Letting plan terms

If you have any questions regarding these terms, please contact us.

Terms that apply to all plans (Basic, Essential and Complete) 

• Legal bits and definitions
• Your fees
• Money back guarantee
• Platform
• Tenant applications
• Referencing
• Tenancy deposit
• Tenancy agreements
• LetsProtect
• Limits of indemnity 
• Authority to act
• Inventory and schedule of condition
• Rent payments
• Arrears and evictions
• Transfer of existing tenancies
• Ending a tenancy
• Change of ownership
• Termination of services
• Indemnity and ratification
• Dispute resolution
• Force majeure

Terms that apply to the Essential and Complete plan only

• Rent protection

Terms that apply to the Complete plan only

• Rent on time
• Property Management

Legal bits and definitions 

To avoid any doubt, these terms take precedence over any verbal communication between us and you unless you receive any written confirmation from us that these terms have been altered.

Any changes to terms will be communicated to you in writing and delivered to the email address you have registered with us. Please note, if you unsubscribe to our emails, you may not receive this communication.

You will also be informed of any updates to relevant terms when you log into your dashboard within the lettingaproperty.com platform. At that point you will have an opportunity to read and acknowledge terms.

Business or working day – A day other than a Saturday, Sunday or Bank Holiday, where banks in England are open for business

Letting plan – Our Basic, Essential or Complete paid subscription plans

Tenants(s) – The person or people living in, or seeking to live in your property

Tenancy – The agreement between you and your tenant in relation to your property

Terms of business – This collectively refers to our website and platform terms, user terms, letting plan terms and privacy policy

We, us or our - Refers to lettingaproperty.com's employees, platform and website, including any system owned or operated by lettingaproperty.com (trading as PropMedia Ltd)

Your or your - Refers to the named person using or requesting our letting services, such as the landlord

Your fees

Rent payments

Once received from your tenant, rent payments paid to lettingaproperty.com will generally be administered and then paid to our landlords within five working days from the date the rent is due according to the rent payment schedule within your tenancy agreement. This includes the first rent payment of new tenancies.

Should any circumstance arise resulting in a delay – such as a technical issue with a payment provider or bank – we make every effort to inform the landlord of the reason and the expected payment date.

Rent on time (Complete plan)

The Complete plan includes the benefit of rent on time. This means lettingaproperty.com will advance an amount equivalent to the rent amount whilst we collect the rent from the tenant. This payment will be initiated within five working days of the due date stated in the tenancy agreement, regardless of whether the tenant has paid or not. It may take a further three working days for the payment to be made, to account for BACS processing time.

The tenant is liable for the rent and remains in arrears from the first day the rent is due and not paid. 

If a tenant fails to pay their rent, our legal team will follow arrears procedures and legal protocols to claim your owed rent and seek possession of the property.

You acknowledge that if the rent payment is not received from the tenant on the rent due date, an overdue fee in line with the Tenant Fees Act is applicable.

If the tenant stops paying rent for any reason, all rent payment due dates should be strictly enforced for the fulfilment of any applicable LetsProtect or rent protection benefits.

If you allow any postponement to rental payments or agree a payment plan with your tenant without our consent, your rent on time and rent protection will be invalidated and the remaining monthly fees will still be payable.

If you are considering postponing rent or are in discussion with your tenant(s) regarding this, please contact us to explore possible resolutions, and avoid invalidating your rent protection.

Housing benefit 

If your tenant is claiming housing benefit, lettingaproperty.com reserves the right to align the rent due date with the benefit payment date by arranging an addendum to the Assured Shorthold Tenancy. 

lettingaproperty.com must be informed if the tenant’s employment status changes and payment of rent will be using Housing Benefit/Universal Credit. We will only collaborate with the relevant authorities/Housing Benefit agency if permission is given by the tenant to the authority and agreed to by you.

Rent protection

Rent protection is included in the Essential and Complete plans. This covers the rent payments in the event that a tenant is unable to pay and subject to our full Terms of Business. Read our full Rent protection terms.

Property Management

Property Management is included in the Complete plan. Read the full Property Management terms. 

Arrears and evictions

Under our letting plans, if a tenant falls behind on rent payments, our legal team will begin the arrears procedure in line with the local housing legislation and statutory terms. This includes writing to the tenant and then following up with a phone call to determine the circumstances. 

If the tenant continues to withhold the rent, we will begin measures under the guidelines of our legal cover. You may be required to communicate directly with our legal team during the rent recovery or tenant eviction process. 

Under the Basic, Essential, and Complete plans, there is a £79 inc vat charge for serving Notice on the Tenant. Please be aware that all legal documents (EPC, Gas Safety Certificate, EICR, Legionella Assessment etc.) must be in place before any notices can be served.

Section 21 notice – Once payment is received, we aim to draft this notice within 3 working days and send to the landlord for a digital signature. Once signed, we will post through Royal Mail Signed For service. Notice must be a minimum of 2 months’ and allow time for additional postage days.

Section 8 notice – this follows the above process but the notice period varies based on the Grounds For Eviction. Usually, it is used for rent arrears, which is a minimum of 2 weeks plus postage time.

If your tenant falls into and remains in rent arrears, we have the right to discuss all options and procedures with you and the tenant. Any rent payment defaults will be individually reviewed, and the most appropriate enforcement method will be selected. This includes effective credit control processes and utilisation of any tenancy guarantor if available.

For more information on legal proceedings and rent payments, read the full LetsProtect and rent protection terms. 

Transfer of existing tenancies

You can request to transfer an existing shorthold tenancy to lettingaproperty.com and join any of our letting plans.

To accept such transfer, otherwise known as "switching agent", we require the following evidence: 

• Written confirmation that the tenant has not been in arrears within the last six months (e.g. bank statements or rent schedules)
• A copy of the inventory and schedule of condition, signed by you and the tenant
• A copy of the tenancy deposit certification plus written confirmation (from both you and the tenant) that the existing deposit can be transferred to our Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) account
• Two valid forms of identification for you (e.g passport, driver's licence or utility bill)
• Two valid forms of identification for the tenant (e.g passport, driver's licence or utility bill)
• A copy of the original tenant reference check reports (and guarantor report if applicable) conducted for the current property by a licensed and registered referencing company
• A copy of the tenant's right to rent documentation, showing proof of legal status to rent a property in the UK in accordance with UK legislation

In joining a Basic, Essential or Complete plan, you and your tenant will be required to execute a new assured shorthold tenancy agreement created via lettingaproperty.com subject to a minimum 12-month letting plan. You will also be required to pay £149 setup fee, to cover associated administrative costs.

We reserve the right to not accept a transfer of tenancy and have no obligation to provide an explanation of the rejection.

Ending a tenancy

End of the fixed term

Under our letting plans, there is a £79 charge for renewing your tenancy and/or subscription plan and arranging a new agreement with the same tenant.
 
If you need to find a new tenant with Find a Tenant, this is charged at £149.00 Find a Tenant advertising fee (inc VAT) per property, while on our Complete, Essential or Basic plan.

To continue on a periodic tenancy (month-to-month rolling), six months' letting plan fees are payable in advance. As business costs and insurances are incurred in advance per tenancy agreement, this fee cannot be transferred to another tenancy agreement, refunded or calculated pro-rata once the rent has been received.

Ending a tenancy early

If your tenancy is ending earlier than first agreed by both parties, any outstanding letting plan fees will be payable by you. This can be deducted from the last rent payment fee due or requested as a direct payment. Outstanding subscription fees are non-transferable and non-refundable.

The Tenant Fees Act 2019 states that if a tenant requests to leave before the end of their tenancy, you are entitled to charge an early termination fee. This must not exceed the financial loss that a landlord has suffered in permitting, or reasonable costs that have been incurred by lettingaproperty.com arranging for the tenant to leave early.

This usually means that a landlord must not charge any more than the rent they would have received before the tenancy reaches its end. It is good practice to agree to any reasonable request to terminate the tenancy agreement early.

If there are no missed rent payments, we encourage you to not charge any early termination fees unless you can demonstrate through evidence to the tenant that specific costs have been incurred (e.g. marketing and referencing costs). Any payment that exceeds the landlord’s financial loss or lettingaproperty.com’s reasonable costs which relate to the remaining letting plan fees payable, will be a prohibited payment. 

Change of ownership

If the property is sold or passed on with the benefit of the tenant in occupation during the first twelve months of the tenancy, you will be responsible for the monthly fees for the remainder of your letting plan, unless the new landlord agrees to sign our terms of business. In this instance, please contact your account manager, who will discuss your options and work with you to provide a solution.

Termination of services

Unless stated otherwise within these terms, either party must give two months' written notice to terminate these terms. This notice must be submitted via email to support@lettingaproperty.com.

Termination of services at the end of the fixed term
 
To end your service agreement, even if the fixed term is due to come to an end, you must provide two months' notice. You will also be required to pay a service termination fee of £240, regardless of the reason for ending this service agreement.
 
Early termination of services (during the contractual term)
 
If you choose to end your letting plan subscription before the agreed contract end date, you will be liable to pay any remaining monthly subscription fees, including and after the end of the two-month notice period.
 
You will also be required to pay a service termination fee of £240. This fee is to compensate us for administrative costs associated with ending a service agreement, and potential loss of revenue.
 
The service termination fee and any outstanding subscription fees must be paid in full at the time of giving notice of termination. Payment details will be provided upon receipt of this notice.

For further information, please see our Service termination fee article.
 
Early termination of your lettings plan does not automatically terminate any ongoing services or agreements that you may have with the company, unless explicitly stated.
 
If you have paid your letting fees in advance, this amount is non-refundable.

Example

If you subscribe to our Basic plan and terminate your services on month six of a 12-month agreement, you will be liable to pay six months of letting plan fees (two months' notice period and four months remaining) so £59.00 x 6 + £240 early exit termination fee = £594.00.

Loss of benefits

If services are terminated before the end of the tenancy agreement, any benefits of the plans, such as Rent Protection, LetsProtect and Home Emergency Cover, will end immediately.

Rent or property recovery

If we have started a rent or property recovery process on your behalf, you will be liable to pay for all costs incurred up until the date of termination plus any additional termination costs.

Repayment of costs

Should we make any payments to you in advance in line with our terms, you acknowledge that you are solely responsible for reimbursing all payments that have been made, including administration fees.

Indemnity and ratification

You undertake to ratify whatsoever lettingaproperty.com shall lawfully and reasonably do by this agreement and to indemnify them against all costs and expenses properly incurred by them in performing their duties and all other actions and acts pursuant hereto including legal expenses. All fees are subject to VAT at the prevailing rate.

Our rights and exclusions under this agreement are: 

• If any terms in this agreement have not been adhered to, we reserve the right to not make payments under the Rent Protection benefit
• We have absolute discretion as to whether to take legal action to recover unpaid rent from a tenant
• It is your responsibility to conduct all management, maintenance and repairs to the property and to comply with all statutory requirements
• It is also your responsibility to obtain any necessary licences including those specified by local authorities for HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) properties.

Your letting plan and any services related will become void if you commit a non-discharge of duties and obligations mentioned in the tenancy, related legislation and non-payment of related service charges that impact the tenancy of the related property.

Before you join any of our letting plans or services, you must inform us of any dispute, or any issues that you know of, or should reasonably have known of, that could lead to a potential dispute or legal proceedings with your tenant.

We cannot pay rent to you if the tenant delays their rent due to a claim, dispute or other event occurring or existing before you joined our services that you failed to disclose with us.

We will not pay rents if the tenant delays their rent payment due to your deliberate or negligent disregard of their request, or if they withhold the rent due to an unfulfilled obligation or repair.

You agree to comply with a notice seeking possession of a property (charged at £59 per notice) let on an assured tenancy or an assured agricultural occupancy (Form 3, Section 8 Notice) on the grounds of non-payment of rent under either/or ground(s) 8,10 and 11 in Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988. 

You agree that all the information you have provided is correct to the best of your knowledge and belief, and that all relevant legal documents and certificates are in place. Should you fail to provide complete and accurate information, and this causes us to suffer loss or legal proceedings against us, you agree to reimburse and compensate us on a full indemnity basis for all losses suffered.

Dispute resolution

Aside from assisting with deposit disputes with the TDS, all other disputes between you and the tenant regarding the management and maintenance of the property must be resolved by yourselves.

lettingaproperty.com hold no responsibility for any disagreements or disputes that arise throughout the tenancy term. We are not obligated to communicate on behalf of either party regarding any dispute or proposal negotiations whatsoever. 

Where we have stated in these terms that we will assist in resolving matters or act as an intermediary, we will do so at our own discretion and under any terms stated.

Force Majeure

If temporary legislation is imposed denying the lawful service of any notice to the tenant required to gain possession of a property, the Rent Protection benefit available on the Essential and Complete plans will stop until notice can be legally served.

PropMedia Ltd, trading as lettingaproperty.com, will not be held liable for the failure or delay of any obligations laid out in these terms if such delay is due to an unforeseeable act or event beyond the reasonable control of either party, otherwise known as a Force Majeure Event. 

Force majeure events include, but are not limited to, government intervention, directives or policies, or an Act of God. Examples include natural disasters – such as earthquakes, floods and hurricanes – wars and conflicts, pandemics, significant accidents and infrastructure failures. 

The party affected by a Force Majeure Event shall notify the other as soon as reasonably practicable.