Agreement decoded
Need-to-knows, questions to ask, possible legal issues and a draft email to your landlord.
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Upload your tenancy agreement and FlatMate explains it in plain English, flags what to ask your landlord, sets up your bills and reminders, keeps a dated record of the place when you move in, and walks you through moving out.
How it works
One tenancy, start to finish.
Bills, area & reminders
Estimate your share of the bills and get reminded before rent and bills are due.
Evidence and a shared calendar
Dated room photos for your deposit, plus a tenancy buddy for questions.
Leave on good terms
Notice dates, the check-out inventory and getting your deposit back.
Get started
Your account keeps your tenancy, reminders and photos in one place.
Have a review code from a housemate?
- Your setup & agreement
- Stage 1 · Your review
- Stage 2 · Bills, area & reminders
- All sorted
Your tenancy, your setup
Tell us about your place
We use your household setup to look for the right tenancy questions and relevant law, then read your agreement for you.
Reading through your agreement…
We're looking for key details and points you may want to ask about. This can take a little while.
- Your setup & agreement
- Stage 1 · Your review
- Stage 2 · Bills, area & reminders
- All sorted
Stage 1 · Before you sign
Your agreement, made clearer
The key details, the questions worth asking, and a draft email to your landlord.
Your quick read
Open the original agreementNeed-to-knows
No key details were returned.
This tool provides general information, not legal advice. AI can make mistakes; verify important legal questions with a qualified adviser.
Questions to ask
No clarification flags were returned.
Possible legal issues
No legal flags were returned. This is not a guarantee that the agreement complies with the law.
No relevant law reference sections were available, so legal issues could not be checked.
Draft email to your landlord
Next: work out your bills and set reminders
Stage 2 · Bills & area
- Your setup & agreement
- Stage 1 · Your review
- Stage 2 · Bills, area & reminders
- All sorted
Stage 2 · Bills & area setup
Get the money side sorted
Estimate what bills will cost your household, find the local services you'll need, and set reminders so rent and bills never sneak up on you.
Your area
- Find your local council for council tax, bin collection days and parking permits.
- Council tax discounts for full-time students (your council confirms eligibility).
- Check the property's energy certificate (EPC) to see how costly it may be to heat.
- Register with a local GP and register to vote at your new address.
Reminders
Add rent and bill due dates. They go into your tenancy calendar, and you can change them later in Living together.
Quick add: tap one to fill in the form.
Reminders you've set
- Your setup & agreement
- Stage 1 · Your review
- Stage 2 · Bills, area & reminders
- All sorted
All sorted!
Your agreement review, bills and reminders are saved. Come back when you move in and we'll help you record the condition of the place.
Stage 3 · Moving in
Welcome home! Let's record the place
Take dated photos of every room before you unpack. If your landlord ever disputes the deposit, this is your evidence. Photos are stored only and never analysed by AI.
Move-in evidence
Pick a room, add a note about anything already damaged, then take a photo.
Moving-in checklist
- Go through the inventory with the landlord or agent and note anything missing or damaged in writing.
- Photograph the gas, electricity and water meters on day one and give the readings to your suppliers.
- Test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
- Ask for the gas safety certificate, EPC, electrical safety report and the government's How to Rent guide.
- Check your deposit is protected: the landlord must give you the scheme details within 30 days. How deposit protection works
Done photographing? You can always add more later.
Your tenancy
Hi there
Got a question?
Something broken, a bill you don't understand, or a landlord message to write? Ask your tenancy buddy. It knows your agreement.
Stage 4 · Living together
Your household calendar
Rent, bills and reminders for everyone in the house. Tap an item to edit or remove it.
This month
Add a reminder
Tenancy buddy
Ask about your tenancy
The buddy answers using your saved agreement and the UK housing law FlatMate has on file. It can draft a message to your landlord, but you send it yourself.
Agreement points to track
Tell the buddy when one of these is sorted or still a problem, and it updates the shared record.
Stage 5 · Moving out
Leave on good terms, and get your deposit back
Work through this list before you hand back the keys, then close the tenancy here. Always check against your own agreement.
Notice period
Most tenants have to give at least two months' notice in writing, and it has to end at the end of a rental period: the day before your rent day (the day of the month your tenancy started), or on the rent day itself. So once the two months are up you still finish out that rental month. Check your agreement for the exact period and any fixed term or break clause.
Earliest move-out date
Check your agreement for move-out clashes
Clauses from your agreement about cleaning, fees, deposits and notice. Under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 a landlord can't charge you a set professional-cleaning fee; they can only deduct the actual cost of putting right anything beyond fair wear and tear.
Moving-out checklist
Tick everything off, then close the tenancy.
Council Tax Eligibility Enquiry
Draft only. Check the names, ask your local council to confirm eligibility, and add any missing residents before sending.