This week there was an announcement of a service that will have landlords jumping for joy!
Someone has finally put up a website that allows landlords to check if a potential tenant has ever been reported by a previous landlord for skipping out on rent owed.
SureRent, is a website that will let landlords browse through a comprehensive list of tenants that have dodged rent in the past. In many cases, the site will report the exact amount owed to the previous landlord and in some cases will even allow landlords looking to rent to that person to contact the previous landlord to discuss the circumstances.
This is something that has been missing in the property rental business and it will be welcomed by the majority of landlords, most of whom are simply trying to find tenants that will stick to their end of the deal and pay their rent in a timely fashion.
It is also a bonus that the previous landlord will be contactable because we all know that sometimes circumstances are not what they seem, especially in this present financial climate. It would be sad to see someone totally blacklisted for a minor and isolated infraction if the situation did not call for it.
In the meantime perhaps the agencies involved in paying benefits could consider their role in unpaid rent situations. A return to paying rent straight to the landlord could improve things immeasurably.
