Proptech firm Goodlord acquires successful referencing start-up Vouch to create a compelling proposition in rental back-office software.

People and proptech work together to verify that tenants are who they say they are and, says Lisa Isaacs, accurately predict their ability to pay the rent.

Every agent could be making additional income from each sale or let in one way or another. Nigel Lewis talks to those who can show you the way.

London agency says its has seen a significant increase in criminals hoping to run brothels and drug dens or defraud Airbnb by hiding their true identity when applying for tenancies.

Let Alliance completes a two-year strategic project to redefine the way that tenant referencing works in the UK, with references now returned the same day.

NLA claims many letting agents are planning to stop providing tenant references for former renters to landlords and other agencies in a bid to cut costs.

"A landlord was concerned about the referencing of one particular tenant. He believed that the application was likely to be fraudulent and sought compensation from the agent, reports Katrine Sporle, The Property…

The electronic ‘tenant passport’ is proptech’s challenge to traditional referencing. Andrea Kirkby asks if this a game-changer.