PropTech Letting Management SaaS -- UK Build-to-Rent

AST Digital Workflow

• 1tenant application (income verification, credit check via Experian API, employment reference),
• 2Right to Rent check (GOV.UK share code for non-UK nationals, document upload for UK nationals),
• 3AST generation (automated -- Homes Act compliance clauses included),
• 4e-signature (DocuSign),
• 5deposit registration (TDS API -- mandatory within 30 days).

CMA guidelines

AST terms reviewed against CMA unfair terms -- prohibited clauses removed.

Right to Rent Compliance

• 1GOV.UK Right to Rent online service -- share code verification,
• 2document-based check (passport, BRP, visa -- scanned and uploaded),
• 3time-limited right tracking (visa expiry -- 90-day automated reminder),
• 4record keeping (tenancy duration + 1 year),
• 5Home Office reporting (if check fails -- reporting obligation). Right to Rent failure does not give automatic right to evict -- lawful eviction process required.

TDS Deposit Protection

• 1deposit received via GoCardless -- ring-fenced,
• 2TDS REST API auto-registration on receipt,
• 3Deposit Protection Certificate to tenant (GOV.UK Notify),
• 4Prescribed Information within 30 days,
• 5check-out deductions (inventory report, TDS arbitration for disputes).

Housing Act 2004

failure to register within 30 days = 3x deposit fine.

BTR Tenant Portal

• 1rent payment (GoCardless VRP -- monthly bank-to-bank),
• 2maintenance requests (React Native -- photo + description, priority triage),
• 3maintenance tracking (GOV.UK Notify status updates),
• 4document vault (AST, deposit certificate, house manual),
• 5community board (opt-in, GDPR consent required). Homes Act category 1 hazard (damp, mould, heating failure): automatic emergency 24-hour SLA.