HomeLet provides letting agents with fast and reliable tenant referencing. To set up the integration, contact your HomeLet account manager and ask them to send the integration details for your account to [email protected].

1. Required information

When creating a HomeLet application through SME Professional, the following information is mandatory:

Tenants:

Non-company tenant

Tenants details tab: Title, First name, Surname, Preferred contact number, Preferred contact email, Right to rent check required
Financial tab: Amount of rent to pay
Dates tab: Proposed move-in date (must be in the future)

Company tenant

Tenants details tab: Title, Company name, Contact name, Incorporation date, Preferred contact email, Preferred contact number
Other tab: Company registration number
Financial tab: Amount of rent to pay
Dates tab: Proposed move-in date

Landlords:

Non-company landlord

Landlord's details tab: Title, first name, surname, preferred contact number, email address, full address (including line 1 and 2 of the address), Residential status

Company Landlords

Landlord's details tab: In addition to the above, Company name, Company number and Position.
The Company contact field should be populated with the first and last names of the company contact.

Guarantors (where applicable):

Guarantor tab (tenant record): Title, First name, Surname, Preferred contact number, Preferred contact email
Property address tab: Street, Location, Postcode

Property:

Property address tab: Street, Location, Postcode
Details tab: Advertised rent, Year built, Rent guarantee check required
Features tab: Bedrooms

2. Creating a new application

Go to Tenants > Reference and credit checks
Locate the tenant to be referenced
In the Type of credit reference column, select the required referencing option
In the Background checks column, select Create application or Create application with guarantor
Once all mandatory information has been supplied, click on Create application

Upon creation, HomeLet will automatically send an email to the tenant (and guarantor, where applicable). The ‘Background checks’ column will display the HomeLet application and applicant IDs and status for reference.

Note: If any mandatory information is missing, it will be highlighted in red on the application preview. Click the edit pencil to open the relevant record and make the necessary updates. Return to theHomeLet preview and click ‘Refresh’. Repeat this process until no errors remain.

3. Adding tenant to an existing application

For joint tenancies, the Background Checks column will show Add to Opened Application once the first tenant is added.

To add tenants to an existing application:

Click Add to opened application/Add to opened application with guarantor
Once all mandatory information has been supplied, click on Create application