Research and press

Research from Lettie, the AI property maintenance software for UK letting agents and landlords, on what tenants report and when. Each figure links to its release and method.

of repair cases first reported outside 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, Jun–Aug 2026
50%
of repair cases first reported outside 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, Jun–Aug 2026
more repair cases, 21–27 Oct 2026, than the previous four-week average
40.8%
more repair cases, 21–27 Oct 2026, than the previous four-week average
tenants supported by Lettie's property maintenance database
10,000+
tenants supported by Lettie's property maintenance database

Press officeRichard Andrews, press@asklettie.com

Releases
and reports

2 November 2026 · Press release

Rental maintenance reports jump 41% during storm week

Properties reporting problems rose 58%, while roof, guttering and external leak reports increased 460% across an established cohort of rental properties using Lettie.

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Covered by The Intermediary (opens in a new tab)

40.8%
more repair cases than the previous four-week average
58.1%
more properties reporting a maintenance issue that week
61.5%
more cases first reported out of hours that week
47.7%
of that week's cases first reported outside 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday

Lettie data, 21–27 Oct 2026

14 September 2026 · Press release

Half of tenant maintenance reports arrive outside office hours, summer data reveals

Nearly three-quarters of heating and hot-water cases are first reported out of hours, and plumbing remains the most common maintenance issue.

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Covered by Property Industry Eye (opens in a new tab), Letting Agent Today (opens in a new tab), Property118 (opens in a new tab), LandlordZONE (opens in a new tab)

50%
of repair cases first reported outside 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday
73.1%
of heating and hot-water cases first reported out of hours
57.5%
of High or Emergency cases first reported out of hours
12.4%
of cases, at least, showed a previous or recurring problem

Lettie data, Jun–Aug 2026

19 November 2025 · Lettie research

2025 Landlord Report

Our insight report into how self-managing landlords are adapting to operational, regulatory and technology changes across the private rented sector.

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Notes
to editors

About Lettie

Lettie is an AI-powered maintenance platform for UK landlords and letting agents. It enables tenants to report maintenance issues through WhatsApp and uses AI to triage requests, gather evidence and support the repair journey from initial report through contractor coordination and completion. Lettie supports over 10,000 tenants.

For letting agencies, Lettie offers white-label WhatsApp profiles, CRM integrations, contractor workflows, branch-level controls, role-based staff access, reporting, bulk portfolio tools, APIs and webhooks.

Press contact
Richard Andrews, press@asklettie.com
Spokesperson
Connor Hawkins, Co-founder & Chief Solutions Officer
Company
Qualisync Limited, trading as Lettie. Company 16392735 on Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Based in
Mildenhall, Suffolk

Writing about rental repairs?

For data, comment or a briefing, contact Richard Andrews at press@asklettie.com. Connor Hawkins, Co-founder & Chief Solutions Officer, is available for interview on out-of-hours repairs and how storm weeks change repair demand.