The Agent Blog - Goodlord | Referencing (2)

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Mar 18, 2025

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Fraud

How to do a credit check on a tenant: Manual vs automated methods

Learn how credit checks can help you place reliable tenants in your landlords' properties and minimise the risk of eviction.

Oct 22, 2024

Referencing

How to check a tenant's right to rent: A letting agency's guide

Failing to comply with Right to Rent can result in hefty fines. Here’s how technology helps to ensure compliance and improve your agents' efficiency.

Jun 3, 2024

Referencing

How much does a bad reference cost a letting agent?

Referencing is a necessary process of pre-tenancy. Goodlord's Head of Referencing, Nishma Parekh discusses how much it costs when a bad reference isn't caught.

Goodlord's research finds tenancy fraud spikes 140% in a year

Apr 12, 2024

Goodlord Group

Referencing

Referencing tenancy fraud spikes 140% in a year

New research from Goodlord finds that the number of fraudulent applications from tenants looking to secure a new rental property rose by 140% last year.

Apr 8, 2024

IDVT

Referencing

Why can't you rely on documents for tenant referencing?

Verifying a tenant's income by checking payslips is a standard practice of tenant referencing. But what are the issues? And what's the alternative?

Mar 26, 2024

Referencing

Podcast

PODCAST: Minimise fraud in referencing with Goodlord's PRO

Join Goodlord's Emily Popple, Costas Frangeskou, Nishma Parekh and Becca Kimberly to discuss the fraud landscape during referencing, and Goodlord's PRO.

Mar 25, 2024

Business

Referencing

How to avoid tenancy fraud before the tenant goes through referencing

With fraud on the rise in the UK, here are some tips to avoid tenancy fraud before the tenant goes through the referencing process.

Mar 21, 2024

Referencing

Goodlord launches “PRO” to set new standard for tenant referencing

Introducing Goodlord's PRO. A new standard for tenant referencing, designed to offer a balance of technology and human expertise all in one place.

Using tech to avoid fraud in referencing

Mar 18, 2024

Compliance

Referencing

Open banking

How agents can reduce fraud before, during, and after the referencing process

Even while the risk of fraud increases, agents can use tech to help spot suspicious activity, as Nishma Parekh, Head of Referencing at Goodlord, explains.