PropTech supplier launches lettings compliance service for agents

PropTech supplier The Lettings Hub has launched a new Tenancy Compliance service through its pre-tenancy progression software, BOX. 

The Lettings Hub says the new service will help agents keep on top of the raft of upcoming legislation changes.

Partnering with property lawyers Woodstock Legal Services, there will be 15 separate tenancy ASTs and other legal document templates on offer, in line with lettings legislation in England and Wales. 

In the coming months, the platform will also automate the distribution of pre-populated offer letters, tenancy agreements and other key documents including How to Rent guides, EPCs and Gas Safety Certificates. 

The Lettings Hub chief executive Heidi Shackell says: “Legal compliance is one of the biggest challenges for agents and landlords. A single legislative change can have a series of knock-on effects for compliance, which take time and cost money. 

“We forget that lettings agents are not lawyers, but they are often expected to have all the answers – or a solicitor’s firm on hand to help navigate the changes. 

“We know that the Rental Reform Bill is going to bring some significant changes to tenancy agreements in the coming months and agents will need to feel confident that they understand what all the changes mean.” 

BOX is already being used by over 1,000 branches across the country and the Tenancy Compliance innovation takes the current number of products and services within the platform to 35.