The accidental landlord: tenant reference checks

Victoria Whitlock finds that a long, deep stare over a cup of tea is one way to avoid trouble when vetting tenants
26 February 2016

A reader who usually lets his property via an agent recently managed to re-let it privately for the first time. He contacted me in a bit of a panic, because he wasn't certain what checks to do on the new tenant, or how to go about it.

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