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Surely tenant referencing needs stronger regulation?<\/p><\/div>At present there is no tenant referencing criteria and landlords, letting agents and tenant referencing companies use their own. We\u2019re seeing tenant suitability is determined using a range of inconsistent checks.<\/p>\n

Surely tenant referencing needs stronger regulation?<\/p>\n

A nationwide poll this year found that 18 percent of landlords never trust a tenant when making a financial transaction, showing they are not confident in financial checks.<\/p>\n

Some landlords choose to carry out thorough research on potential tenants whereas others will trustingly hand over a set of keys after a quick show-around. I\u2019ve spoken to landlords<\/a> who\u2019ve said they just \u2018get a feeling\u2019 whether a tenant is a \u2018good sort\u2019. Landlords are putting themselves at risk of all sorts of problems.<\/p>\n

By discovering a tenant doesn\u2019t make the grade at the start can avoid unwanted stress and empty pockets further down the line. When we have to evict a tenant, we often find that tenant references haven\u2019t been carried out correctly. We pride ourselves in how thorough and efficient our tenant referencing service is and because of it we\u2019ve seen a 600 per cent growth in the tenant referencing area of its business. At Legal 4 Landlords<\/a> we carried out 1500 tenant references in June 2010 and reached 9570 in June 2011.<\/p>\n

Letting a property is a business – you need business protocol in place. They are also a way of protecting landlords, especially from unscrupulous letting agents or referencing companies who could be ripping landlords off with not so thorough checks.<\/p>\n

A standard procedure would give peace of mind and ensure landlords are weeding out any tenants likely to cause problems meeting rent. Sometimes tenants are just taking on more than they can afford. I\u2019d want this flagging up sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d<\/a> be interested to hear you views.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d suggest the following as a minimum criteria for all landlords and tenant referencing companies:<\/p>\n

–\tCredit check \u2013 to identify any county court judgements a potential tenant may have
\n–\tUtility bill \u2013 as proof of previous address
\n–\tPhoto ID \u2013 visual proof of the tenants identity
\n–\tEmployer reference \u2013 detailing start date, salary and status of employment
\n–\tBank statement \u2013 detailing income and financial commitments
\n–\tFormer landlord reference<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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