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How much info do I need to give an estate agent?

  • 19-08-2010 2:51pm
    #1
    yoursaviour1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 288 ✭✭


    Myself and some friends are moving into a house soon and I'm just wondering how much information the estate agent needs to draw up a lease. I've lived in other rented accomodation before and haven't been asked for this much personal information.
    Here is what he is asking for:
    Full name and home address for each resident
    PPS number
    Copy of passport or driving licence
    Landlord reference
    Work reference

    Now I understand the home address, passport and previous landlord reference but I'm struggling to think of a use for a work reference. There are 3 of us, 1 is a teacher, I'm a student and work pat-time and the other is a student who doesn't work. He's aware of this so why ask for the work reference. And is he legally entitled to our PPS number? I can't see why he needs it.


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  • #2
    Downtime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,537 ✭✭✭Downtime


    PPS Number is for PRTB I would guess


  • #3
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Work reference is fairly standard - they don't want someone who's going to move in and start claiming that they don't have money to pay the rent.


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