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Referencing criteria - Credit check

What legal for landlords require to run a credit check

Updated over a year ago

Why the team run a credit check on the applicants

The team run a Credit check to check if the applicant has any adverse credit, this is key to see when referencing a tenant just to make sure that they are up to date on all payments and they have no adverse credit on their files.

What to Bring When Applying for a Property

Running a credit check is a vital part of the process when it comes to deciding who to rent a property to. To make sure everything is legal and above board, you will need to ask the tenant to provide some documents to verify their address.

Proof of Address

The team would require proof of address to be supplied by the tenant before any credit checks can be completed. This could be a bank statement, drivers license, or a utility bill. It is important to make sure this is requested in the correct way and complies with any relevant laws or legislations in your local area.

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