Rentchecks Tenant Referencing
Rentchecks.com provides landlords and agents with an unrivalled online tenant
vetting tool that removes much of the risk from both the residential and
commercial property letting process. Regardless of whether you let one or a
portfolio of properties, you must be assured that your prospective tenant is of
general good character and standing. Rentchecks analyses the personal data held
by credit reference agencies alongside data resulting from enhanced checks that
are proven to counter unwelcome or risky tenant applications.
Legal
Rentchecks.com is governed by the Data Protection Register therefore the
following legal regulations must be adhered to by all users.
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Data supplied by Rentchecks.com is of a sensitive and personal nature. Users
must treat data with the utmost confidentiality at all times.
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Distribution of data to another third party is prohibited.
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Rentchecks.com services are only available to property owners,landlords and
agents for the purpose of pre-tenancy risk assessment and decision-making. In
addition, prospective tenants wishing to provide landlords with a validation
Report prior to a lease/tenancy agreement being completed are eligible to use
this service.
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Abuse of Rentchecks.com services will result in the immediate termination of
service.
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Users must obtain the applicant's authorisation prior to a Report being
submitted. Failure to gain this authorisation is in breach of the UK Data
Protection Act (1998). Rentchecks.com provides this service on the understanding
that the requesting user has obtained the applicant's authorisation to make
enquiries and consult a credit reference agency.
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The legal disclaimer available here should be read by the applicant before
giving consent to the Report application.
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Rentchecks.com is an information provider. No responsibility or liability is
accepted for future applicant behaviour or misrepresentation.
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Rentchecks.com services are provided on the understanding that recommendations
relate only to property rental or leasing agreements. Data should not be
interpreted as being of relevance to other credit or contract agreements.
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Records of Reports ordered by users are stored for 12 months. Rentchecks.com
will make this information available to relevant authorities should they request
it.
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Rentchecks.com cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of data obtained from
external agencies although only audited and reputable data agencies are
consulted.
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Rentchecks.com reserves the right to update the RSA database should an
application contain data that is relevant to an existing entry or pending
investigation.
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Rentchecks.com cannot refund fees where a banker's reference request is declined
or unreturned.
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Some banks may charge a fee to reply to reference requests. This fee is payable
in addition to the Report fee. The user can decide to cancel the request
beforehand should these fees be unacceptable.
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Entries to the RSA database can only be accepted from agents deemed as being
acceptable to Rentchecks.com. Rentchecks.com reserves the right to use its
discretion as to the eligibility of RSA subscribers.
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Rentchecks.com is not liable for the accuracy of RSA data or its subsequent
usage. All entries are evaluated individually prior to database insertion.
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Rentchecks.com reserves the right to withold data that may breach the Data
Protection Act or other UK law.
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Rentchecks.com reserves the right to refuse to provide a service should they
suspect system misuse, fraud or other serious activities.
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Modification of online forms is prohibited without the permission of
Rentchecks.com.