A landlord should check a tenant or guarantor's suitability before granting a tenancy by taking references.
We offer a tenant or guarantor assessment service similar to obtaining a credit check, and checks include a prospective tenant or guarantor assessment score, County Court judgments (CCJ) and bankruptcy.
Reports are only available to subscribers and use 900 credits.
Run a tenant or guarantor assessment online
Each report uses 900 credits. It checks electoral roll records, CCJs, bankruptcy or voluntary arrangements and undisclosed addresses, and provides a tenancy assessment score. Existing subscribers can start a check. If you are not yet a subscriber, see the Guild membership options and prices.
Tenant/Guarantor Assessment
The referencing provides a simple-to-understand report. It is returned to you within a minute or so of completing the simple form, providing details of the prospective tenant or guarantor.
- 24-hour easy online access
- One simple online form to fill in; we do the rest.
- A predictive tenancy assessment score indicates suitability
- Uncovers adverse, undisclosed and withheld information
- In most cases (95%), the report arrives by email within a few minutes.
The tenant assessment check does all of the following:
- Electoral roll check at the applicant's current and previous addresses
- A tenancy assessment score predicting the applicant's likelihood to pay
- A Public Information check to ascertain whether the applicant has CCJs, bankruptcy orders or voluntary arrangements
- A check to see if the applicant has any undisclosed addresses
We use a UK-based third-party credit bureau. Ultimately, the credit data originates from Call Credit.
You will receive an email when the report is ready, and then navigate to the referencing list and click the green "completed" status message or the action button to download the report.
Download a sample report.
UK Sanctions Search
We have recently enhanced our tenant referencing service to include an automatic search of the UK Sanctions List at no extra charge. This new feature checks applicants against the government’s sanctions list and includes the results and AI-generated recommendations directly in the referencing report. Additionally, letting agents can quickly perform standalone searches on the official UK Sanctions List via a convenient button on the referencing page.
Help using referencing service
You can obtain help from here.
Landlord/employer reference
Subscribers can also quickly check a current/previous landlord and a current/previous employer using our templates available for free download:
You must obtain a declaration from the prospective tenant that you are to use our service. Our online application for accommodation contains an appropriate disclaimer, or you can download a separate disclaimer page which should be added to your application form.
