What should a rental application ask for?

Applicant details, income, employment, rental history, how many people will live there, pets, and consent to run checks. Asking the same set every time is what makes a decision defensible.

Can I collect consent to run credit checks?

Yes. A consent checkbox with your own wording is stored with the submission and the date, which gives you the record. The form captures consent, it does not run the check.

Can applicants attach payslips or references?

Yes. Upload fields take payslips, bank statements and a landlord reference, all stored against the application rather than arriving in separate emails.

Rental Application Form

Screen tenants on the same set of facts every time. Income, rental history, occupants, and the consent you need to run checks.

About this template

Choosing between three applicants means comparing them, and you cannot compare what arrived in three different formats. This form asks every applicant the same things: current address, employment type, gross monthly income, who else will live there, whether there are pets, and the previous landlord's number.

The consent checkbox at the bottom is the part that makes the rest usable. A credit and reference check you can point to a signed acknowledgement for is a check you can run the same afternoon, rather than one that waits on an email nobody replies to.

Set the tenancy lengths you actually offer, and drop the guarantor field if you never take one. Landlords in regulated markets usually add the disclosures their jurisdiction requires above the consent section.

Templates are a starting point, not legal or professional advice. Where a form carries consent, medical, or contractual wording, have somebody qualified review it against the rules that apply to you before you publish.

Fields in this template

Full name*Short text
Date of birth*Date
Email address*Email
Phone number*Phone
Current address*Address
Desired move in date*Date
Which property are you applying for?*Dropdown
Tenancy length wanted*Dropdown
How many people will live here?*Number
Any pets?*Single choice
Does anyone in the household smoke?*Single choice
Current employer*Short text
Job titleShort text
Employment type*Dropdown
Gross monthly income*Number
Upload proof of incomeFile upload
Previous landlord's name and phone numberShort text
How long did you live there?Short text
Have you ever been evicted or ended a tenancy early?*Single choice
Anything you would like to explain?Long text
Guarantor name and phone numberShort text
Emergency contact name and number*Short text
Please confirm*Multiple choice
Applicant signature*Signature
Date signed*Date

Every field can be renamed, reordered, made optional, or removed once the template is open in the builder.

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Frequently asked questions

What should a rental application ask for?: Applicant details, income, employment, rental history, how many people will live there, pets, and consent to run checks. Asking the same set every time is what makes a decision defensible.
Can I collect consent to run credit checks?: Yes. A consent checkbox with your own wording is stored with the submission and the date, which gives you the record. The form captures consent, it does not run the check.
Can applicants attach payslips or references?: Yes. Upload fields take payslips, bank statements and a landlord reference, all stored against the application rather than arriving in separate emails.

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