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SCREENING & COMPLIANCE SERVICES

Tenant Screening & Risk Assessment Apply With Confidence. Decide With Evidence.

A tenant application should be more than a payslip, a good story and a promise to pay the deposit tonight. A+ Properties combines identity, credit, affordability, employment, rental-history and reference checks into a structured risk assessment designed to help landlords make a better-informed rental decision.

SELF-MANAGING LANDLORD You already found an applicant but want an independent professional assessment before signing the lease.
TENANT APPLICANT You want to obtain a screening report before approaching a landlord and identify potential issues early.
LANDLORD NEEDING MORE You want screening together with a professionally prepared residential lease and onboarding documents.
BEFORE THE LEASE

Finding someone who wants the property is not the same as finding the right tenant

Many difficult tenancies begin with an application that looked perfectly acceptable at first glance.

The applicant arrived on time. The payslip looked good. The deposit was available. The conversation felt positive.

None of those things is necessarily bad — but none of them replaces verification.

A+ Properties screening is designed to build a clearer picture of the applicant before the landlord makes the final decision.

IMPORTANT
Screening reduces guesswork. It does not guarantee tenant performance. A screening report is a professional assessment based on the information available at the time. The final decision to approve or decline an applicant remains with the landlord.

Choose the screening route that fits what you need

OPTION 01
Tenant Screening & Risk Assessment
R695
Primary applicant

Secondary applicant: R400

✓ Identity verification

✓ Credit assessment

✓ Affordability assessment

✓ Employment verification

✓ Rental-history verification

✓ Reference checks

✓ Risk assessment

✓ Professional recommendation

Apply for Screening
OPTION 02
Screening + Lease & Compliance
R1,295
Complete package

✓ Full tenant screening

✓ Risk assessment

✓ Professional recommendation

✓ Residential lease agreement

✓ FICA documentation

✓ Property practitioner disclosure documentation

✓ Tenant onboarding documentation

✓ Lease-signing assistance

Ask About the Complete Package
OPTION 03
Tenant Pre-Screening Report
R695
Primary applicant

Secondary applicant: R400

✓ Check affordability before applying

✓ Identify potential issues early

✓ Show that screening has been completed

✓ Reduce avoidable application delays

✓ Strengthen the information supplied with an application

Start My Pre-Screening

What do we actually check?

01 // IDENTITY Is the applicant who they say they are? Identity information and supplied documents are checked for consistency.
02 // CREDIT Credit information helps reveal recorded payment behaviour, debt commitments and relevant risk indicators.
03 // AFFORDABILITY Income is considered together with financial commitments to assess whether the proposed rental appears sustainable.
04 // EMPLOYMENT Employment and income information may be verified rather than relying only on the document supplied by the applicant.
05 // RENTAL HISTORY Previous landlords or managing agents may provide useful information about the applicant's rental behaviour.
06 // REFERENCES Relevant references are checked where appropriate rather than simply being accepted at face value.
07 // CONSISTENCY The application is considered as a whole. Information across the form, bank statements, employment, credit and references should make sense together.
08 // RECOMMENDATION A+ Properties provides a professional recommendation based on the information available at the time of assessment.

How the application process works

01
Download and complete the application Use the A+ Properties Tenant Screening & Risk Assessment Application and complete all relevant sections.
02
Gather the supporting documents Screening cannot be completed properly if essential information is missing.
03
Submit the completed application and applicable fee Processing can begin once the completed form, required documents and proof of payment have been received.
04
Verification and assessment A+ Properties completes the relevant credit, affordability, employment, rental-history, identity, reference and risk-assessment steps.
05
Report and recommendation The assessment is completed and a professional recommendation is issued based on the information available.

What documents should applicants prepare?

APPLICATION DOCUMENT CHECKLIST

☐ ID or passport copy for all adult occupants

☐ Proof of residential address

☐ Latest payslip or other appropriate proof of income

☐ Three months' bank statements for ordinarily employed applicants

☐ Six months' bank statements for self-employed or commission-earning applicants

☐ Work permit where applicable

☐ Any additional supporting documents reasonably required to complete verification

ASSESSMENT TURNAROUND

Target: 1–2 business days once the application is complete

A+ Properties aims to complete Tenant Screening & Risk Assessment Reports within 1–2 business days after receiving:

✓ The fully completed application form

✓ All required supporting documents

✓ Proof of payment of the applicable screening fee

Additional verification requirements, incomplete information or delays in receiving third-party confirmations may increase the turnaround time.

What does the landlord receive?

The point of screening is not to bury the landlord in raw information.

The assessment should help answer practical questions:

Does the applicant's verified income reasonably support the proposed rent?
Are there material credit or payment-behaviour concerns?
Does employment information support what was declared?
What does the available rental history indicate?
Do the application and supporting documents make sense together?
Are there risks the landlord should consider before concluding the lease?

The final decision remains the landlord's. A+ Properties provides the screening, verification, risk assessment and professional recommendation to support that decision.

FOR TENANTS

Want to know what a landlord may see before you apply?

Tenant pre-screening can help applicants identify affordability or credit issues before they are competing for a property.

It may also allow you to present a completed screening report with your rental application and reduce avoidable delays while a landlord considers you.

A pre-screening report does not compel another landlord or managing agent to accept the applicant, and they may still perform their own checks.

Download the Pre-Screening Application

Screening requires consent and personal information

A meaningful risk assessment requires personal and financial information. Applicants are therefore asked to provide consent allowing relevant identity, affordability, credit, employment, banking, rental-history and reference information to be verified for the rental application and related lawful purposes.

Applicants should read the consent and POPIA provisions contained in the application form before signing.

A+ Properties acts in the screening process on behalf of the landlord. The professional recommendation is based on information available at the time and can change if material new information becomes available.

PLEASE NOTE

Paying for screening does not reserve a property

Submission of a screening application does not create a lease, tenancy, reservation or right of occupation.

A property may remain available to other applicants until the required agreements have been concluded and the relevant conditions for occupation have been met.

Once screening processing has commenced, the applicable screening fee covers administrative, credit, verification, affordability, risk-assessment and professional evaluation work and is not dependent on the applicant being approved.

Frequently asked questions

Does a good credit score guarantee approval? No. Credit is only one part of the assessment. Affordability, employment, rental history, references, supporting documents and the requirements of the particular tenancy can also matter.
Can a landlord use this if they found the tenant themselves? Yes. The standalone screening option is specifically useful to self-managing landlords who already have an applicant but want independent screening before making the final decision.
Can a tenant order their own screening report? Yes. A tenant may use pre-screening to understand their application profile before approaching a landlord. The receiving landlord or managing agent still makes their own final decision.
What if information is missing? Screening may be delayed or paused until the documents or verification information required to complete the assessment are received.
How quickly will I receive the assessment? A+ Properties aims for 1–2 business days once the completed application, required documents and proof of payment have been received. Complex or additional verification may take longer.
PAYMENT SAFETY

Verify payment instructions if anything looks different

Banking-detail fraud can occur through altered emails, fake invoices and impersonation.

If payment instructions differ from the official application form or from information previously supplied by A+ Properties, confirm the details before transferring money.

Verify with A+ Properties: 011 383 3316

READY TO START?

You found the applicant. Now find out what the application actually tells you.

Use A+ Properties Tenant Screening & Risk Assessment before signing the lease and handing over occupation.

A+ Properties: 011 383 3316

Tenant Screening // Related Resources

Tenant screening and risk assessment reduce uncertainty but cannot guarantee future payment behaviour, employment stability, affordability, property care or compliance with a lease. Recommendations are based on the information reasonably available at the time. The final decision to approve or decline an applicant remains with the landlord or relevant decision-maker. Prices and service inclusions should be confirmed at the time of application.

A+ Properties: 011 383 3316

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