Street.co.uk has integrated the government’s official Form 4A directly into its rent review workflow, enabling letting agents to generate, sign and serve the mandatory rent increase notice without leaving the platform.
Since the introduction of the Renters’ Rights Act, landlords and letting agents proposing a rent increase on a periodic tenancy have been required to use the government’s official Form 4A. For many agents, this has added a manual process involving downloading the form, re-entering tenancy information, arranging signatures and serving the notice separately from their CRM.
The firm’s latest product update removes that additional administration by embedding the official Form 4A directly into the rent review process. Tenancy, property, landlord and rent details are automatically populated using information already held within the CRM, allowing agents to review the document, make amendments where required, electronically sign the notice and serve it to tenants by email, all within a single workflow.
The completed notice is then automatically linked back to the tenancy record, providing a clear audit trail and removing the need to manage separate documents or external filing systems.
By integrating the government’s official form into the platform, the company aims to reduce the administrative burden created by legislative change, whilst helping agents follow a consistent process when serving rent increase notices.
The new functionality forms part of its integrated lettings platform and is available within the existing rent review workflow at no additional cost to customers. Agents can generate the official Form 4A using tenancy information already held within the platform, edit fields where required, apply an electronic signature, serve the notice by email or generate the form without an e-signature if they choose to serve it another way, with every completed notice automatically retained against the tenancy record.
Heather Staff, Co-CEO of Street Group, commented: “The Renters’ Rights Act has introduced important changes for the lettings sector, but it has also created additional administration for agents carrying out what has traditionally been a straightforward process.
“We believe compliance should be built into everyday workflows rather than becoming another manual task. By embedding the official Form 4A directly we’re helping agents complete the entire process from one place, reducing repetitive administration while supporting a more consistent approach to serving rent increase notices.
“Ultimately, technology should allow agents to spend less time on paperwork and more time supporting landlords and tenants. That’s exactly what we’ve designed this update to achieve.”
