"Our partnership with Goodlord will help agents get pre-tenancy right the first time, every time"
- Steve Richmond - Reapit
Reapit and Goodlord have signed a strategic partnership aimed at helping letting agents manage tenant onboarding more accurately, at a time when the Renters' Rights Act has placed compliance under sharper scrutiny.
The tie-up brings Goodlord's referencing, compliance, and insurance services into Reapit's platform, giving agents a single view of the end-to-end tenancy journey. The timing is significant: local authorities have been handed new enforcement powers and £60m to pursue housing law breaches, while errors in documentation or licensing can expose landlords to fines of up to £40,000 or a two-year rent repayment order.
Pre-tenancy referencing and affordability checks are expected to carry greater weight under the new legislation. With court delays meaning Section 8 evictions can take up to a year to resolve in some areas, placing the right tenant from the outset matters more than it ever has.
The two platforms already share data through an existing integration, allowing agents to place tenants faster while giving landlords confidence that their property is managed compliantly. A further evolution of that integration, due in the coming months, will bring Goodlord's referencing, compliance, insurance, and tenancy progression services directly into Reapit's interface.
Agents will be able to move tenants through the full onboarding process, from affordability checks and offer stage through to document reviews and licensing requirements, without switching between systems.
Goodlord's fraud checks and tenant referencing tools reduce risk for landlords, while rent protection and guarantor services provide additional reassurance. Once a tenancy is agreed, contracts can be signed digitally and payments set up without manual back-and-forth.
"Our partnership with Goodlord will help agents get pre-tenancy right the first time, every time," said Steve Richmond, general manager at Reapit for the UK and Ireland (pictured).
"It means less duplication, clearer oversight and more confidence for agents and their landlords. And this is only the beginning. We'll be continuing to work closely with Goodlord to deliver even more value for agents over time as we build the gold-standard partnership for tenancy progression in the property industry."
Goodlord's own research underlines the scale of the problem the partnership is designed to address. Tom Goodman, managing director at the Goodlord Group, noted that 76% of agents say admin slows them down, while 63% say compliance is holding their business back.
"With the Renters' Rights Act increasing the pressure on accuracy and record keeping, that challenge is only growing," he said. "As Reapit's new strategic partner for tenant referencing and tenancy progression, we are in a prime position to address agents' biggest worries by bringing our services closer to Reapit.
"Thanks to our partnership, agents will be able to manage referencing, progression and protection with far less manual effort. Information flows into Reapit automatically, giving agents a clear view of every tenancy without extra work. This is just the start: we look forward to building on this partnership and supporting agents through the changes ahead."
Both companies described the agreement as the beginning of a longer-term working relationship, with further improvements to the integration planned as the lettings market continues to evolve.
