Tenants
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We know finding a comfortable home can be a long winded and often daunting task. That’s why we want to make the process as easy as possible for you. From the moment you get in touch we’ll happily guide you through each stage.
We’ve gone to great lengths to help make moving house simple. You’ll know exactly what’s expected from you, and, if you need to seek further assistance, we will always make time to help. Our focus on communication helps ensure both tenants and landlords are kept in the loop at all times.
How to Apply for a Home Sweet Home Property
If you’re interested in one of our properties, please fill in the online application form (one per tenant):
Physical viewings are available to those selected after applications have been received. Due to the coronavirus, we can’t offer viewings to all inital enquiries. An online advert and virtual tour are available for most of our properties.
It’s free to apply for one of our properties. Once we select a tenant from all applications submitted, we ask for a £100 securing deposit, which is put towards the full deposit once all reference checks are complete.
Tenant Earnings Requirement:
- Combined annual earnings should be no less than 30 times the monthly rent e.g. if monthly rent is £1000 pcm, minimum required earnings are £30,000 pa
- If the minimum earning requirement is not met, tenants will need to provide a UK based guarantor. Please ask your guarantor to complete this Guarantor Application Form
Additional Costs
We like to be up front about the cost of renting a flat through Home Sweet Home, although we can’t give you a definitive list of extra costs, the following list will give you a good idea what you’ll need to add to your budget:
- Any professional cleaning
- Any maintenance or repairs that fall outside that of the landlord’s responsibility
- The cost of replacing missing items from the property
- Any call out charges that the agency deem to be chargeable to the tenant. Examples of this can include unnecessary visits from trades companies, or avoidable instances such as loss of keys or non-emergencies outside of office hours.
- Change of locks in the event of lost keys
- All utilities bills, TV licence and council tax
- Contents insurance