What Proposed Rental Income does in Proplix
Proposed Rental Income is part of Proplix Applicants, Renters & Pre-Tenancy and is designed to record expected future rental income separately from income that already exists. It keeps the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income against the applicant and property context that gives it meaning.
Within the wider Income & Affordability workflow, Proposed Rental Income supports structured income information and supporting evidence used during affordability review and should lead towards reviewers can distinguish existing evidence from forward-looking assumptions without rebuilding the same information from public forms, inboxes or spreadsheets.
Why this capability matters before tenancy onboarding
Proposed Rental Income matters because an applicant presents forward-looking property income as part of their financial context. If the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income is scattered across separate records, the next colleague may have to work out which applicant, property and version is current before acting.
A structured Proposed Rental Income record supports reviewers can distinguish existing evidence from forward-looking assumptions while reducing the risk that figures are misunderstood because the source, period or evidence is unclear, or several income streams are flattened into a single unexplained total and keeping human review, privacy controls and the organisation's fair decision process intact.
Where Proposed Rental Income adds operational value
For Proposed Rental Income, this section focuses on record expected future rental income separately from income that already exists while keeping the applicant and property context visible.
The point in the journey
An applicant presents forward-looking property income as part of their financial context. Proposed Rental Income gives that moment a defined place so the applicant and property relationship does not get lost.
The outcome to protect
Reviewers can distinguish existing evidence from forward-looking assumptions. Keep the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income connected to the application so the authorised next action is clear without reconstructing the record from separate sources.
How Proposed Rental Income fits into the workflow
The exact screen and permission path for Proposed Rental Income depends on the user's role, but the applicant, property and application context should remain connected throughout.
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Open the right applicant context
Proposed Rental Income should begin from the applicant, property or application record involved when an applicant presents forward-looking property income as part of their financial context. Starting there keeps the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income anchored to the correct pre-tenancy journey.
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Capture the financial context clearly
With Proposed Rental Income, record the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income together with the source or period detail needed to understand it. Evidence should stay attached to the application context that supports reviewers can distinguish existing evidence from forward-looking assumptions.
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Make the record understandable
An authorised colleague reviewing Proposed Rental Income should be able to see what the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income means and how it relates to reviewers can distinguish existing evidence from forward-looking assumptions without rebuilding the story from another system.
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Review affordability evidence proportionately
For Proposed Rental Income, check whether the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income is complete enough for the organisation's defined affordability process. Proplix organises that context; the authorised reviewer decides what assessment is required for reviewers can distinguish existing evidence from forward-looking assumptions.
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Hand off deliberately
If Proposed Rental Income reaches its intended outcome — reviewers can distinguish existing evidence from forward-looking assumptions — carry forward the applicant and property context needed by the next authorised stage instead of copying the whole application into another uncontrolled record.
What Proposed Rental Income helps the team control
Connected applicant context
Proposed Rental Income keeps the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income attached to the applicant and property context in which it is needed.
Structured information
Instead of leaving the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income in free-form messages, Proposed Rental Income gives it a repeatable structure that supports record expected future rental income separately from income that already exists.
Source-aware figures
Within Proposed Rental Income, the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income stays associated with its source and period context so an authorised reviewer can interpret it correctly when working towards reviewers can distinguish existing evidence from forward-looking assumptions.
Workflow continuity
Proposed Rental Income can carry the context needed for reviewers can distinguish existing evidence from forward-looking assumptions into the next authorised stage without asking for the same facts again.
What Proposed Rental Income looks like in practice
Consider a case where an applicant presents forward-looking property income as part of their financial context. The applicant or authorised team member uses Proposed Rental Income from the relevant property or application context, so the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income is captured against the record that will actually be reviewed.
A second authorised colleague can see what was provided, identify missing detail and, if the case progresses, hand only the context needed for reviewers can distinguish existing evidence from forward-looking assumptions into the next authorised stage.
How to introduce Proposed Rental Income into a live applicant workflow
For Proposed Rental Income, implementation should keep information proportionate to its purpose, clearly owned and dependable through corrections, exceptions and handoffs.
Give Proposed Rental Income a clear owner before rollout. Decide who is responsible for the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income, which values are applicant-supplied and which authorised staff may amend or review them.
Keep Proposed Rental Income proportionate to record expected future rental income separately from income that already exists. Make optional detail clear and protect public entry points with appropriate access, transport and rate controls.
Test the normal case and realistic exceptions such as missing information, a correction after submission, an unavailable property or a revoked invitation before handing the context into the next workflow.
Who works with Proposed Rental Income before a tenancy is created
Proposed Rental Income supports the authorised people who provide, organise, review or progress this part of the applicant journey.
Keep Proposed Rental Income data, decisions and permissions aligned
Proposed Rental Income can involve personal or financial information. Apply least-privilege access, privacy notices, retention rules and lawful data handling to the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income.
A structured record improves consistency but does not verify the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income automatically; authorised users should correct material errors before relying on it.
Any decision informed by Proposed Rental Income should remain fair, explainable and limited to the legitimate purpose of record expected future rental income separately from income that already exists, while preserving the same applicant and property identity across handoff.
Related features in Applicants, Renters & Pre-Tenancy
These pages sit close to Proposed Rental Income in the wider application and pre-tenancy architecture.
Technical flow & related Help Centre guides
Start with the primary guide for this capability, then use the related maintained guides for the surrounding workflow, evidence, access or handoff.
Questions about Proposed Rental Income
What is Proposed Rental Income used for in Proplix?
Proposed Rental Income is an Applicants, Renters & Pre-Tenancy capability for record expected future rental income separately from income that already exists. It keeps the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income connected to the relevant applicant and property journey.
When is Proposed Rental Income most useful?
Proposed Rental Income is most useful when an applicant presents forward-looking property income as part of their financial context. In that situation, the intended operational result is reviewers can distinguish existing evidence from forward-looking assumptions.
Does Proposed Rental Income decide whether an applicant can afford the rent?
No. Proposed Rental Income organises the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income and its application context; your authorised affordability or referencing process decides how that evidence is assessed for reviewers can distinguish existing evidence from forward-looking assumptions.
How does Proposed Rental Income connect to tenant onboarding?
If Proposed Rental Income is authorised to progress, the applicant and property context needed for reviewers can distinguish existing evidence from forward-looking assumptions can support a controlled handoff into the separate tenancy-onboarding workflow. Capturing the proposed amount and its status as future rather than current income does not by itself create tenancy approval or a contract.
Explore how Proposed Rental Income fits your applicant journey
See Proposed Rental Income alongside property interest, application information, household context, affordability evidence, review and the later onboarding handoff. A walkthrough can focus on your actual lettings process rather than a generic software tour.