NEW Student Application Form – Complete Residential Lettings

In order for us to process your application, the Holding Deposit equivalent to one weeks rent must be paid along with a copy of the Application Forms. You must also provide proof of your identity, proof of your current address (must be separate documents) and visa (if applicable). We will keep hold of the Holding Deposit for 14 days maximum.

The Holding Deposit paid is refundable if the landlord or agent pulls out of the application. The Holding Deposit is also refundable if you application is successful. The Holding Deposit Fee paid is non-refundable if the applicant withdraws their application during the application process, gives false or misleading information or if the applicant fails the Right to Rent checks.

If your application is successful, please confirm what you would like us to do with your Holding Deposit.

To be completed by the applicant. If more than one applicant, a separate application form must be completed for each person.

If your are not paying rent in advance, you will need to provide a guarantor. In order to qualify as a guarantor, they must be a UK homeowner, an immediate family member and also they need to have a gross income of three times the annual rental figure. If you are sharing a house, the guarantor will need to have a gross income of three times then annual rental for your share of the rent. Your guarantor must complete an Guarantor Application Form.

If you are being funded by the Student Loans Company, please provide proof of the amount that you will be receiving.

The information which I have given in my application is true to the best of my knowledge. I consent to this information verified by fair and lawful means, which I understand will involve contacting referees and licensed credit reference agencies. I understand the resulting verified information would be forwarded to the letting agency / or to the landlord. The result may also be accessed again if I apply for a tenancy in the future.

I consent to Complete Residential Lettings Ltd searching information held by a credit reference agency and agree that Complete Residential Lettings Ltd and the credit-referencing bureau will keep a record of that search and the results of that search. The results of that search show how I conduct my payments including rental payments and this may also be disclosed to the agency and may affect future credit applications from me and/or from members of my household and from time to time such information may be used for debt tracing and fraud prevention. I also consent to Complete Residential Lettings Ltd contacting my employers to verify the information supplied.

I hereby expressly consent to my personal details including any forward address at the determination of any tenancy being passed to the landlord and/or to the utility companies and/or to the local authority. Otherwise all information will be treated as confidential.

I agree that information supplied by me will be held in accordance with the company’s notification under the Data Protection Act 1998. That you may record sensitive data as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998 and I understand that I have the right to ask for a copy of the information held about me subject to payment of an administration fee that will be notified to me upon application, though it will not exceed the amount set by any statute. I have the right to request the information on me be amended if it is found to be incorrect. I also consent to passing the results of any such search or assessment to my prospective landlord(s) for the purpose of assessing this application.

We may use software supplied by Tenant Shop Limited to notify the local council, water supplier(s) and the energy provider(s) in line with your tenancy start date and again on the tenancy end/vacating date. We will ask the Tenant     Shop to contact you on our behalf by Text, Phone and/or Email to offer you Energy, Insurance and Media comparisons    for your new Tenancy. Call Centre comparisons are completely optional for you (the tenant) and you can opt out at any time by emailing customerservices@mytenantshop.co.uk

Tenant Shop Limited is fully compliant with the Data Protection Act 1998 and a registered member of the Information Commissioners Office with the registration number Z305733X and will only use your information for the purpose set out above.

Please note: In order to qualify as a potential tenant of any property you will need to earn a gross income   of at least 2.5 times the annual rental figure. If guarantor is required, their earnings need to be 3 times the annual rental figure. Guarantors must be immediate family and UK homeowner.

Before setting up a tenancy, we will take up references on you. In order to assist you in finding the right property speedily, it is important that you supply us with mandatory information to reference you properly.

It is essential that all your information requested is supplied and the form fully completed, missing information will delay your application and may endanger your desired property of choice.

When completing the reference application form, you will need to have the following information / supporting documents with you:

• The full address of your current property, including the post code. If less than three years at your
• current address, a list of all addresses for the last three years with post codes and years of occupation
• The full company name, address and post code your employer (if applicable)
• A contact name and telephone number for your employer’s personnel department
• A contact name / company name, address, telephone number of current letting agent or landlord (if applicable)
• Your bank details, including your account name, bank account number and sort code
• A contact name, address, post code and telephone number for your next of kin
• A forwarding address for the end of your tenancy

You must also provide proof of identity (such as passport, EEA/Swiss national passort/identity card, EEA/ Swiss family member Permanent Residence Card, Biometric Residence Permit with unlimited leave, UK Immigration status document or a UK birth certificate) and proof of your residency at your current address by providing at least two of the following (for the proof of current address)

• A driving licence with your current address
• A recent utility company bill no more than three months old
• A recent mobile phone bill
• A council tax bill in your name at your current address
• A sign and dated letter from your employer’s Human Resources Department or Finance Director showing the name of the individual and their position within the company
• Three months bank statements with your current address