Searching for a home

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.ratemyflat.co.nz/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Listings show the home at its best. Photos are staged. Compliance is self-certified. ratemyflat is built so you can see what previous tenants actually found before you sign — and check the home against the five Healthy Homes Standards.

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How to find a home

Use the search bar on the home page to look up any residential home in Aotearoa.

• By address: The street number and name returns the most accurate result. Search is powered by LINZ (Land Information New Zealand) data, so every home is mapped to a real legal address.
• By suburb or city: Browsing a new neighbourhood? Search by area to see homes with existing reviews or scores in that location.

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Understanding the home profile

Every home has its own page. That page brings together what’s known about the home’s condition and the experience of past tenants.

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Healthy Homes Score

The Healthy Homes Score is a measure of how well a rental meets the five legislated standards: heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture and drainage, and draught stopping. The profile shows a summary and how the home performs in each category.

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Tenant reviews

Reviews come from people who have lived in the home. They cover heating, ventilation, insulation, draughts, and moisture — alongside what day-to-day life was like and the feel of the neighbourhood.

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Home detail panels

Public panels show core facts: bedrooms, bathrooms, location. If the home has been claimed by a verified owner or property manager, you may also see additional photos and documents they’ve chosen to share.

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Accessing insights

• Visitors: Anyone can view the Healthy Homes Score and read tenant reviews without signing in.
• Signed-in users: A free account lets you contribute reviews and verify the homes you’ve lived in.

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The public view toggle

If you’ve already reviewed a home (as a tenant) or you’re a verified owner, the home’s page opens in a “Private View” with extra management tools. To see exactly what the public sees, click Public View — this appends ?show_public=true to the URL and shows the profile as a standard visitor would.