Rightmove has introduced a new digital checklist for renters, designed to make the process of moving into a new home more straightforward.

The Renter Checklist, now available in My Rightmove, guides tenants through each stage of the rental journey — from finding a property to collecting the keys. Users can add the property they plan to move into and tick off steps as they complete them.

The checklist forms part of Rightmove’s wider effort to digitise and simplify the rental process for both agents and tenants. It outlines key actions tenants need to complete to progress their tenancy application, providing greater clarity on requirements and next steps.

Agents using Rightmove’s Lead to Keys suite — a set of integrated rental tools covering everything from lead generation to key handover — will be able to offer their tenants a more streamlined experience.

For tenancies managed through Rightmove’s Tenant Referencing Service, renters will automatically see the status of their reference and any outstanding steps in the Renter Checklist.

Similarly, tenants whose letting agents use Tenancy Manager on Rightmove Plus will have each stage of their tenancy application updated automatically in the checklist, giving both agents and renters clearer visibility over progress and actions required.

Tarah Lourens, Rightmove’s chief technology and operations officer, said: “Through the Lead to Keys product suite, we’ve been helping to speed up and reduce admin time for letting agents, enabling them to advertise their properties and hand over the keys to tenants through one integrated system.

“Our Renter Checklist is the first step in helping to speed up the process directly for tenants too, making it much easier for them to see the actions they need to complete and where they’re at in the process, reducing friction and frustration in what has previously been a complex and multi-layered journey.”