Property managers in Hackett, ACT

Bushland of the Mount Majura Nature Reserve runs along the eastern side of Hackett, a suburb in Canberra's inner north, ACT, next to Watson, Dickson and Ainslie. Its rental homes are mostly detached houses with a few apartments. Distinct Properties manages rental homes in Hackett and offers owners straightforward property management: leasing, inspections, maintenance and clear reports. Distinct Properties has arranged at least 25 leases in Hackett, 20 of them since January 2020, when its records became complete.

Gazetted alongside Downer and Watson in 1960, Hackett honours Sir John Winthrop Hackett, who edited The West Australian and backed Federation. Most of its streets are named after scientists. Antill Street and Phillip Avenue form two of its edges, while the reserve on Mount Majura runs along the eastern side and gives the suburb a bush backdrop. A neighbourhood oval and a local shopping centre serve residents, with the Dickson Centre a short trip away.

The first Hackett blocks were auctioned in the early sixties and houses followed soon after, so much of the suburb is detached homes of that era, joined by units and a group of patio houses along Grayson Street that were a new idea for Canberra at the time. Homes of this age often need attention to heating, hot water and original wet areas, and some parkland near Grayson Street doubles as a flood area, so drainage is worth watching.

Renters come for the bushland of Mount Majura Nature Reserve, the local shops and oval, and the short trip to the Dickson Centre and the light rail at Dickson Interchange.

Most of the homes we have leased in Hackett are houses.