The Renters’ Rights Act (formerly the Renters Reform Bill) marks one of the biggest changes to the English private rental sector in many years. The Act received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025, and the first phase of implementation comes into force on 1 May 2026, with new tenancy rules
We are often contacted by tenants asking for advice for how they can check a landlord as they are unsure about transferring a large sum of money to what is a stranger. The Office of National Statistics and Action Fraud report there has been 20% increase in fake landlord scams
updates
I am pleased to announce updates to our Right to Rent service, including the introduction of Identity Document Validation Technology (IDVT), allowing for greater convenience and even faster tenancy setup. In November 2020 we announced our End-to-End Right to Rent service [https://blog.rentprofile.co/rentprofile-online-right-to-rent-checks-supporting-agents-through-covid-19/] , where the Right to
Products
I am excited to announce updates to our Right to Rent capability, including a fully managed service for checks to be completed by RentProfile. Before COVID-19, the law required either a landlord or letting agent to meet the tenant and review the required Right to Rent documentation in person, and
Products
I am very excited to announce the launch of Onboarding [https://www.rentprofile.co/onboarding], a new product that simplifies the setup and management of new tenancies, dramatically reducing the turnaround time to as little as 20 minutes. Our mission since starting RentProfile has been to develop technology that increases
Products
We are very pleased to announce RentProfile [https://www.rentprofile.co] has been recognised by GOV.UK [https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/landlord-checks-by-rentprofile-help-prevent-rental-fraud] for it’s work in detecting and preventing rental fraud. The case study of how RentProfile utilises Land Registry [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry]
Legislation
Yesterday the chancellor Philip Hammond announced a ban of Letting Agent fees [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38065249]. A few people reached out to know what our thoughts were, and what impact it may have on the work we’re doing. Letting agents should have been more transparent about
Landlords
When you hear the term rental fraud it’s usually associated with renters [https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/oct/24/crooked-landlords-cheat-desperate-renters-competition-properties-fraudsters-pitfalls] , however landlords are increasingly the victims too. In a survey of 500 landlords across the UK we found that 6% (equivalent of 150,000 in total) had been
Landlords
When you hear the term rental fraud it’s usually associated with renters [https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/oct/24/crooked-landlords-cheat-desperate-renters-competition-properties-fraudsters-pitfalls] , however landlords are increasingly the victims too. In a survey of 500 landlords across the UK we found that 6% (equivalent of 150,000 in total) had been
Rental scams
The advice that Action Fraud [http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/fraud-az-rental-fraud] and commentators sometimes provide such as in today’s Guardian story [https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/oct/24/crooked-landlords-cheat-desperate-renters-competition-properties-fraudsters-pitfalls] can help against the chances of being scammed but it’s not enough in the fight against professional fraudsters
Products
We’re pleased to announce the launch of RentProfile [https://www.rentprofile.co] - the UK’s first online landlord checking service. A few years ago my Co-Founder (and brother) David was the victim of a rental scam. It was this experience that led us to research the scale of