By ticking the below box I authorise At Home In Edinburgh to make any enquires considered necessary to substantiate information supplied on this application and contact the referees provided. I authorise you or your assessment company to disclose any information about me and my account to any credit reference agency. I give my permission to take up all necessary references and that these may be shown to a landlord and/or their lender.
Your credit check will be completed by Rentshield Direct on behalf of At Home In Edinburgh. Rentshield Direct is part of the Barbon Insurance Group Limited. For the purposes of this application, Barbon Insurance Group Limited is the Data Controller as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation ('GDPR'). In order to complete your application, Rentshield Direct will consult with a number of sources to verify information, including a licensed credit reference agency.
As a result of information received:
1) Rentshield Direct will pass on any relevant information supplied to your landlord and/or letting agent, including the results of any linked verification checks.
2) By consulting with a credit reference agency, Rentshield Direct will share your information with them and the agency may record the results of this search. This search may show you conduct payments with other organisations. From time to time, this information may also be used for debt tracing and fraud prevention. You may request the name and address of the credit agency Rentshield Direct use and you may also apply for a copy of the information they provided to Rentshield Direct.
Details of addresses, including past, current and prospective, may be provided to specific third parties which would be used for preventing unnecessary marketing communications only. This processing is carried out for the legitimate interests of both you, the data subject, and the third-party companies.
Information may be sent to you. This information will only be sufficient to identify you and it won’t be excessive; however, you should be aware that information sent via electronic means can’t be guaranteed to be secure. If any information within this application is found to be untrue it will be grounds to terminate the tenancy agreement.
I confirm that the information provided in this application form is true to the best of my knowledge, and I am happy with the checks that Rentshield Direct will complete as detailed above. These results may be accessed again if I apply for a tenancy in the future.