Potential tenant on disability benefit?

Potential tenant on disability benefit?

11:19 AM, 28th March 2016, About 10 years ago 11

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I have a disabled lady who wants to rent a property of mine. She says it is suitable for her and that the benefit office will cover the rent. They are doing so now in her existing rental property. helpful

As she has an incurable illness, I assume the housing benefit will be long term.
Her son is her carer at the moment and has just got a job and will start next month. This will not affect her benefit entitlement she says.

I have not had a tenant in these circumstances before and was wondering how to verify such circumstances and whether it would be worth credit referencing for someone on benefits and just starting in a new job.

Many thanks

Martin


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15:42 PM, 21st April 2016, About 10 years ago

Don’t forget to reference them through LandlordReferencing.co.uk.
It’s the only UK referencing company that provides its landlords and agents with their applicant tenants history report free as standard with an Equifax Credit Report. So if she has incurred any rent arrears or property damages in the past her previous landlord may have documented these details on the website. And if she doesn’t have a tenant history you can create one for her; win-win either way! 🙂

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