Rental Passport Preparation
Complete field guideUsing a rental passport alongside Snug
Start with the Snug application your agency has requested. A separate rental passport can help you organise a personal introduction, but the household still needs to complete the platform process and check whether the agency accepts any extra material.
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Short answer
Each applicant needs their own Snug profile. Follow the agency application instructions, keep names, income periods and residential history consistent, and ask whether a separate personal summary is useful. Preparing a RentFiles PDF does not submit a Snug application or guarantee that an agent will accept or read it.
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Action plan
Begin with the right application and people
Each person applying for the tenancy needs their own Snug profile.
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Snug describes starting through an agency Apply link or its Apply Anywhere option. If the agency has given you a link, check that the address and managing agency match the property you intend to apply for before entering personal details.
Make a short household note for your own use: who is applying, who is handling the follow-up and what still needs checking. Each person should review their own information. A shared introduction may explain why you want the home, but it should not blur whose employment, references or documents belong to whom. Keep an unresolved applicant detail visible until that person can confirm it.
Working checklist
Match names without building an oversized dossier
Compare the name in your application with the name used in your supporting material. If documents use an earlier name or a different everyday name, identify the genuine difference and ask the agency how to explain it. Avoid editing an original identity document simply to make every file look identical.
Treat document selection as a specific question for this application. Read the actual request and the current guidance for the property’s state, rather than collecting every identity item you own. If a request is unclear, ask which document or detail is needed before sending another copy. Keep your preparation checklist separate from the files you have chosen to provide; a useful personal checklist need not become an attachment.
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Prepare a personal rental profile PDF to complement the required application. The agent or landlord decides the outcome.
- Create a personal rental profile, delivered as a shareable PDF, to complement the process required by the agent or landlord.
- RentFiles helps organise the file; the agent or landlord decides the application outcome.
Useful context
Keep each income figure connected to its period
Before entering earnings, write the person, income source, period and basis beside each figure in your own notes. This helps you catch a weekly amount accidentally described as monthly, or business turnover presented as personal take-home income. Use the same explanation in a supplementary summary if you decide to prepare one.
If hours or earnings vary, avoid choosing a single unusually high week as if it represents your usual position. Describe the variation plainly and check which evidence the recipient needs. A concise explanation should help someone understand the documents, not substitute for them. When a document is unavailable, identify what you genuinely have and ask about an appropriate alternative instead of inventing a record or changing its dates.
Action plan
Prepare address history and referee context
Snug’s checklist covers current and previous addresses and says it contacts referees with your consent. Gather the dates and contact details before working through the history section. Where you have lived with family, boarded or shared informally, describe the arrangement accurately rather than converting it into a tenancy you did not have.
As a practical courtesy, let a nominated referee know which role you have described and check their preferred contact details. Keep a note of any overseas time difference or changed agency contact so you can explain it if asked. In an optional introduction, use a brief sentence to connect the history; avoid repeating every address and every referee detail in a second document. Refer to the no-rental-history guide if that is the main difficulty.
Practical example
Check one household example before sending
Imagine two applicants, Maya and Alex, preparing for the same home. Maya has regular payslips; Alex has recently started a new role. Their useful review is to ensure each person’s account is accurate, the household introduction names both people, and Alex’s change is explained without making Maya’s income appear to belong to both applicants. This is an illustrative organising example, not a claim about Snug’s assessment or an approved application.
Read your draft as someone who has never met the household. Can they tell who each statement concerns? Does the preferred move date match across your notes? Are older files clearly distinguished from current ones? Correct a mismatch at its source before producing another summary, otherwise the extra document can preserve the very confusion you meant to remove.
Keep in view
Ask about a supplement, then finish the platform task
Snug lists a cover letter and rental ledger among examples of supporting documents. That does not establish an automatic import or a dedicated place for a RentFiles rental passport. If a separate PDF would add something useful, ask the agency whether it accepts one and which channel to use. Describe it as an optional personal summary, and avoid sending it repeatedly through several channels.
RentFiles provides a personal rental profile delivered as a PDF to complement the required process. Review the version, recipient and selected information before sharing it through an accepted channel. Then return to the actual property application and check its status or any confirmation provided. Keep the difference between prepared, sent and submitted clear in your own records. The agent or landlord decides the outcome; an organised file is not an approval guarantee.
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Questions
Common questions
Clear answers for the decisions people usually pause on.
Can one rental passport replace everyone’s Snug profile?
No. Each person applying for the tenancy needs their own Snug profile. A household summary can help organise an introduction, but each applicant must still complete the required process with their own accurate details.
Where should I send an extra personal summary?
Ask the agency whether it accepts the summary and which channel it prefers. This guide does not identify a dedicated RentFiles field or promise an attachment will be accepted. Complete the property application even when you decide not to send a supplement.
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