FAVORABLE  LIVING  DISTRICTS

Baoshan District

Changning District

Hongkou District

Huangpu District

Jiading District

Jing'an District

Luwan District

Minhang District

Pudong District

Putuo District

Qingpu District

Songjiang District

Xuhui District

Yangpu District

Zhabei District

Lease Procedure

Step 1
Pre-Departure Consultancy

Activities

• Submitting your client inquiry form with NewPort Real Estate.
• Initiate discussion with.
• NewPort international relocation consultants regarding your move to Shanghai; and
• NewPort property consultants regarding your housing alternatives in Shanghai.
• NewPort consultants will send you a series of housing alternatives with photos via email based on your requirements.
• NewPort property consultants will discuss with you short term accommodations.
• Identify the actual arrival date.

Party

• Client
• NewPort Relocation Consultant
• NewPort Property Consultant

Step 2
Arrival and City Orientation (For clients with a rental allowance above US$2,500)

• Once you have entrusted NewPort Real Estate in finding your new home, a NewPort driver will pick you up from the airport at no cost.
• NewPort International Relocation consultants will host a 2-day city orientation with you at no cost, including school visits (for your kids), hospitals and clinics, expatriate grocery shopping venue, interviewing with bank officers and others.
• Q&A session in living in Shanghai.

• Client
• NewPort Relocation Consultant

Step 3
Housing Inspection

Part I

• NewPort Property consultants will show you the working neighborhoods.
• NewPort consultants will show you a few residential neighborhoods (including a visit to some actual rentable units and facilities in the compound).
• Selection of a few preferred residential neighborhoods / compounds.

Part II

• NewPort consultants will show you more units in the preferred residential compounds or neighborhoods.
• Finalize the ideal rentable property.

• Client
• NewPort Relocation Consultant

Step 4
Negotiation

• Once you have identified the ideal property, NewPort consultants will negotiate the favorable clauses under the lease term for you.
• Negotiation items include redecoration / refurbishment, rental price, repair and maintenance, memberships, etc.

• Client
• NewPort Relocation Consultant

Step 5
Issue of Offer Letter or Letter of Intend

• Upon completion of negotiation, NewPort Property Consultants will issue an offer letter to landlord, explaining your opinions about rent and other requirements.
• Contents in the offer letter include offering price, any requirements on refurbishment, additional furniture or appliance, mode of rental payment etc.).

• Client
• Landlord
• NewPort Relocation Consultant

Step 6
Lease Agreement Execution

• Once both parties have accepted and executed the offer letter, NewPort Property Consultants will draft the lease agreement based on the offering letter.
• Execution of lease agreement by both parties.

• Client
• Landlord
• NewPort Relocation Consultant
• NewPort Legal Counsel

Step 7
Payment

• Upon execution of lease agreement, you need to pay for the security deposit (normally two-month rent) and pre-pay for the first month rental.

• Client
• Landlord
• NewPort Property Consultant

Step 8
Pre-move in Inspections

• NewPort property consultants and NewPort Post Move-in Support consultants will accompany you to pre-check the property prior to moving in.

• Client
• NewPort Property Consultant
• NewPort Post Move-in Support

Step 9
Handover

• Landlords, NewPort consultants and NewPort Post Move-in Support consultant will walk you through the whole property to ensure everything is compliant with the offering letter and lease agreement.
• NewPort Property Consultants will conduct a furniture and home appliance check list based on the leasing agreement.
• NewPort Property Consultants will conduct a condition report if there is any damage on the property prior to your move in.
• NewPort Property Consultants will coordinate with the initial utility meter readings to set the cut-off date of the utility payment.

• Client
• NewPort Property Consultant
• NewPort Post Move-in Support

Step 10
Moving In

• Moving in your new home in Shanghai.
• NewPort post move-in support consultant will assist you to register with the following parties:
• Local police station;
• Consulate office of your country; and
• Management office of the property compound.

• Client
• NewPort Property Consultant
• NewPort Post Move-in Support

Step 11
Post Move-in Support

• NewPort post move-in support consultants will guide you with the following matters:
• Acclimation to your new home, e.g. internet system access, use of home appliance, mode of utility bill payments, maid interview, etc; and
• Repair and maintenance, e.g. repair and maintenance of home appliance or other part of your new home.

• Client
• NewPort Post Move-in Support

Step 12
Housing Inspection

For Moving Out:

• NewPort property consultants will assist to pre-check the property prior to moving out.
• NewPort property consultants will walk landlord through to property to ensure there is no damage to the property (wear and tear excepted).
• NewPort property consultants will conduct utility meter readings to ensure the cut-off date of the utility bill settlement.
• Return of deposit from landlord.

For Renewal:

• NewPort consultants will assist you to conduct a market research on the revised rental around the neighborhoods.
• Re-negotiation on renewal terms and rental.

• Client
• NewPort Property Consultant
• NewPort Post Move-in Support