A Letting Agent's Guide to Maras
Protected area for agents
By registering with MARAS, agents are able to benefit from additional services at no extra cost. Once registered with MARAS, you are able to enter the partnership programme site area via the MARAS website.
Select the partnership programme option. Enter your username and password (provided by MARAS) and click on the login button.
Having successfully logged on, you are now able to select the service you require.
What services are available?
There are three additional services available, these being;
- Enquiries
- Form downloads
- Free adverse tenant search
Enquiries
This facility includes the ability for an agent to search their applications submitted to MARAS in any order chosen. The records can be ordered by;
- Applicant name
- Property address
- Date received
- Enquiry number
An agent is able to see the recommendations made and to use the application tracker facility on outstanding cases. An agent is also able to see if rental guarantee insurance is available, and if it has been put in place.
By clicking on "enquiries" from the agent options, an agent gets access to their records.
By clicking on the "Go" button on pending enquiries, you are able to see the current position, the red crosses show the information being awaited.
Form downloads
Download all you need to start using MARAS with immediate effect. All forms are automatically merged with your details where applicable and can either be printed or saved to your computer. The forms and marketing material available on-line include;
- Tenancy application forms.
- Tenancy application forms with application tracker literature for prospective tenants.
- Insurance sales documentation.
- Referencing service information sheets.
Select agent downloads and view, print, or save your personalised forms.
Free adverse tenant search
We have hundreds of thousands of records on our database, including tenants that have defaulted, proven troublesome and applicants that have not been recommended for tenancy.
Agents are able to search our database at no cost to see if a match occurs with their prospective tenant before submitting the application for referencing.
Agents are also able to submit details of problematic tenants to MARAS for inclusion on the database.
Having obtained consent, enter the surname and date of birth of the applicant and click on the search button.
The search results will show whether or not there is an adverse match.