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3 Benefits Of Referencing A Tenants Previous Landlord
Rent when you’re owed
If you fail to run tenant referencing when you have the chance you may pay more in the long run. Tenant referencing allows you to run a previous landlord reference which can provide vital information on how your tenant has behaved previous to the tenancy they have with you. They have defaulted on payments before, and by referencing a previous landlord you won’t be surprised in the future.
A property well looked after
You don’t know tenant, well, that’s unless you know them of course, but generally you will rent to a tenant who you have never met before. It is unusually the case that you would trust a stranger in your own house, so don’t take the risk with a new tenant. Check them out. Make sure they don’t have pets by referencing the previous landlord. Make sure the property was left in good condition and looked after. It is your property they will be living in and it is up to you to protect it from rogue renter.
Avoiding illegal activities
Tenants may not always do what they say they do. They may have the money to pay, but will that money jeopardize your property investment. Landlord references may pull up illegal activities. Some tenant may grow and distribute drugs on your property or sub-let and over-crowd your property with those living illegally in often terribly cramped conditions. Reference the tenant’s previous landlord to make sure no suspicious activity was noticed. It is also advisable to make friends with neighbours so they can alert if any problems or strange behaviour arises.