My tenant declined the agreement, or has never signed it. How do I unstick the tenancy?

Use 'Revert to compliance' on the tenancy — it revokes the outstanding document and puts the tenancy back a stage so you can start again.

A tenancy parked at Awaiting tenant can't be deleted — deletion is only available at Vetting or after the tenancy has ended — so there's a dedicated way out.

Revert to compliance puts the tenancy back to the Compliance stage and revokes any open signature request. Re-completing the checklist advances it forward again naturally, at which point you can change the terms, invite a different tenant, or send a revised agreement.

Not legal advice

These answers describe how Tenarize works and summarise the law in England as the product implements it. They are not legal advice about your situation, and the law changes. For free independent help, Citizens Advice and Shelter both cover renting in England; for anything unusual or contested, take advice from a solicitor.

Tenarize does not currently support Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, whose tenancy regimes are different.

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