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A tenant living ina landlords own home booked hotel holidays using his landlord’s identity and also withdrew cash with his bank cards.
The tenant entered the landlords private office at the home in South Shields they shared  stealing chequebooks and bank cards. Using the landlords identity to book and stay in hotels in Scarborough.
Police later discovered that the tenant who admitted the offences had previous convictions for similar offences.

A spokesman urged landlord’s to be security aware. Simple steps can protect landlords form the distress and possible financial headaches associated with tenant fraud and identity theft.

Landlords who are victims of identity fraud often go through a difficult and time-consuming ordeal to convince lenders and credit reporting agencies that they have been the victim of identity theft, have incorrect information removed from credit agency records.

So how can a landlord protect themselves?

Even the most basic apparently innocuous correspondence sent to your rental property can be often be used by fraudsters. To combat identity theft landlords should consider the following:

• Landlords should regularly obtaining a copy of your personal credit file from one of the three credit reference agencies to see which financial organisations have accessed your details.
• Landlords should be extra careful if you live in a property where other people could have access to your mail.
• Landlords should contacting the Royal Mail Customer Enquiry Line on 08457 740 740 if they suspect their mail is being stolen. Check whether a mail redirection order has been made in your name without your knowledge.

Many landlord legal protection policies as well as providing insurance against the legal cost of taking action against a tenant for breach of the tenancy agreement or  the cost of defending a legal action brought by a tenant under a tenancy agreement.  Provides a legal helpline for landlords to advise you on any personal legal problems, ideal when dealing with the aftermath ofiIdentity theft.

If you are a landlord looking to protect yourself and their properties against a wide range of risks compare landlord insurance to find out just how cost effective and valuable landlord legal protection insurance.