Alongside interviewing housemates for suitability, Moovable also organises all the necessary checks, including working with credit reference agencies to deliver verification, full ID and address history, confirmation of right to rent, extensive fraud checks, credit and affordability, previous landlord references, and DBS and criminal record checks. “I should stress that both the homeowner and the lodger are our customers, and we are equally concerned to ensure we are introducing lodgers to an appropriate and safe household. For that reason, we carry out full ID and fraud, plus, proof of address checks on the homeowner, plus a Land Registry search to confirm title to the property and a DBS check,” adds Smith.