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Prevent Tenants Misusing Your Property
Your success as a landlord depends not on sitting around idly while the rent money rolls in, you need to invest wisely and take proactive measures to protect your investment. Once tenants are handed
Read More »Couple discover tenants turned their home into cannabis factory
A couple have been landed with a £20,000 clean-up bill after they let their home and the tenants turned it into a cannabis factory. Shaun and Katie Thomas were left devastated after they went to
Read More »Conducting Tenant Criminal Background Investigations
When leasing rental property a landlord or property manager must seriously consider conducting criminal background investigations as part of the leasing process. It is the responsibility of landlords to know exactly what type of
Read More »Commercial Tenant Screening: 12 Important Questions to Ask Before You Sign the Lease
Unlike residential units, commercial spaces are commonly leased for 3-5 year terms. With a longer lease term comes a larger responsibility for property management companies to find quality, reputable organizations to fill their vacancies.
Read More »4 Easy Ways to Max Profits
Screening tenants before you rent is half the battle when it comes to maintaining the profitability of your rental property. But circumstances can change after your tenant moves in. If you’re not careful, your ideal
Read More »Want to Avoid Potential Tenant Terror?
Tenant screening can make or break a landlord. Don't take this very important step lightly. You can avoid many pitfalls by selecting the right tenant, the first time. Although you might be tempted to
Read More »Working lives: how I tackle tenancy fraud
Housing fraud is in the news, but it's not news to me: trying to stop fraudsters is my day job as the senior housing investigation officer at the London borough of Camden. In 1991,
Read More »Is your tenant screening provider giving you all you need?
If you’re a real estate agent with dozens, perhaps hundreds, of properties to keep track of, then you no doubt already understand the importance of tenant screening, and you rely on its reports to
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