional service, and we welcome your feedback on our website, service and
accommodation offered
Media Releases
Press
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2006 Winner Telstra Business Awards - Australian Government
Micro Business Award
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Rent-A-Home was a national winner at the Telstra Business Awards. "We are thrilled
to win such a prestigious Award. The award recognises our team's fantastic contribution
to achieve our dream, to lead the industry. Thank you Telstra for your commitment
to small business, and also thanks goes to the Australian Government who sponsored
the Award" says Justin Butterworth, Managing Director.
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2006 Winner
Telstra Business Awards - Australian Government Micro Business Award
Friday, July 8, 2005
and the winner is.... Rent-A-Home.com.au! Rent-A-Home was recognised as the top
micro business in NSW at the Telstra Business Awards, Australia's most prestigious
business awards program. "We're ecstatic! Its a huge credit to our team and we send
a big 'thanks' to our customers for their support." says Justin Butterworth, Managing
Director.
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2005 Finalist
Telstra NSW Small Business Awards - Australian Government Micro Business
Award
Friday, July 8, 2005
Rent-A-Home has been recognised as a top micro business in NSW from over 600 participants,
at the Telstra NSW Small Business Awards gala dinner held at Sydney's Westin Hotel.
The Awards process consisted of a written submission, onsite interview and final
judging by an expert panel. "We're aboslutely thrilled and honoured to receive
this Award outside of the real estate industry. Thanks must go to our team and our
property managers for their commitment and enthusiasm." said Managing Director,
Justin Butterworth
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2004 Winner REINSW Awards for Excellence
- Best Website (Corporate)
Tuesday, October 5 2004
"These awards not only recognise outstanding performance but honour those who
have lifted the bar in professional practice and set the standards for other agents
to emulate," said REINSW President, Rowen Kelly. This award recognises Rent-A-Home.com.au
as the most engaging, user-friendly and well-structured website for finding furnished
apartments and homes."
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Human Capital Australia Magazine
September 2004
"When sourcing furnished properties, human resource managers are often faced
with time-consuming searches. Rent-A-Home�is now the leading online provider of
furnished homes and apartments. In an age where it has become pass� to book plane
fares online, the next online step in booking furnished properties makes enormous
sense."
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The Weekend Australian Financial Review
Saturday, October 18 2003
"Butterworth�s small business in Sydney depends on vast global search engines
to send customers his way giving him a chance to pitch them a place to rent...In
a demonstration of the intensely competitive dynamics of the search business, Butterworth
shops around constantly to make his ads as effective as possible."
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The Daily Telegraph
Saturday, October 21 2000
"On-line services are the way of the future…(The) company has no shop-front
but provides a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week listing, booking and payment service."
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The Australian
Friday, June 9 2000
"Rent-A-Home, with an ever increasing network of agents, is providing a one-stop
shop for corporate clients seeking short-term accommodation, or extended furnished
accommodation for executive relocations."
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Business NSW
"Rent-A-Home provides a one-stop shop for those seeking short-term holiday
accommodation, or extended furnished accommodation for executive relocations…..
an ecommerce facility for real estate agents to deliver 'live' content to consumers
… online."
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Rent-A-Home feature article
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Real Estate Institute Journal
"…Rent-A-Home offers at very low cost to property owners, focused travel
and executive exposure coupled with a booking facility that enables managing agents
to have complete management of their stock."
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Television
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Getaway, Channel 9
Thursday, 2 November 2000
Featured as the Internet Hot Deal with spectacular footage from Palm Beach and Sydney
Domain Apartments.
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Channel Nine News
Sunday, 14 May 2000
Managing Director, Justin Butterworth was interviewed about the prospects for homeowners
in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games furnished property rentals market.
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