Record a Tenancy Agreement You've Already Signed

Why this matters

Most landlords who join LetSorted are not starting from a blank page. The tenancy is already running, the agreement was signed months or years ago, and the paperwork lives in a drawer or an email thread.

Until now the only way to get a contract into LetSorted was to generate one and send it out for e-signature. For a live tenancy that is the wrong thing to do, for a reason that matters legally: re-papering an existing tenancy muddies the start date. Under the Renters' Rights Act 2025, the twelve-month protected period — during which the landlord-moving-in and selling grounds cannot be used — runs from the beginning of the tenancy. A fresh agreement signed today invites an argument about when that tenancy actually began. It can also disturb deposit protection records and the notice position.

You should not have to choose between an accurate record and an accurate tenancy.

What changed

You can now add an agreement that has already been signed, as an existing document:

1. Upload the signed PDF — the file is stored against the tenancy and marked as an existing, already-signed agreement rather than a draft awaiting signature
2. No signature request is sent — your tenant receives nothing. There is no signing email, no signing link, and no reminder chasing them for a signature they already gave
3. The tenancy shows a complete contract — the agreement appears on the tenancy alongside the rest of the record, so the property is no longer flagged as missing one

The generated-and-signed route is unchanged. If you are setting up a new tenancy and want LetSorted to produce the agreement and collect both signatures, that flow works exactly as before.

Bring the tenancy you already have. Record the signed agreement as it stands, keep the original start date, and get the rest of the record working around it. See how tenancy records work →

It unblocks the move-in inspection

This also removes a blocker several landlords hit. Starting a property inspection required a signed tenancy agreement to exist in LetSorted — sensible for a new let, but it locked out anyone with an existing tenancy who wanted to document the property's condition.

Recording an already-signed agreement satisfies that check. Once the agreement is on file, you can start an inspection straight away.

What you need to do

1. Open the property and go to the tenancy
2. Choose to add an existing signed agreement and upload the PDF
3. Confirm — nothing is sent to your tenant

If your agreement is a paper original, a clear photo or scan of every page is fine. What you are building here is a dated record of what was agreed, not a new agreement.

This is general information about how LetSorted works, not legal advice. If you are unsure whether your existing agreement still reflects the tenancy, take advice before changing it.