Residential Tenant Referencing, Affordability and Right to Rent Checks for Landlords and Letting Agents in Wales
These Tenant Referencing documents are designed for use by private residential landlords and letting agents in Wales to help assess the suitability of prospective tenants before entering into an occupation contract.
Referencing is a key part of the letting process and typically includes identity verification, affordability assessments, employment checks, credit history checks, and previous landlord references.
Landlords and agents must also ensure compliance with data protection obligations under the UK General Data Protection Regulation.
About These Documents
This section provides practical templates and guidance notes to support landlords and letting agents in carrying out consistent and legally compliant tenant referencing checks.
The documents are:
- written in clear, plain English
- suitable for use by landlords and professional letting agents
- designed for standardised tenant assessment procedures
- provided in editable Word format
Where legal or technical terms are required, explanations are included in plain English for ease of understanding. All templates are provided in Word format and can be adapted to suit individual letting practices.
- Privacy Notice to Contract-Holder, Resident or Guarantor (Wales)
- Letter to Contract-holder, Resident or Guarantor enclosing Privacy Notice (Wales)
- Reference Request Letter from Previous Residential Landlord
- Bank Reference Request Letter
- Guarantor’s Bank Reference Request Letter
- Employer Reference Request Letter (Wales)
- Personal Reference Request Letter (Wales)
Residential Tenant Referencing, Affordability and Right to Rent Checks for Landlords and Letting Agents in Wales is part of Property. Just £38.50 + VAT provides unlimited downloads from Property for 1 year.