Tracing Missing Tenants

Tenants often leave owing Landlords money for rent and/or damage. These people are easily traced using our tracing service; we check some 230 million records including; banking, mobile phone, utility bills, financial records, Sky, Post Office mail redirect service and many other supplier databases.

If you require us to trace a Missing Tenant/Debtor please contact us
The price per a trace is £20 for Members and Non Members £30

We check for any accounts that have been redirected from your address or accounts opened at the new address or transferred in that person's name with the same or similar Date of Birth. Within 48 hours, you could have your trace report showing their new address. With this you are then able to continue with recovery of your losses.

What do I do once I have their address

If you are in receipt of a money order, such as you evicted the Tenant using a Section 8 Standard Procedure and they left without paying as per the money order then use the address to enforce recovery of the money.

Warrant of Execution if the tenant owns any goods that can be sold at auction.
Attachment of earnings order Where the tenant is employed (excludes self-employed)
Charging Order - if they own any land or property.
Third Party Debt Order If the person has any money in a bank or building society.
If unsure as to their finances request they attend court for Tenant Finance Disclosure

If you are NOT in receipt of a money order, you need this address to initiate a money claim. Once awarded a money order, you are entitled to enforce recovery (as above).

Under the Statute of Limitations Act, you have 6 years to sue for money that you are owed.

Therefore even if your tenant is penniless for the moment, it does not mean to say that they will not have money within that time! You can trace a tenant at any time (up to 6 years to bring legal action from date of debt) but we recommend no less than 6 weeks after they have left your premises. This allows time for them to feel comfortable and they sign up for or/and redirect their accounts.

How does the tracing service work?

Provide us with the property address they were renting from you. Full name including middle names, Date of Birth or approximate age.
We search the vast records that we are licensed to access and check for any accounts that have been redirected or opened in the person's name. If they open any new accounts at their new address or transfer, any accounts from your address for banking, utilities, mobiles or other suppliers they will be traced.
Within 48 hours, you receive a report showing where they moved.

PIMS are authorised to trace people on your behalf.

Landlords and Letting Agents use our tracing service to

Trace Tenants to pursue recovery of their losses
They wish to confirm that the Tenant now resides elsewhere so they confirm surrender by conduct this can be used to protect the Landlord against claims for unlawful eviction. This can save the landlord time and money having to apply for a possession order