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.

A service that offers an outsourced tenant checking and vetting service to landlords and agents has launched, claiming to offer a “revolutionary” new service which goes beyond standard credit check services. Agents from…

Unfortunately, being in the oldest profession in the world does not make a model tenant… says Katrine Sporle, The Property Ombudsman.

Can you smell a wrong ’un? How can really you be sure that you know that your prospective tenants are who they say they are and will behave as they should?

"Reckless referencing can have very serious consequences for agents,” says Christopher Hamer, The Property Ombudsman.

Comprehensive reference checks, including eviction history, background reports and credit score are absolutely critical to evaluate prospective tenants, says Marc Da Silva.