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Unnecessary reference check

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  • Slithery
    Slithery Posts: 6,046 Forumite
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    Oh and I'm paying a year's rent in advance.
    Again, completely irrelevant to the referencing situation.

    What difficulty do you have providing the information that your new landlord requires?
  • parkrunner
    parkrunner Posts: 2,610 Forumite
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    They checked the property every three months with me in it and took my rent, and took photos of my passport every year when I renewed the tenancy.


    None of that is proof of address for the new LL.
    It's nothing , not nothink.
  • Cakeguts
    Cakeguts Posts: 7,627 Forumite
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    Look what is the problem? All you have to do is to take into the lettings office two recent pieces of correspondance that proves the you live in the house that you say you do now. January 2019's gas or electricity bill and a piece of photo ID would do it.



    Your new landlord doesn't have to let the property to you until he himself is satisfied. He doesn't have to take the word of the agents he can ask for his own proof. By not doing this and complaining about it you aren't causing a problem for anyone else except yourself. If you go on being obstructive over this for long enough you will probably lose the property because the landlord with get fed up and let it to someone else.
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