Congratulations to all the Winners!

Congratulations to all the ESTAS winners! 🎉

But here’s the real question…

• Who was stuck back at the office instead of celebrating?

• And who spent the weekend buried in payment runs and reconciliations playing catch up?

  • …it’s not just the Champagne that’s giving you a headache!

How LettsPay frees agents to celebrate, stay compliant, and stay in control, wherever they are

The ESTAS are one of the highlights of the year in our industry. A time to come together, celebrate achievement, and enjoy the recognition that comes from clients who’ve taken the time to vote.

But as we scrolled through the posts on the night, we wondered why some teams couldn’t all be there and how much of it was due to fractured and disconnected rent collections and client accounting?

There might even be some who have had to catch up over the weekend and will spend most of today (a soggy Monday morning) drowning their sorrows catching up with manual processes and reconciliations.

The hidden cost of being out of the office

For too many agencies, processing rent payments still means:

• Logging into the bank

• Downloading statements

• Reconciling line by line or importing a statement

• Scheduling BACS runs that won’t process until after the weekend

That leaves landlords waiting, contractors chasing, and agents apologising with the familiar “we’ll get to it on Monday.”

It also means that while some are raising a glass at the ESTAS, others are back at their desks, making sure money is in the right place.

LettsPay keeps you moving forward

LettsPay works differently. Because we integrate directly at the banking layer, every rent received is automatically allocated and reconciled in real time through tenant standing orders or open banking payments.

That means:

• No logging into the bank

• No downloading statements

• No late nights to “get it all done” before a big event

All you need to do is log into LettsPay, review, and approve. You can do it from your phone on the train to the ESTAS, in the car while waiting for a late viewer to turn up, or even on holiday at the beach.

Your client account is always up to date. Your landlords get paid on time. And your whole team can be free to celebrate when the moment comes.

Compliance: don’t risk £20,000 fines

The freedom doesn’t stop at payments. Compliance is built into LettsPay too.

• Automatic PEP & Sanction checks are always running in the background, helping you avoid the “shocking number” of compliance failures identified in recent studies, failures that can risk fines of up to £20,000.

• AML supervision is supported, giving peace of mind that obligations are met.

• IDV checks are launching soon, adding another layer of protection for agents.

• Making Tax Digital landlord portal is in development now, ready to support the first wave release in April 2026.

With LettsPay, compliance isn’t a chore: it’s a given.

Celebrate without compromise

Being nominated or winning an ESTAS award should be a moment of pure pride. No agent should feel left behind at the office to cover client accounts and the movement of funds. No landlord should be told to wait until Monday.

LettsPay ensures that payments are processed, compliance is met, and client accounts are reconciled - all automatically.

You get the peace of mind that everything is handled, and the flexibility to deal with emergencies wherever you are.

So next year, when the ESTAS come around, make sure your whole team can be there to celebrate.

Let the tech do the work, while you raise the glass.

Because with LettsPay, you never have to choose between progress and presence.

Book your demo today and see how easy it is.