Tenant referencing that’s fast, fair and thorough.
One link per applicant. Identity, income, bank statements, references and credit, checked and explained in one clear report.
Better tenancy decisions, without the chasing
Rentwick is online tenant referencing for letting agents and landlords. Each applicant gets their own link, applies on their phone and uploads their documents; we contact their employer and previous landlord, check their credit and documents, and you get a report you can stand behind.
- Applicants apply on their phone in about 10 minutes
- Consent first, and fair by design
- £14.99 per applicant, no subscription
Everything a letting decision needs, in one report
Fake documents are easier to make than ever. Our checks keep up.
Edited payslips, borrowed identities and inflated incomes are a growing problem for letting agents and landlords. Rentwick cross-checks what an applicant says against what their documents, their employer, their landlord and their credit file show.
AI document checks
AI reads every payslip, statement and ID the applicant uploads and compares it with their application: names, dates of birth, employers, pay and dates. Anything that doesn’t match is flagged for you to look at.
Three months of bank statements
Every applicant uploads their last three months of statements, so you see real income and rent paid going out, not just what’s declared.
References from the source
The employer confirms the job, contract and salary, and the previous landlord confirms rent paid on time, arrears and the condition of the home, online, from their own email address.
Identity and Right to Rent
Share code or passport collected, with a direct link to the GOV.UK check. You record your check in the reference and it goes in the report.
Affordability you can see, not just a number
Income against 30 times the monthly rent share (36 times for a guarantor), using the salary the employer confirms and the statements the applicant uploads. Add credit and public records, five years of addresses and references from the current and previous landlord, and every check is shown with its result.
- Identity and Right to Rent
- Affordability
- Employer reference
- Previous landlord
- Credit and public records
- Address history
- The property’s EPC rating and expiry
Your whole team, on one board
Every applicant in a column by stage: awaiting the applicant, awaiting referees, ready for review, complete. Chase anyone by WhatsApp, text or email in a tap, or everyone at once.
- Staff logins at no extra cost, without access to your settings
- Tenants and guarantors referenced together, one payment
- Every action recorded with who did it
- Interim report as checks come in, then the final PDF
What a thorough reference actually protects you from
Under the Renters’ Rights Act there are no fixed end dates and no section 21: once someone moves in, getting them out takes a court ground and months. The decision at the start is the one that counts.
Payslip figures are checked against the salary landing in their bank account and the figure their employer confirms. A payslip that says £4,000 when £2,100 arrives each month is flagged before you sign.
Three months of statements show whether rent is already going out every month, and how much is left after it. You see real money, not what someone wrote on a form.
Five years of addresses and two landlords, not one. If the last landlord is a friend doing a favour, the one before is still asked about arrears and the condition they left the home in.
Every report shows how its outcome was reached: the income used, the rule applied, each check. If a refusal is ever questioned, you can show it was about affordability and references, never benefits or children.
At £1,400 a month, every week a home sits empty costs you about £323. Applicants finish on their phone in about 10 minutes and their referees are emailed the moment they do, so you’re not waiting on paperwork.
A guarantor is only worth something if they could actually cover the rent. They’re checked against 3 times the yearly rent and on what’s left after their own rent or mortgage, not just a salary figure.
Guarantors, linked to the tenant they’re for
If a tenant’s income doesn’t cover the rent, add a guarantor in a click: they get their own link, their own checks against 36 times the rent they guarantee, and their own report, shown next to the tenant’s. If a tenant names a guarantor on their application, it’s filled in for you.
Checks you can rely on, records you can keep
- Every applicant consents before anything is checked, with a signed consent PDF
- Employer and landlord references given online, with names and dates
- Credit and public records check, with the applicant’s consent
- AI flags documents that don’t match the application
- The property’s EPC checked on the government register
- Documents deleted after 6 months; the report stays in your account
£14.99 per applicant
The same for tenants and guarantors. Paid by the landlord or agent when you send the links, never by the tenant (Tenant Fees Act 2019). No subscription, no set-up fee, no minimum.
- Consent, application and document uploads
- Three months of bank statements
- Employer and previous landlord references
- Credit and public records check
- AI document checks and summary
- Interim and final report, as a PDF
- Staff logins
Built for everyone in the let
Letting agents
Reference every applicant from one board, with staff logins and one payment per tenancy.
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Landlords
Know who you’re letting to, without paying an agent: one link, one clear report.
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Tenants and guarantors
What you’ll need, how your data is used, and how to apply in about ten minutes.
Find out more →Frequently asked
Who pays?
The landlord or letting agent: £14.99 per applicant, tenants and guarantors alike. In England tenants can’t be charged for referencing (Tenant Fees Act 2019).
How long does it take?
Most applicants finish the same day on their phone. The rest depends on how quickly their employer and previous landlord reply; you see each one’s progress and can chase them in a tap.
Can I reference several tenants and guarantors together?
Yes. Add everyone on the tenancy in one go, with each tenant’s share of the rent and who each guarantor is for, and pay once. Guarantors are checked against 36 times the rent they guarantee.
Do you check the Right to Rent?
We collect the applicant’s Home Office share code or passport and link you straight to the GOV.UK check. The check itself is the landlord’s legal duty, so you record it in the reference and it goes in the report.
Is there a credit check?
With the applicant’s consent: County Court Judgments, insolvency, defaults and the electoral roll. A credit report the applicant already has can also be added.
Can my team see the progress?
Yes. Give each member of staff their own login: they see the board, chase applicants and referees and open reports, but not your properties, rent or settings.
What does the report say?
Each check with its result, the references as given, address history, affordability and a recommendation: Accepted, Accepted with a guarantor, or Further checks needed. The decision stays with you.
What about the applicant’s data?
They consent before anything is checked. Documents are deleted 6 months after the application; the report stays in your account. Nobody else sees it.