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June 9, 2026

Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X.

Why on earth is a tenant app exhibiting at an event for letting agents and landlords?

Well known and respected lettings industry CEO Adam Pigott of Openbrix/tlyfe explains the logic behind showing a ‘tenant lifetime app’ at a premier agency event where there will be no tenants.

As Adam puts it, ‘It sounds like turning up to the wrong party.’  But as he explains, ‘let’s do a quick reality check for the UK rental market:

Every single mortgage, salary, and software fee in the Private Rented Sector is funded by one person. The tenant.

Yet, until OpenBrix‘s tlyfe – the UK’s first dedicated digital ecosystem for renters – no one bothered to build properly for them. Genuinely no one.’

‘We are changing that. Fast. Here’s where tlyfe stands today:

📈 325,000+ active registrations

⚡ 365,000+ actioned events inside the app every single month

⏱️ 3+ minutes average visit time per user

Tenants get a centralised, agnostic platform to verify their data, manage their deposit via the TDS (our exclusive partner) and evidence their good renter behaviour – all in one place. Not spread across seven different tools and a spreadsheet.

For letting agents, tlyfePRO plugs into 34 CRMs – including a deep, automated integration with Alto – and drops pre-vetted, rent-ready tenants straight into your workflow. Less chasing. More completing.

With current contracts tracking towards 3 million active tenants by end of 2027, and 3 major announcements landing over the next 8 months, the opportunities for agents, landlords, and suppliers to plug into this ecosystem are significant.’

To find out more drop by the OpenBrix / tlyfe stand at Propertymark One (ExCeL London) on Friday, 12th June. And talk to Adam and the team about building a more efficient rental market together. See you there! 👋

 

Andrew Stanton Executive Editor – moving property and proptech forward. PropTech-X

Andrew Stanton

CEO & Founder Proptech-PR. Proptech Real Estate Influencer, Executive Editor of Estate Agent Networking. Leading PR consultancy in Proptech & Real Estate.

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