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Employment Status & Income
Confirmation
Information about the applicant's current employment
status, length of service and salary information should be
obtained from the employer in writing.
If the applicant has been employed for under three
months then a reference should be taken up with the
previous employer to ensure that there was no detrimental
reason for leaving and that the job change only occurred
due to relocation, career progression or position
redundancy.
If the applicant is self employed a reference from
their accountant should be obtained wherever possible
together with copies of the most recent set of accounts.
Other forms of evidence can be accepted but this will
depend on other factors.
Address
Verification/Residency Confirmation
Each applicant's history of residence should also be
confirmed and County Court Judgment/Court Decree and
Bankruptcy searches should be carried out.
Derogatory Information
Searches
 Bankruptcy
Data
Enquiries can be carried out through the DTI Insolvency
Service
Previous
Landlord/Letting Agent References
Enquiries that are made with the previous/current
Landlord or Letting Agent to establish if the current
tenancy has been conducted in a satisfactory manner are
one of the most useful checks to be carried out. Confirm
length of tenancy, rental payment record, condition of
property, reason for tenancy ending and whether the
correct notice period was given.
Next
of Kin – Address Check
It is also useful to gather details for the tenant’s
next of kin. These details can confirmed to be correct
using the processes above and in the unlikely event that
the tenant absconds this information could be vital in
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