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Letting agents: problems we solve

27 problems letting agents bring us, each with the cause, what it costs and what we build to fix it.

Letting agents problems

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How Do We Make Sure Every Tenancy Deposit Is Protected and the Paperwork Sent on Time?

Letting agents

Letting agent deposit registration relies on someone remembering each new tenancy. We build tracking that flags every deposit until it is protected and served.

Why Do Our Deposit Deduction Claims Keep Falling Apart When Tenants Dispute Them?

Letting agents

Letting agent deposit deductions fail when evidence is scattered across inventories, photos and emails. We build an end-of-tenancy file that brings it together.

Why Do Our Gas Safety Checks Keep Failing Because the Engineer Cannot Get In?

Letting agents

Letting agent gas safety visits fail when tenant access is arranged by phone tag. We build booking that offers tenants slots, confirms and reschedules.

How Do We Chase Late Rent Consistently Without It Depending on Who Is in the Office?

Letting agents

Letting agent rent arrears chasing depends on who notices a missed payment. We build daily arrears detection, staged reminders and landlord updates.

Why Do So Many Rent Payments Land in Our Client Account With No Clear Tenancy?

Letting agents

Letting agents lose hours matching rent payments with odd references to tenancies. We build payment matching that learns patterns and flags true unknowns.

How Do We Run Rent Reviews Across the Portfolio Without Missing Dates or Landlords?

Letting agents

Letting agent rent reviews are run from a spreadsheet of dates and emails. We build a review process with market evidence, landlord decisions and records.

How Do We Stop Tenancy Check-Ins Going Wrong Because Something Was Missed?

Letting agents

Letting agent check-ins go wrong when inventory, keys, meters and documents are coordinated by memory. We build a move-in checklist that runs itself.

How Do We Keep Track of Tenants Whose Right to Rent Is Time-Limited?

Letting agents

Letting agent right to rent follow-up checks get missed when expiry dates sit in a file. We build tracking that prompts each recheck and records the outcome.

Why Does It Take So Many Emails to Take On a New Landlord?

Letting agents

Letting agent landlord onboarding drags on with emails for ID, ownership, certificates and bank details. We build one guided onboarding that tracks it all.

How Do We Cut the Gap Between One Tenant Leaving and the Next Moving In?

Letting agents

Letting agent void periods stretch when notice, remarketing and works between tenancies run in sequence. We build a relet plan that starts the day notice lands.

How Do We Keep Up With Mid-Tenancy Inspections and Send Landlords Proper Reports?

Letting agents

Letting agent property inspections fall behind and reports take hours to write up. We build scheduling, a phone inspection form and landlord reports.

How Do We Stop Paying Contractor Invoices From Landlord Rent Without Proper Approval?

Letting agents

Letting agents pay contractor invoices from rent without clear landlord approval or checks. We build invoice checks, spending limits and approval records.

How Do We Stop Council Tax and Utility Bills Landing on Landlords After a Tenant Moves?

Letting agents

Letting agents forget to notify councils and utilities at tenancy changes, so bills go astray. We build change of occupier notices with readings attached.

How Do We Stop a Room Relet Breaching the Licence on an HMO We Manage for a Landlord?

Letting agents

Letting agents managing HMOs for landlords relet rooms without checking permitted occupancy. We build a register that checks limits, duties and renewal dates.

How Do We Stop Landlords Emailing All Day Asking If the Rent Has Arrived or the Boiler Is Fixed?

Letting agents

Letting agent teams answer the same landlord questions all day. We build landlord self-service views and updates from your lettings software data.

How Do We Manage Holding Deposits and Several Applicants for One Property Without Mistakes?

Letting agents

Letting agents juggle applicants and holding deposits by email and memory. We build application tracking with deadlines, payments and decisions recorded.

Why Do Our Tenancy Agreements Keep Going Out With the Wrong Names, Rent or Clauses?

Letting agents

Letting agent tenancy agreements built from old copies carry wrong names, rent or clauses. We build agreement generation from your data, checks and e-signing.

Why Do Landlords Keep Finding Mistakes in the Fees on Their Monthly Statements?

Letting agents

Letting agent landlord statements go out with wrong management fees, VAT or one-off charges. We build fee checks before statements are issued.

How Do We Keep Track of Overseas Landlords, Tax Deductions and Quarterly Returns?

Letting agents

Letting agents with overseas landlords track tax deduction status and quarterly returns by hand. We build tracking, calculations for review and reminders.

We Get Dozens of Enquiries for Every Rental. How Do We Find the Suitable Tenants Quickly?

Letting agents

Letting agents get dozens of rental enquiries per property and cannot reply to all. We build enquiry handling that gathers key details and books viewings.

How Do We Get Safety Certificates From Let-Only Landlords Before We Start a Tenancy?

Letting agents

Letting agents chase let-only and rent-collect landlords for gas, electrical and EPC documents. We build requests, uploads and date checks before move-in.

We Have Bought Another Agent's Lettings Portfolio. How Do We Take It On Without Losing Anything?

Letting agents

Letting agents buying a lettings book inherit messy tenancy, deposit and certificate records. We build a handover audit and import that flags every gap.

How Do We Make Sure Nothing We Charge a Tenant Falls Outside What We Are Allowed to Charge?

Letting agents

Letting agent tenant charges can slip outside what your rules allow when raised ad hoc. We build a check on every tenant charge before it is invoiced.

How Do We Stop Rent Guarantee Claims Failing Because a Deadline or Document Was Missed?

Letting agents

Letting agent rent guarantee claims fail on missed notification deadlines and evidence gaps. We build policy tracking, deadline alerts and claim packs.

How Do We Move to New Lettings Software Without Losing Balances, Deposits or History?

Letting agents

Letting agents moving lettings software risk losing balances, deposits and history. We build a checked migration with reconciliation before cutover.

How Do We Produce Accurate Year-End Income Statements for Landlords Without the January Rush?

Letting agents

Letting agents rush to produce landlord year-end statements for tax returns. We build statements from your lettings data, checked and sent on time.

How Do We Handle Tenants Asking to Keep Pets Without Missing a Reply or Losing the Record?

Letting agents

Letting agents get tenant pet requests by email and phone, and landlord answers are slow. We build a request process with deadlines, decisions and records.