Latest figures from Barbon, the UK’s biggest tenant referencing company which includes HomeLet, Let Alliance and Rent4sure, reveal the extent to which tenancy application fraud is on the rise.

Data from Goodlord reveals a rise in the number of private rented sector tenants being asked for rent up-front or a guarantor.

Judge says agent involved correctly declined to return the deposit after the tenant refused to approve an Open Banking probe of his account for additional referencing checks.

Referencing platform boss Alexander Siedes says the referencing sector needs a major shake-up to serve both groups.

RentProfile has partnered with Dezrez to provide an integration allowing agents to request the platform’s award-winning referencing checks within the sales and lettings software, Rezi.

Award-winning referencing provider RentProfile integrates with Dezrez to provide their services for Dezrez’ agent clients.

Vouch and Goodlord customers will now benefit from a wider range of services after the tenant referencing and lettings platforms integrate their technology.

A good tenant reference is the foundation of a reliable let, but as Richard Reed reveals, there are an increasing number of tech-led options now available.