Tenant Application Form – Express Let & Sales

To Secure Your Tenancy Application

To secure your application on a property, all individuals over the age of 18 whom will reside in the property must complete an application form.
Important information

To speed up your application, please include the following documents with your tenancy forms:
- Proof of income - 2 months wage slips/proof of benefits/pension (if retired) /if self-employed, full tax return from the HMRC or SA302 form (A personal tax return is required not the business) or your accredited accountant's details who will be requested to provide the required information
- Written reference from your current landlord (if possible)
- Your last 2 months bank statements
- Written reference from your employer stating your salary and terms of employment (temporary/permanent)
- Proof of address/residency - utility bill
- Identification - photo driving licence/passport/identity card
Guarantor

If you do not earn 3 times the property's annual rent, you may be required to provide a guarantor with your application. If this applies to you then please request a guarantor form from our branch or download one from our website: www.express-let-sales.com

To be eligible, your guarantor must earn at least 3 times the property's annual rent, be a UK citizen and a homeowner
Property You Are Applying For*
Full Address and Postcode
Full name*
Prefix First Last
Date of Birth*
Place of Birth*
Daytime Telephone
Mobile No*
Email*
Enter Email Confirm Email

Current Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 Town / City County Post Code
Occupancy Status*
Number of years at this address*
Landlord's Name (if applicable)
Landlord's Tel No (if applicable)*
Landlord's Email*

Previous Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 Town / City County Post Code
Lived there from*
Lived there to*
Landlord's Name (if applicable)
Landlord's Tel No (if applicable)
Landlord's Email

Name of Bank (or Building Society)*
Address Branch*
Street Address Town / City County Postcode
Sort Code*
Account Number*

Emergency Contact (must be independent UK resident, not joint applicant)*
First Last
Relationship*
Email*
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 Town / City County Post Code
Telephone Daytime
Mobile Phone Number*
Consent to Contact*
- I consent to the agent contacting the above named person in the event of an emergency or if a situation requires urgent attention.

What Is Your Employment Status*
National Insurance Number*

Name of Employer (Company Name)*
Address of employer*
Street Address Address Line 2 County Town/City Post Code
Your job/title or description*
Telephone No*
Name of your work supervisor or someone we may contact for an employment reference*
Email*
Date of Employment From*
Annual Salary*
Are your employment circumstances likely to change in the period of the tenancy/the next year? (whichever is shorter) If so, how?

Business Name*
Years Trading*
Job Title*
Annual Income*
Annual Bonus
Accountants Name*
Accountants Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 Town / City County Post Code
Accountants Phone*
Accountants Email*

Other Income

If you are in receipt of any other forms of income, please detail them below. If these do not apply, you can simply skip this page by clicking 'next' at the bottom.
Are you claiming Housing Benefit / Local Housing Allowance?*
Housing Benefit (Monthly)
Monthly State Pension
Monthly Private Pension
Working Tax Credit (Monthly)
Income Support (Monthly)
Disability Allowance / PIP (Monthly)
Other Income (Monthly)

Do you have any pets?*
If yes, please detail*
Do any of the proposed occupants smoke?*
PLEASE NOTE...

You will need to pay a Holding Deposit, equal to one week’s rent. If you contact our office on 01942 603020, we will be happy to confirm the deposit. Alternatively you can use the simple free online deposit cap calculator https://news.rla.org.uk
This Holding Deposit will secure the property for you until we have completed our referencing checks

Please be aware that:

1. The Landlord/Agent has 15 days to make a decision once the holding deposit is taken
2. If the tenancy does not go ahead then the money will be repaid in full within 7 days of the deadline being reached or the Landlord backing out
3. Repayment does not need to be IN FULL if the tenant backs out of the tenancy agreement themselves, fails the right to rent checks, has provided false or misleading information, or where the Landlord or Agent tries their best to get information needed but the tenant fails to provide it within 15 days
4. If the tenancy does go ahead, the Holding Deposit must be returned within 7 days of the agreement, unless it is converted into part payment of the actual deposit or used towards the initial rent payment

You can pay the Holding Deposit to:

Express Let Limited
Sort Code: 16-23-25
Account Number: 10293930
Please put your name as payment reference

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Please provide the documents required on the application form:

WE REQUIRE

1. Some form of ID (passport,UK driving licence)
2. Your last two months bank statements
3. Your last two month’s payslips
4. Please provide a written reference from your existing landlord if applicable
5. A utility bill showing your current address
6. A written reference from your employer confirm your employment status

These can be emailed to: lettings@express-let-sales.com or delivered to our offices at 50 Princess Street, Leigh WN7 2RA

Please note that all documentation provided and not required to be kept for the duration of the tenancy, will be destroyed once the application process is complete

Once the application has been approved the successful applicant will need to pay:

1. The first months rent in advance

2. A deposit of equivalent to five weeks rent. Please note, if you application has been accepted, Express Let will allocate the one weeks Holding Deposit already paid towards the deposit. Therefore the successful applicant will need to pay an additional amount of four weeks rent towards the deposit. All the deposits will be held in The Deposit Protection Scheme www.depositprotection.com

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FURTHER INFORMATION

Credit Check
Your credit check will arrive in an email/online format from Lettings Ref Limited. You are required to provide financial, employer, and Landlord/agent references as we can only agree to a tenancy on behalf of the Landlord, subject to satisfactory replies from those referees

Income
On your own, or joint applications must earn, at least 3 times the monthly rent of the property

County Court Judgments (CCJs)
If you have any CCJs, bankruptcy or insolvency arrangements registered against you within the past 6 years, you will fail the credit check. Please speak to an Express Let consultant for your options

Claiming Benefits
Some Landlords will be unable to accept you as a tenant. Others may do so; however you will need a Guarantor

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We require a deposit for every tenancy. This is refundable only after you have vacated the property provided that:

1. Your rent is paid up to date
2. All your utility bills relating to the tenancy have been paid
3. The property has been well maintained
4. All items listed on the inventory are all present and in good condition

The Landlord must be satisfied with the property before the deposit is refunded. As long as the points above are satisfactory the deposit will normally be refunded within 5 days by the Tenant Deposit Protection Scheme, direct to your bank account. For more information on ‘How to Rent’, please click herePlease fill this form in correctly and accurately. Please be aware if any of the information you provide is misleading or false and your application is refused the Holding Deposit may not be repaid in full

Please also note that the tenant consents to Express Let Limited using the information you provide for credit check purposes, employment references, Landlord references and character referencesI hereby expressly consent to my personal details including any forwarding address at the termination of any tenancy being passed to the Landlord, and/or to the utility company and/or to the local authority. I understand that other than for reasons outlined above, all information will be treated as confidential
Signature*
Date*

12.1. I am applying for a tenancy on the basis that the property or accommodation will be my main or only home.
12.2. I give permission for enquiries to be made based on the information i have provided to establish my status, which includes immigration status under the Right to Rent Act 2014. We will carry out these checks on your behalf.
12.3. I also certify that i do not
- have any County Court Judgements against me
- owe money to any Housing Benefit Department or any Local Authority
- owe monies or dilapidation monies to any previous Landlord
- have substance or alcohol abuse problems
Signature*
You must sign to confirm your acceptance of our terms
Date*
IF YOU KNOWINGLY SUPPLY FALSE INFORMATION IT MAY BE USED BY LANDLORD TO SEEK POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY UNDER GROUNF 17 OF SECTION 8 OF THE HOUSING ACT 1998 ( AS AMENDED BY SECTION 102 OF THE HOUSING ACT 1996). The information on this form is for the sole use of the landlord only for the purposes of letting. No information contained therein will be divulged to any third party, unless the tenant defaults.

To Secure Your Tenancy Application

Important information

Guarantor

Other Income

PLEASE NOTE...

FURTHER INFORMATION