diff --git a/app/controllers/form_controller.rb b/app/controllers/form_controller.rb
index a7ee469b8..e2d557b77 100644
--- a/app/controllers/form_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/form_controller.rb
@@ -60,11 +60,34 @@ class FormController < ApplicationController
           render_not_found
         end
       end
+      define_method("new_log_#{page.id}") do |_errors = {}|
+        if @lettings_log
+          save_new_log page
+          restore_error_field_values
+          @subsection = @lettings_log.form.subsection_for_page(page)
+          @page = @lettings_log.form.get_page(page.id)
+          if @page.routed_to?(@lettings_log, current_user)
+            render "form/page"
+          else
+            redirect_to lettings_log_path(@lettings_log)
+          end
+        else
+          render_not_found
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 
 private
 
+  def save_new_log(page)
+    if current_user.support?
+      @lettings_log.save! unless page.id.eql?("organisation") && @lettings_log.id.nil?
+    else
+      @lettings_log.save! unless page.id.eql?("needs_type") && @lettings_log.id.nil?
+    end
+  end
+
   def restore_error_field_values
     if session["errors"]
       JSON(session["errors"]).each do |field, messages|
@@ -109,11 +132,27 @@ private
   end
 
   def find_resource
-    @lettings_log = current_user.lettings_logs.find_by(id: params[:id])
+    @lettings_log = if is_new_log_request? || new_log_referrer?
+                      LettingsLog.new(owning_organisation: current_user.support? ? nil : current_user.organisation)
+                    else
+                      current_user.lettings_logs.find_by(id: params[:id])
+                    end
   end
 
   def find_resource_by_named_id
-    @lettings_log = current_user.lettings_logs.find_by(id: params[:lettings_log_id])
+    @lettings_log = if is_new_log_request?
+                      LettingsLog.new
+                    else
+                      current_user.lettings_logs.find_by(id: params[:lettings_log_id])
+                    end
+  end
+
+  def new_log_request?
+    request.path.split("/").include?("new")
+  end
+
+  def new_log_request_referrer?
+    request.referer.split("/").include?("new")
   end
 
   def is_referrer_check_answers?
diff --git a/app/controllers/lettings_logs_controller.rb b/app/controllers/lettings_logs_controller.rb
index a19fdbe6d..3bb068d3a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/lettings_logs_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/lettings_logs_controller.rb
@@ -28,18 +28,9 @@ class LettingsLogsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
-    lettings_log = LettingsLog.new(lettings_log_params)
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html do
-        lettings_log.save!
-        redirect_to lettings_log_url(lettings_log)
-      end
-      format.json do
-        if lettings_log.save
-          render json: lettings_log, status: :created
-        else
-          render json: { errors: lettings_log.errors.messages }, status: :unprocessable_entity
-        end
+        redirect_to new_log_lettings_logs_path
       end
     end
   end
@@ -71,7 +62,12 @@ class LettingsLogsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def edit
-    @lettings_log = current_user.lettings_logs.find_by(id: params[:id])
+    @lettings_log = if new_log_request?
+                      LettingsLog.new(lettings_log_params)
+                    else
+                      current_user.lettings_logs.find_by(id: params[:id])
+                    end
+
     if @lettings_log
       render :edit, locals: { current_user: }
     else
@@ -95,6 +91,10 @@ private
 
   API_ACTIONS = %w[create show update destroy].freeze
 
+  def new_log_request?
+    request.path.split("/").include?("new")
+  end
+
   def search_term
     params["search"]
   end
diff --git a/app/helpers/tasklist_helper.rb b/app/helpers/tasklist_helper.rb
index e4308d97e..78eaac42e 100644
--- a/app/helpers/tasklist_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/tasklist_helper.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ module TasklistHelper
            else
              "lettings_log_#{next_question_page(subsection, lettings_log, current_user)}_path"
            end
-    send(path, lettings_log)
+    if lettings_log.id
+      send(path, lettings_log)
+    else
+      "/logs/new/#{next_question_page(subsection, lettings_log, current_user)}"
+    end
   end
 
   def next_question_page(subsection, lettings_log, current_user)
diff --git a/app/models/form.rb b/app/models/form.rb
index 6fa92bba0..f965b14d2 100644
--- a/app/models/form.rb
+++ b/app/models/form.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Form
     if nxt_page == :check_answers
       "lettings_log_#{subsection_for_page(page).id}_check_answers_path"
     else
-      "lettings_log_#{nxt_page}_path"
+      lettings_log.id ? "lettings_log_#{nxt_page}_path" : "new_#{nxt_page}_lettings_logs_path"
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/form/subsection.rb b/app/models/form/subsection.rb
index d42f8dadb..4084789d8 100644
--- a/app/models/form/subsection.rb
+++ b/app/models/form/subsection.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class Form::Subsection
 
     qs = applicable_questions(lettings_log)
     qs_optional_removed = qs.reject { |q| lettings_log.optional_fields.include?(q.id) }
-    return :not_started if qs.count.positive? && qs.all? { |question| lettings_log[question.id].blank? || question.read_only? || question.derived? }
+    return :not_started if lettings_log.id.nil?
+    return :in_progress if qs.count.positive? && qs.all? { |question| lettings_log[question.id].blank? || question.read_only? || question.derived? }
     return :completed if qs_optional_removed.all? { |question| question.completed?(lettings_log) }
 
     :in_progress
diff --git a/app/models/lettings_log.rb b/app/models/lettings_log.rb
index 142c48e52..012abc737 100644
--- a/app/models/lettings_log.rb
+++ b/app/models/lettings_log.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class LettingsLog < ApplicationRecord
   OPTIONAL_FIELDS = %w[first_time_property_let_as_social_housing tenancycode propcode].freeze
   RENT_TYPE_MAPPING_LABELS = { 1 => "Social Rent", 2 => "Affordable Rent", 3 => "Intermediate Rent" }.freeze
   HAS_BENEFITS_OPTIONS = [1, 6, 8, 7].freeze
-  STATUS = { "not_started" => 0, "in_progress" => 1, "completed" => 2 }.freeze
+  STATUS = { "in_progress" => 1, "completed" => 2 }.freeze
   NUM_OF_WEEKS_FROM_PERIOD = { 2 => 26, 3 => 13, 4 => 12, 5 => 50, 6 => 49, 7 => 48, 8 => 47, 9 => 46, 1 => 52 }.freeze
   SUFFIX_FROM_PERIOD = { 2 => "every 2 weeks", 3 => "every 4 weeks", 4 => "every month" }.freeze
   RETIREMENT_AGES = { "M" => 67, "F" => 60, "X" => 67 }.freeze
@@ -534,8 +534,6 @@ private
   def update_status!
     self.status = if all_fields_completed? && errors.empty?
                     "completed"
-                  elsif all_fields_nil?
-                    "not_started"
                   else
                     "in_progress"
                   end
diff --git a/app/views/form/page.html.erb b/app/views/form/page.html.erb
index 0fe72f647..2803cff4e 100644
--- a/app/views/form/page.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/form/page.html.erb
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
   <%= govuk_back_link(href: "javascript:history.back()") %>
 <% end %>
 
+<% path_url = @lettings_log.id ? form_lettings_log_path(@lettings_log) : new_form_lettings_logs_path %>
+
 <div data-controller="govukfrontend"></div>
-<%= form_with model: @lettings_log, url: form_lettings_log_path(@lettings_log), method: "post", local: true do |f| %>
+<%= form_with model: @lettings_log, url: path_url, method: "post", local: true do |f| %>
   <div class="govuk-grid-row">
     <div class="govuk-grid-column-<%= @page.questions[0].type == "interruption_screen" ? "full-from-desktop" : "two-thirds-from-desktop" %>">
       <% remove_other_page_errors(@lettings_log, @page) %>
diff --git a/app/views/lettings_logs/edit.html.erb b/app/views/lettings_logs/edit.html.erb
index acfbba053..6f9e32a15 100644
--- a/app/views/lettings_logs/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/lettings_logs/edit.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<% content_for :title, "Log #{@lettings_log.id}" %>
+<% content_for :title, "Log #{@lettings_log.id ? @lettings_log.id : "new"}" %>
 <% content_for :breadcrumbs, govuk_breadcrumbs(breadcrumbs: {
   "Logs" => "/logs",
   content_for(:title) => "",
diff --git a/app/views/lettings_logs/index.html.erb b/app/views/lettings_logs/index.html.erb
index 9378aee09..913dfc47c 100644
--- a/app/views/lettings_logs/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/lettings_logs/index.html.erb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 <div class="app-filter-layout" data-controller="filter-layout">
   <div class="govuk-button-group app-filter-toggle">
-    <%= govuk_button_to "Create a new lettings log", lettings_logs_path %>
+    <%= govuk_button_to "Create a new lettings log", create_new_log_lettings_logs_path, method: :get %>
     <%#= govuk_link_to "Upload logs", bulk_upload_lettings_logs_path %>
   </div>
 
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 5a2fda475..03e7f3a63 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -75,8 +75,16 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
 
   resources :lettings_logs, path: "/logs" do
     collection do
+      get "create-new-log", to: "lettings_logs#create"
+      get "new-log", to: "lettings_logs#show"
+      post "new-form", to: "form#submit_form"
       post "bulk-upload", to: "bulk_upload#bulk_upload"
       get "bulk-upload", to: "bulk_upload#show"
+      FormHandler.instance.forms.each do |_key, form|
+        form.pages.map do |page|
+          get "new/#{page.id.to_s.dasherize}", to: "form#new_log_#{page.id}"
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     member do