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How to check if someone's house has been repossessed?
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travel_freak
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Hi,
Just wondering if anyone knows if someone tells you their house was repossessed is there any way to check/verify if that is true? Would this be shown in a credit search against them?
Many thanks.
Just wondering if anyone knows if someone tells you their house was repossessed is there any way to check/verify if that is true? Would this be shown in a credit search against them?
Many thanks.
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Has it got a notice in the window/front door?0
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Hi,
I don't know the property or where it is. These are tenants I am thinking of letting to who told me they were repossessed as one of them was made redundant. They seem very genuine people, down on their luck, but I am not always the best judge of character (and have read stuff on here and other forums suggesting that some people say this sort of thing and it's untrue) so was wondering if there was any way I could find out if what they said was true. I haven't yet taken prior addresses or further info from them.
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Do they have to put a notice on the property if its been repossessed ?
thanks
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Just ask them where they used to live. This is quite a normal request to any prospective tenant.travel_freak wrote: »Hi,
I don't know the property or where it is. These are tenants I am thinking of letting to who told me they were repossessed as one of them was made redundant. ....
If you want to verify the information, ask them for a copy of the court order or supply other proof that you can check.
Mind you, if you don't trust them already - go with gut feelings, they are probably correct.
Just choose some tenants that are employed so that they have the means to pay you should they cause any damage to your property."Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 20100 -
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