Tenant Referencing
It’s important to choose the right tenant for your property. Smartlandlord Tenant Referencing allows you to find out who you are dealing with before you sign up a new tenant.
Product
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| Express referencing |
£5.75 |
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| Comprehensive referencing |
£25.00 |
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Smartlandlord® Express Tenant Referencing includes:
- Apply online 24/7
- Express Referencing within seconds
- Anti-fraud checks
- Undisclosed addresses
- Personal identity checks
- 6 year credit history checks
- Bankruptcy checks
- County Court Judgment (CCJ) checks
- Fact based predictive risk scoring to indicate your tenant's financial stability
Essential checks to help reduce the risk of rent arrears - all for just £5.75 + VAT!
Comprehensive Tenant Referencing includes all of the above plus:
- Employer reference check (if applicable)
- Previous landlord reference check
- Processed by high experienced tenant reference assessors trained to detect fraud
- Detailed references usually ready within 72 hours
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- Get all the information you need to make an informed decision before you sign up a new tenant.
- You can apply for Tenant Referencing products 24 hours a day online.
- Dedicated customer service telephone lines are available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
- Applying for Tenant Referencing online is easy – you apply once and experienced tenant assessors take care of everything for you.
- Your reference will be handled by tenant assessors who have processed thousands of tenant references and are able to give you a tenant reference quickly and efficiently.
- You have a choice of two tenant referencing options: Express and Comprehensive.
- Express Referencing is completed within minutes.
- Comprehensive referencing is usually completed within 72 hours.
- Our tenant assessors use sophisticated predictive risk scoring technology to give you a rapid indication of your tenant's financial stability. This instantly gives you a reliable indication of the likelihood of your new tenant defaulting on rent payments.
- Comprehensive Tenant Referencing includes all the checks of Express Tenant Referencing. In addition, the tenant assessors will contact a previous landlord, managing agent or letting agent's reference as well as the tenant’s employer to take references.
- With reported fraud rising steeply during the current credit crunch, Tenant Referencing gives you all the information you need to take an informed decision.
- You don’t have to take the tenant’s word for it. Get Express Tenant Referencing today for a limited special offer price of just £5.75 + VAT*.
Other information
- Smartlandlord® Tenant Referencing meets all the security requirements for Smartlandlord® Rent Guarantee and Rent on Time Insurance.
  to read the terms and conditions of this service
* Comprehensive Tenant Referencing only.
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Q. Why do I need Tenant Referencing?
A. Tenant Referencing gives you the important insight into your tenant's ability to pay the rent and their past performance as a good tenant. You should never ask the tenant to supply their reference themselves as it is all too easy to make up. Tenant Referencing also confirms identity and accuracy of other relevant information such as bank or employer.
Q. What can I do to make Tenant Referencing easier?
A. The best way is to download the application form from Smartlandlord site and give it to the tenant highlighting the information they need to keep ready to hand. That way you will have all the information you need to speed things up.
Q. Why do I need to provide my address details for the last three years for Tenant Referencing?
A. To ensure that you are fully protected and will not fall fowl of any data protection legislative issues in the future we need to confirm your identity. We find that the most effective and the easiest way of doing this is to ask for your address details over the last three years.
Q. Isn't a thorough interview enough?
A. While the interview will help you get a good assessment of the tenant, renting your property purely based on that can be risky - as it is not founded on any facts that can demonstrate the tenant's ability to pay the rent. Tenant Referencing, however, provides you with the peace of mind that you do not just have to take the tenant's word for it.
Q. Is there anything else I can do to make sure my tenant will pay rent on time?
A. Yes. Smartlandlord®'s Rent on Time and Rent Guarantee products can give you added protection to avoid rental voids and arrears.