"[It] is vital agents protect themselves and their landlords from the costly implications a fraudulent tenant may cause"
With one month to go until the temporary Covid Right to Rent checks are withdrawn, letting agents up and down the UK will be required to either return to physical checks which both take up valuable time and put onus of letting agents to be able to identify fake documents or embrace the latest technology to hit the lettings market.
Since March 2020, Right to Rent checks have been facilitated by video calls and both letting agents and tenants have experienced the benefits a digital solution brings. With the legislative changes coming into place on 1st October it is important agents understand the changes and options available to them to ensure they do not fall foul to not fully understanding their legal responsibility.
The Lettings Hub are coming together with David Smith Head of Property Litigation at JMW Solicitors and HooYu the second Government certified provider for Digital Identity Checks to explain what the changes are, how these will impact agents and what new solutions they have available to them to ensure robust Right to Rent checks. On the 13th of September they will be running a webinar to tell agents everything they need to know and share with the industry their holistic solution.
The Lettings Hub said of the webinar:
"The Lettings Hub and HooYu solution combines industry first tech to meet new legislative changes with The Lettings Hub referencing and customer support team. The new offering sets to provide agents with the confidence in their referencing and Right to Rent checks, whilst removing the onus from agents to be able to decipher fraudulent documents. With 91,593 cases of application fraud reported in 2021 it is vital agents protect themselves and their landlords from the costly implications a fraudulent tenant may cause."
