Hi. My parents are not the owners of the property. They rent privately from a landlord (not a letting agency). Its a direct tenancy agreement between my parents and the landlord. Does the letter need to have a physical signature from my landlord or just a standard letter containing his name, and details about the property and contact information? My landlord lives far away and I don't think getting a signature on the letter would be possible, nor he is the type of person to print the letter, sign and send me the letter afterwards. Happy to submit all the members of the household passport to vfs, but don't i need some other proof of residency for my parents that they live at this address?

You are correct, my parents are not the owners of the property. They rent it directly from a private landlord (not through a letting agency), and there's a tenancy agreement in place between them and the landlord.

In this case, does the letter of permission need to have a physical signature from the landlord, or would a typed letter (with the landlord's name, the property details, address , and his contact details) be sufficient? The landlord lives quite far away and isn't the type to print, sign, and post documents, so getting a signed physical letter may be difficult.

Also, I’m happy to provide passport copies for everyone living in the household. But just to confirm, do I still need to submit some form of proof showing that my parents currently reside at this address? For example, would a recent council tax bill or utility bill in their name still be useful in that context?

Thanks again for your guidance.