{"id":1266,"date":"2012-03-05T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.legal4landlords.com\/?p=1266"},"modified":"2012-03-05T09:00:26","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T09:00:26","slug":"rise-in-fraudulent-tenant-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/rise-in-fraudulent-tenant-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise In Fraudulent Tenant Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Fraudulent<\/a>

Are Tenant Applicants Really Who They Claim To Be?<\/p><\/div>\n

UK Landlords and letting agents are being warned about an increase in bogus tenant applications.<\/p>\n

Fraudulent applicants have been filling out tenancy application forms provided by honest landlords and agents, giving inaccurate or misleading information, in a bid to secure the rental of the property.<\/p>\n

It is not unknown for the fraudsters to move from property to property, with no intention of keeping up with the rent, even\u00a0within the same small town.<\/p>\n

Fraudulent tenants often give false information on where they have been living previously to throw referencing companies and letting agents off the trail.<\/p>\n

They are also very difficult to evict as the more professional bad tenants appear to know their way round the legal system. Eviction of these \u201cprofessional bad tenants\u201d is better left to an eviction specialist <\/a>such as Legal 4 Landlords<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tenant fraud has been problem for letting agents and landlords alike for a number of years and is apparently on the increase in some parts of the UK.\u00a0Evictions South East<\/a>, are reporting a dramatic rise in tenants subletting without consent<\/a>, with more and more Letting Agents and Landlords falling foul to the convincing \u2018professional\u2019 nature in which these fraudsters operate.<\/p>\n

It is essential that landlords and their agents have a checklist for new tenants that include obtaining ID documents and proof of current residency at the earliest stages of a tenancy application.<\/p>\n

Landlords and their agents need to be alert for anything unusual that could increase the risk for the landlord.<\/p>\n

Comprehensive tenant referencing<\/a> services are a vital tool for landlords and letting agents to spot anomalies, oddities and the potential for fraud in all tenancy applications.<\/p>\n

Tips for landlords and letting agents to help reduce Tenant Fraud<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n