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Section 21 Guide 2025

Published: Nov 28, 2025 • 12 min read

Complete 4-step audit checklist for Section 21 notices. Learn the exact requirements, common mistakes that invalidate notices, and how the Renters' Rights Bill will change everything.

Legal Section 21 Compliance
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Spot Fake Payslips

Published: Nov 28, 2025 • 10 min read

How fraudsters forge payslips and the 8 red flags you need to know. Includes real examples, font analysis techniques, and why AI catches what the human eye misses.

Fraud Detection Payslips Verification
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Joint Tenant Verification

Published: Nov 28, 2025 • 11 min read

Screening couples and sharers: Joint income calculations, affordability thresholds, and the unique fraud patterns you need to watch for with joint applications.

Couples Joint Tenants Affordability
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Spot Fake Bank Statements

Published: Nov 28, 2025 • 14 min read

How fraudsters forge bank statements and the 7 red flags you need to know. Includes metadata analysis, font inconsistencies, and verification techniques.

Bank Statements Metadata Analysis Verification
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Self-Employed Tenant Verification

Published: Nov 28, 2025 • 15 min read

How to verify self-employed income. Learn SA302 analysis, accounting anomalies, income consistency checks, and why contractors are higher risk.

Self-Employed SA302 Business Verification
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Tenant Affordability Calculator

Published: Nov 28, 2025 • 13 min read

Complete affordability assessment guide. Learn the 30% rule, stress testing, joint tenant calculations, and how to spot overextended applicants.

Affordability Risk Assessment Income Verification
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Forensic Metadata Analysis

Published: Nov 29, 2025 • 12 min read

The invisible fingerprint that reveals forged documents. Learn why metadata is the gold standard in forensics and the 5 red flags that indicate forgery.

Forensics Metadata Advanced
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How AI Detects Forged Documents

Published: Nov 29, 2025 • 15 min read

The science behind advanced fraud detection. Discover the 4 core AI algorithms (metadata analysis, OCR, layout analysis, pattern detection) that catch modern forgeries.

AI Machine Learning Technology
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Why Document Forensics Matters

Published: Nov 29, 2025 • 10 min read

The hidden cost of tenant fraud. Real case studies showing £8,000-£15,000 losses per fraudulent tenant, eviction costs, and why forensics prevents 94% of fraud.

Financial Impact Case Studies Risk
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Behavioral Forensics & Risk Prediction

Published: Nov 29, 2025 • 13 min read

Predict late payments and defaults before they happen. The 6 behavioral red flags (ghost deposits, gambling, payday loans) that indicate tenant payment risk.

Behavior Prediction Risk
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Advanced Document Forensics

Published: Nov 29, 2025 • 14 min read

Cutting-edge techniques: copy-paste detection, document fingerprinting, timestamp forensics, network analysis, and image manipulation detection. The frontier of fraud detection.

Advanced Technology Forensics
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