Tenant tracing is the process of locating former tenants whose current address is no longer known, enabling landlords to reconnect with their previous tenants.
What is tentant tracing?
In some cases, tenants disappear without notice and without providing a forwarding address, leaving unpaid rent or even damage to the property. Unfortunately, this is an increasing problem for many landlords, who are unable to afford to write off large sums of rent arrears. Many therefore enlist the assistance of a professional tracing company to help them locate their debtors in order to recover outstanding monies.
How does it work?
A debtor tracing company will typically start by gathering as much information as possible about the missing tenant, including their full name, previous addresses, phone numbers, and employment status. The following information is useful:
- Tenant’s name
- Address of the rental property
- Tenant’s D.O.B
- Duration of the tenancy and date the tenant left the property
- Any previous addresses for the tenant
- Telephone number or email address
The more detail the better, however the key information needed to carry out a basic trace enquiry is the tenant’s name and the rental property’s address.
What are the benefits?
Prompt tracing is key in re-establishing contact; however, this can only be achieved if the right tracing tools and expertise are employed. With the use of advanced technology and access to professional databases, tracing specialists use various tracing techniques to streamline the investigative process and locate the missing tenant. They can obtain substantial amounts of information about the missing tenant in a short amount of time and quickly cross-check all relevant public records, such as phone directories, credit bureaus, and voter registration databases. This is information you would not have access to without a professional debt tracing service.
Locating missing tenants and recovering debt can be a complicated, timely, and sensitive process. At dataTrace UK, we offer a nationwide service that is cost-effective, successful, and discreet, tailoring services to meet the clients' needs, with no compromise on compliance, data or information security. Established in 1991, we have grown to become one of the most respected tracing agencies in the UK, so you can be assured you will be in safe hands. Contact our team today for more information.
