A secure, long-term tenant for your investment property.

Including guaranteed* rent, even if the property is vacant.

If you own a residential property and would like a secure, long-term tenant—you may be able to lease it to DHA. Each year, DHA rents quality properties directly from investors to house Defence members and their families.

We offer long lease terms and a range of property care services. The benefits of leasing to DHA include:

guaranteed* rent
long-term leases of up to 12 years¹
rent paid in advance, even if the property is vacant
property care, including most non-structural repairs²
independent market rent reviews (usually annually)
one simple service fee
online services portal to view and manage your property
property professionally cleaned at lease end.

Property locations and requirements

We lease properties in most capital cities and major regional centres around Australia where the Australian Defence Force has a presence—with all of our properties located within 30 kilometres of a serviced Defence base.

Browse our priority locations
As property requirements may vary by region, our priority locations page is regularly updated with a list of areas in which DHA are actively seeking properties.

View our minimum requirements
All properties leased to DHA are required to meet our minimum requirements. This refers to the basic property specifications such as the number and type of rooms.

Learn more about our minimum requirements here.

Next steps and more information

See what's included in DHA's Property Care Contract
Read our frequently asked questions
Register to attend our free property investment webinar

If you’d like more information about leasing your property to DHA, please call 133 342 or submit an online enquiry.

See if your property is eligible

Check if your property is eligible to lease to DHA in two easy steps:

1. Use our postcode finder to check if your property is in an eligible location
2. Complete the application form

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*Rent may be subject to abatement under certain circumstances such as loss of enjoyment or amenity, or breach of lease terms. Rent is paid where the property is habitable. Should a property become uninhabitable during the term of the lease, or lessor breaches the lease terms, the rent may cease or abate and the lease may be terminated by DHA. Guaranteed rent is subject to the terms of the lease. DHA does not take into account an investor’s objectives or financial needs. Investors should always seek appropriate independent advice before making any investment decisions with DHA.

1. DHA can vary the lease term at our discretion by exercising each extension right once. Investors should consider their long term plans and potential changes in circumstances when assessing a DHA long term lease.

2. A comprehensive description of repairs included in our service and exclusions can be found in the Property Care Contract. For more information, please visit https://www.dha.gov.au/investing/property-care.