Glossary

Glossary

API: Application Programming Interface.

Applicant: Word used to describe a prospective tenant going through the onboarding process.

AST (tenancy agreement): Assured Shorthold Tenancy.

CC: or Carbon Copy is the header used to enter an email address for the message to be copied into.

Compliance: The collective name for all compliance documents.

CSV: or comma-separated value is the file type name when exporting a spreadsheet.

EICR: Electrical Installation Condition Report.

EPC: Energy Performance Certificate.

Fixed Term: The duration of a tenancy agreement or mortgage term.

GSC: Gas Safety Certificate.

HMO: House of Multiple Occupancy. 

iCal: This is the commonly used term for generating a calendar link.

Medium: The means of which to complete something.

Onboarding: The process of taking on a new tenant which would include things like referencing and tenancy agreement signing.

Organization: The account or company name. 

PAT: Portable Appliance Testing.

Panel: Used to describe the key features or areas in COHO.

Periodic: Used to describe a tenant once their tenancy agreement date has expired. 

Portfolio: The collection of properties being owned or managed.

Recipients: The person that receives something.

Short-term Let: A property that is leased for a short period of time. Holiday Lets and AirBnB are short-term lets.

Single Let: A single tenancy dwelling or buy-to-let usually occupied by families. 

SMS: Short Message Service. This is the text messaging service that allows the exchange of short text messages between mobile devices.

TDS: Tenancy Deposit Scheme. 

Virtual Assistant (VA): A virtual assistant is an administrator giving support remotely.
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