Listings

Overview

To advertise a property, open it → the Listings tab → click the Actions button → New Listing, work through the listing wizard, then on the Publish your listing step choose where to advertise and click Publish listing. Manage a live listing from its dashboard, where you can Share Listing or QR Code, Edit it to pause notifications, or Withdraw listing. Once you confirm a tenancy on the property, the listing marks itself Completed and the adverts come down.

Create and publish a listing
1
Start a new listing
From the left menu, click Properties and open the property, click its Listings tab, then Actions (top right) and New Listing. If the property has been listed before, Keyhook pre-fills the wizard from the previous listing.
2
Work through the listing details
The wizard steps you through the property type, features, tenant requirements (pets, smoking, max tenants), rent and bond, the available-from date, tags, description and photos. Click Next through each step.
3
Add the photos
On the Add photos step, upload at least 4 photos. Clicking Next won't move you on until you have. The first photo is your display photo, and you can drag and drop to change the order.
4
Preview your listing
On the Congratulations! step, click the listing card to check how your listing ad will look, then click Next to continue to publish.
5
Choose where to advertise
On the Publish your listing step, pick the platforms to advertise on. Keyhook's own sites plus Real Estate NZ, OneRoof, Trovit and Rentola are included with every listing. Trade Me Property is an optional extra you opt into.
6
Publish
Click Publish listing. For an agency, the listing goes live straight away and appears on your Listings dashboard, where you'll find its enquiries and applications.

Note: Publishing a listing is charged. What you pay per listing, and the extra for Trade Me Property, are set out in your agency's agreement with Keyhook, so check there or ask your account manager. No card on file is required.

Share a listing link or QR code
1
Open the listing dashboard
From the Listings dashboard, open the listing you want to share.
2
Copy the link or get the code
In the Listing Advertisements section, click Share Listing then Copy for the direct link, or QR Code for a code renters can scan to open the listing page.
Pause enquiry notifications
1
Open the listing's Edit page
Open the listing and click Edit in the listing menu bar (alongside Dashboard, Enquiries, Applications and Viewings).
2
Turn on Pause notifications
Scroll to the Listing Settings section and switch on Pause notifications.
3
Save
Click Update Listing.

Note: Pausing only stops the notifications. The listing stays live and renters can still enquire and apply. Auto-withdraw listing in the same section is on by default, so Keyhook takes the advert down on its own once a tenancy is confirmed. Switch it off there if you want the advert to stay up afterwards.

Manage applications

Applications for this listing land on the listing itself. Open it and click Applications in the listing menu bar to see everyone who has applied. To work across every listing at once, use the Applications menu in the left sidebar instead.

Reviewing an applicant, shortlisting them, running tenant checks and proceeding with the one you want are all covered in their own article:

Complete a listing
1
Open the listing's applications
Open the listing from the Listings dashboard and click Applications in the listing menu bar.
2
Open the accepted application
From Applications, open the application you accepted.
3
Start the tenancy
In the Application accepted section, pick Send offer or Set up a tenancy agreement. If one is already running, it's listed there with a link to pick it back up.
4
Check the listing has completed
Once the tenancy is confirmed, the listing's status changes to Completed and it moves to the Completed tab on the Listings dashboard. Keyhook takes the adverts down from Trade Me, OneRoof and realestate.co.nz for you.

Note: Completing happens on its own only while Auto-withdraw listing is switched on in the listing's Edit settings. It is on by default. With it off, the advert stays up and the listing keeps its current status after the tenancy is confirmed.

Withdraw a listing
1
Open the listing
Open the listing you want to take down from the Listings dashboard.
2
Start the withdrawal
Click the Actions button (top right) and choose Withdraw listing.
3
Confirm
Click Withdraw to confirm. The listing is removed from all platforms.

Note: Once a listing is withdrawn, additional fees may be required to re-post it. Withdraw only when the property is genuinely no longer being advertised. If you've let the property, don't withdraw it: confirm the tenancy instead, and the listing completes itself as rented.

Frequently asked questions

Do enquiries stop when I pause notifications?

No. Pausing only stops the notifications reaching you. Renters can still enquire and apply, and everything still lands on the listing. Auto-withdraw listing is on by default, so the advert is taken down automatically once a tenancy is confirmed. Switch it off if you want the advert to stay up.

What's the difference between completing a listing and withdrawing it?

Completed is the rented outcome. You don't set it yourself. Keyhook marks the listing Completed once you confirm a tenancy on the property, and takes the adverts down.

Withdraw listing is for a listing that isn't going ahead. The property is off the market, or you're no longer advertising it. It ends the listing and removes the advert from every platform without recording a tenancy, and additional fees may apply to re-post it later.

So if you've found a tenant, confirm the tenancy and let the listing complete. Withdrawing is not how you record a let property.

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