Tenant referencing for Social Housing providers is really about them doing background checks to see if prospective tenants are going to be a good fit for their properties and are able to afford to pay the rent.
Affordability checks part of the tenant referencing and vetting process
Social housing providers such as Housing Associations and ALMOs (Arms Length Managed Organisations) may often have affordability checks that form part of their tenant referencing and vetting procedures. This may mean checking over bank statements for a defined period of time to see what money is coming in and where it is going out.
Other tenant referencing checks to be carried out
So what sort of tenant referencing checks will be carried out by Housing Associations and ALMOs? It will vary depending on the Social Housing provider. Potentially they will include address checks on where you have been living previously and there may also be some character references either from previous landlords (if they’ve had any) or their employers.
Tenant referencing and credit check quote
These tenant referencing and affordability checks are typically part of the in-house operations of Housing Associations and AMLOs. Even if this is the case we can offer a tenant referencing and credit check service for Social Housing providers. It is worth getting a tenant referencing quote from us to see if we can provide efficiencies to your organisation by offering this service.
