# Credit check for renting tenant **URL:** \ **Category:** General Chat\ **Created:** [14 November 2024 22:20 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/credit-check-for-renting-tenant/74345 "2024-11-14T22:20:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Melissa22](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/melissa22/32/25879_2.png) [@Melissa22](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Melissa22)\ **Post date:** [14 November 2024 22:20 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/credit-check-for-renting-tenant/74345/1 "2024-11-14T22:20:17Z")
When renting do they check your credit score background check? Please can you help me ? ---
**Author:** ![Mark10](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/mark10/32/11325_2.png) [@Mark10](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Mark10)\ **Post date:** [15 November 2024 01:26 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/credit-check-for-renting-tenant/74345/2 "2024-11-15T01:26:30Z")
A landlord will usually perform a credit search which will show up CCJs, IVAs, debt accounts, previous addresses etc. It will give an indication of a tenants attitude towards debt. Do you have a poor credit score, have you checked your own credit profile? Some landlords will accept tenants with a less than perfect credit profile but will require a guarantor for example or rent up front. ---
**Author:** ![Gary](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/gary/32/16502_2.png) [@Gary](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Gary)\ **Post date:** [15 November 2024 07:25 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/credit-check-for-renting-tenant/74345/3 "2024-11-15T07:25:18Z")
Yes most landlords (well in my opinion decent ones) will do a credit check and a background check they are potentially letting you lease one of if not the most valuable thing they own so they want to be sure you will 1 be able to afford it 2 look after it 3 be there throughout the tenancy ---
**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/system/32/11_2.png) [@system](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/system)\ **Post date:** [13 February 2025 07:25 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/credit-check-for-renting-tenant/74345/4 "2025-02-13T07:25:39Z")
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