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No, unless you want them for your own file. You must however retain a copy of the ID (such as passport) you have taken for the right to rent checks for at least 12 months after the tenant has vacated.
Thank you for the quick response! My only thought was whether an insurance company might not pay out if, say, the tenant damaged the furniture and I didn’t have proof that I’d undertaken reference checks on the tenant – have you had, or know of, any experience of this?
I investigated getting landlord insurance from my bank, Nat West. The bank is quite adamant and clear that it only grants landlord insurance if there are two references on the tenant. So if these were not obtained, or there is no evidence of them, then it is a valid reason for the bank not to pay out on an insurance claim. If you took the bank to the ombudsman, you would lose. It is as clear as day.