
What references should I ask for?
Always ask for at least two written references. The most common references are from:
- Previous landlord: Try to find out why the tenant is moving.
- Employers: Is the tenant in full time employment?
- Bank reference: If the tenant doesn’t have a bank account how will they pay the rent?
Always check the references and that the referee actually exists!
Surely in the present economic climate an employers reference is irrelevant with job security gone by the wayside. You could be twenty years in a job today and out of work tomorrow and is not rent allowance a more reliable source of income ?