Is an electronic signature actually valid for a tenancy agreement?
Yes — electronic signatures are legally recognised in England and Wales, and each signature is recorded with a timestamp and an audit trail.
Electronic signatures are legally recognised in England and Wales for an ordinary residential tenancy agreement. Signing is handled by BoldSign, a dedicated e-signature provider, which records who signed, when, and produces a completed document both parties keep.
Every signing event is also recorded on the tenancy's own audit trail, so there's a durable record independent of the document itself.
Worth knowing: The agreement itself is generated from a template rather than drafted by a solicitor for your particular circumstances — it says so on its own first page. If anything about your situation is unusual, take advice before signing.
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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.