Why It’s Important: Viewing the property in person is essential to confirm that it meets your expectations and requirements. Photos and descriptions can help, but an in-person visit allows you to see the property’s layout, assess its condition, and get a feel for the neighborhood.

Why It’s Important: This step helps us understand your suitability for the property and your current living situation. After viewing, we ask that you send us a summary with the following details:

• Tenancy Holders: Full names, emails, dates of birth, jobs, and salaries for each person on the tenancy. This helps us assess income stability and match applicants to the property.

• Current Living Situation: Briefly describe your current situation (e.g., renting, living with family). This allows us to understand your background as a tenant.

• Occupants: A list of everyone who will live in the property, ensuring we know all residents and maintain safety and transparency.

• Guarantor: Confirmation of whether you can provide a guarantor, which can help strengthen your application by showing additional financial backing if required.

• Why You Want the Property: Sharing why you’re interested in this property helps us understand your motivations and shows your commitment to a positive tenancy.

Why It’s Important: After receiving your summary, we send an application form to all tenancy holders and any adults who will reside in the property. This form collects essential details for background checks, employment verification, and tenancy history. By ensuring all residents complete the form, we can accurately assess each person’s suitability, allowing us to make an informed recommendation to the landlord. Please note that each tenant applying for the property will need to complete their own form—so for two tenants, we’ll need two separate forms.

What’s Asked of You in the Application Form:

• Personal Details: Full name, date of birth, and contact information to confirm identity and establish a record for background checks.

• Employment Information: Current employer details, position, length of employment, and salary, helping us verify financial stability and capacity to meet rental obligations.

• Tenancy History: Details of previous rental addresses and landlord references to assess your history as a tenant, including promptness in payments and care of past properties.

• Financial Background: Information about any outstanding debts or financial obligations, as well as credit history, which allows us to gauge financial reliability.

• Guarantor Information (if applicable): Contact details and confirmation of a guarantor, if required, providing an additional layer of financial security.

• Additional Occupants: Names of any dependents or additional residents to ensure compliance with property occupancy regulations.

By completing this form in full, each applicant helps us gather the necessary details to proceed with checks that assure the landlord of a smooth and successful tenancy.

Why It’s Important: Your guarantor will receive a separate form to confirm their commitment and have to sign our guarantor form. A guarantor acts as a financial backup, providing additional security for the landlord if any issues with rent payments arise. This is a crucial step, especially for applicants who may not meet certain financial thresholds on their own. A verified guarantor increases the likelihood of a successful tenancy by offering the landlord peace of mind.

Why It’s Important: After receiving all completed application forms, we request a holding deposit of £150 to secure your position in the application process. This fee demonstrates your commitment to the property, allowing us to initiate background checks and start the formal application. Here’s how it works:

• If Your Application is Successful: The holding deposit will be credited toward your first month’s rent or security deposit.

• If Your Application is Unsuccessful: £21 per person will be deducted from the deposit for background checks, with the remaining amount refunded.

• If You Cancel Your Application: Should you cancel during the checks, the holding deposit is forfeited. However, if the landlord chooses another applicant, we refund your holding deposit in full.

Why It’s Important: We conduct background checks via the NRLA to confirm each applicant’s creditworthiness, employment status, and rental history. These checks are essential in providing the landlord with a reliable tenant and ensuring a smooth, trouble-free tenancy. Verifying this information helps protect both tenants and landlords, reducing the likelihood of future issues and fostering a secure rental environment.

Full Tenant Check Includes:

• Rental History: We check for any history of failing to pay rent or causing property damage, which helps us understand the applicant’s reliability as a tenant.

• Income Verification: By confirming current income, we ensure that applicants have the financial capacity to meet rent payments.

Credit Check Details:

• County Court Judgement (CCJ) Search: Identifies any CCJs against the applicant, which can indicate financial difficulties.

• Bankruptcy and Insolvency Data: Checks for bankruptcy or insolvency history, providing insight into financial stability.

• Residency and Address Confirmation: Verifies the applicant’s current and previous addresses for accuracy and consistency.

• Alias Name Search: Ensures there are no undisclosed identities, which helps in creating a full picture of the applicant’s history.

• Linked Addresses Search: Locates any addresses linked to the applicant’s credit profile to verify residency history.

• ID Verification Checks: Confirms the applicant’s identity to prevent fraudulent applications.

Employment and Reference Verification:

• Written Verification of Employment/Income: Confirms current employment and income status, providing assurance of financial stability.

• Reference from Current Landlord or Letting Agent: Gathers insights from previous landlords or agents to assess the applicant’s rental behavior and reliability.

This comprehensive background check process helps us secure trustworthy tenants, giving the landlord confidence in their choice and creating a reliable foundation for a positive rental experience.

Why It’s Important: After background checks are complete, the landlord will review your application in full. If the landlord decides to proceed, you’ll be asked to pay the remaining security deposit and the first month’s rent. This final step secures the property for you and confirms your commitment to begin the tenancy.

Each of these steps is designed to protect both tenants and landlords, ensuring a clear, fair, and secure rental process for everyone involved.