Don’t Be Afraid to Ask

When interviewing a prospective tenant it is essential that you satisfy yourself that the person renting your room/flat/house is telling you the truth about their personal and financial circumstances. However in reality some people will lie about both. We want to help safeguard you against undesirable tenants that in the long term could cause you both emotional and financial difficulties.

First of all you need to know that this person is who they say they are!

Identity fraud is now common place and some people will rent accommodation specifically to defraud financial institutions including banks, catalogues and credit card companies. It is an easy job to carry out this systematic identity fraud as we are told how to do it by the very people that are trying to prevent us from it!

Next you need to be aware of the person’s financial situation

This is not an easy subject to approach and being a landlord doesn’t automatically make you privy to such information. You have to be satisfied that they have the means to pay the rent. To establish this you need to verify employment details and/or relevant benefits.

Finally you need to be aware of their current housing situation

You need to know why this person is looking to rent new accommodation. It could be that they have been evicted for subletting, causing damage to a property and/or non payment of the rent.

Peace of Mind

Quicklet can provide you with a tenant checking service which will ensure your total peace of mind. As we appreciate that this is an essential part of the rental process we have negotiated a special tenant checking package for just £25. This charge would be payable by the tenant . Please note: This is an extremely competitive price as many agents charge up to £250 for the same service. 

The tenant checking service will cover some of the following:

                      Search of public records for adverse credit history

                      Verification of applicants identity

                      Current and previous address check

                      Income verification

                      Employer reference

                      Previous employer reference

                      Previous landlord or letting agent reference

                      Addresses that have not been mention by the applicant!