If you wish to sub-let your home you will normally be required to provide us with certain information so that we can obtain permission from our client and avoid some of the pitfalls of sub-letting.

We will make an administrative charge for dealing with your enquiry. Your application is unlikely to be successful if you are in arrears of ground rent, insurance and/or service charge, or where the information on the prospective sub-tenant is unsatisfactory.

Consent may subsequently be withdrawn if your sub-tenants prove to be disruptive, cause inconvenience to other lessees or breach the lease terms in other ways.

This is the information we like to hold:

• Written confirmation from your mortgage lender, if you have one, that it has given its approval for sub-letting.
• A copy of the proposed tenancy agreement, which must stipulate that the sub-tenants agree to abide by the covenants and obligations in your lease and should not create a long-term tenancy.
• Two or more satisfactory references for the proposed sub-tenants (one a financial reference from a bank or building society, and the other ideally from a former landlord). We will need to see any references obtained by your letting agents.
• A name and address in the UK where future invoices and other information may be sent and, if you are leaving the country, details of who will be responsible for the property and payment of bills.
• The name, address and telephone number of a key holder (usually the letting agency) who will be able to provide access in an emergency.

Subsequent Lettings

You will need to make a fresh application for consent if you renew the agreed tenancy or let to a different person. Please bear in mind that you will continue to be responsible for the actions of your tenants and for ensuring that your obligations under your lease are met.