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Credit check with Estate Agent

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  • Tixy
    Tixy Posts: 31,455 Forumite
    TWS89 wrote: »
    my score may be slightly better and I won't have a problem! I can dream hey :)

    The score from the credit reference agency is irrelevant. You could have a score of 999 from (say) experian and still not find a landlord willing to rent to you.
    A smile enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give
    or "It costs nowt to be nice"
  • happy_bunny_2
    happy_bunny_2 Posts: 4,488 Forumite
    TWS89 wrote: »
    What is their criteria based on then? Sorry, this is the first time I will have rented and am really not sure on the process!

    As the credit check they run will not show defaults as they are not public records, unlike CCJs, which are.
    :beer:
  • InsideInsurance
    InsideInsurance Posts: 22,460 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Fruit_and_Nut_Case wrote: »
    Nobody does, apart from you and the rating agency. Oh, and us now :D

    and some insurance companies :A

    Not sure what gambling sites use as I've heard they do some checks on new accounts etc
  • modder25
    modder25 Posts: 130 Forumite
    InsideInsurance wrote: »
    and some insurance companies :A

    Not sure what gambling sites use as I've heard they do some checks on new accounts etc

    Bet365 and Coral both do searches on your credt file. I looked at the searches on mine a little while ago and they were both on there and the subject was money laundering.
  • colsten
    colsten Posts: 17,597 Forumite
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    Spreadbetting firms will carry out a full credit check; other betting companies can only look at your general information, such as address and CIFAS markers.
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