Tracing a tenant can be a complicated, time consuming and at times frustrating process. While you can attempt to locate a missing tenant on your own, it is often easier and more efficient to hire a professional skip tracing service. Skip tracing is the process of tracking people down who are particularly hard to find, whether they’re persons-of-interest, fact witnesses, debtors, or other individuals. This definition comes from an individual being difficult to find (the “skip”) and the process of finding them (tracing). Skip tracing these individuals is often a more complicated process that requires more information than basic address and contact information. A common use case of skip tracing services is tracing missing tenants who have disappeared without paying rent.

If you are in this situation, we understand your frustration. It can be incredibly difficult and stressful having to deal with missing tenants, and finding a missing tenant isn’t always easy. If you’re trying to locate a missing tenant by yourself, you’ll be faced with general lack of information, dead-ends, restricted records, and no access to professional tenant tracing tools like those we use.

Let Vilcol ease the burden with our tenant tracing expertise

As one of the UK’s leading skip tracing agencies we have years of expertise in debt recovery, process serving, employment tracing, probate searches and private investigations. If you need to trace a missing tenant for any reason, Vilcol can help.

Our skip tracing service has been operational for more than 30 years, and we are proud of our 98% success rate. We know our jobs inside out and we get the results you want.

Find your missing tenant quickly using our 98% success rate

After our tenant tracing service receives your instruction, we assign one of our highly trained, experienced in-house investigators to the job. They will carry out enquiries and follow leads based on the information you have been able to supply, as well as any other data that we have been able to dig up. They will also tell you if it is financially worth tracing your tenant based on the facts. With years of experience, they will provide an honest opinion on the best way forward.

We are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all out work meets the most exacting standards in the industry. Vilcol’s access to numerous databases combined with our investigative experience has given us an unparalleled rate of success.

How we trace missing tenants

Tenant tracing involves time and thorough investigation, but our expert investigators will be able to get the job done swiftly.

The time frame in which we will be able to locate your missing tenant depends on several variables, such as the amount of time that has elapsed since they have gone missing, the amount of information you are able to provide and the level of service you require. In general, we can usually find a missing tenant quickly and efficiently using a range of specialised resources that are not available to the general public.

Why use Vilcol for skip tracing?

If you want trusted tenant tracing professionals, Vilcol are your go-to specialists. We have over 30 years of experience and a 98% success rate to back us up. We also offer a no trace/ no fee guarantee on almost all our services.

We use sophisticated information gathering techniques and draw on a network of skilled and dependable tenant tracing experts throughout the country.

We’ll get you the results you want while adhering to all relevant legislation. Furthermore, we provide a speedy delivery – one you can start in just five minutes!

Tenant tracing FAQs

• How much does it cost to skip trace someone?
• The price of skip tracing, or tenant tracing, varies depending on the level of service you require. Please feel free to get in touch so we can discuss your options and requirements.
• How do you skip trace someone for free
• There are a variety of free online services for skip tracing, such as Skipease as well as Google searching. While at times these avenues may prove to be successful, more often than not people don’t get the result they are looking for, having wasted their time, money and energy. This is why we recommend using a professional service like Vilcol.
• What is the skip tracing process?
• The skip tracing process varies from case to case, but will usually involve verifying a debtor’s information, searching public records and contacting people who know the debtor.
• Can skip tracers find bank accounts?
• Through skip tracing we can locate individuals through their credit reports, assets, as well as existing bank accounts.
• How accurate is skip tracing?
• Skip tracing is as accurate as the tools used to pursue it. This is why it is best to seek the help of professional skip tracers with access to highly sophisticated software and databases. Google can only get you so far.
• When do I need skip tracing?
• In general, skip tracing is the process of tracking people who are missing, unresponsive, or hard to find. Skip tracing is useful and might be required if you have a missing tenant who has skipped town and has not been paying their rent. If this is happening to you, you should consider contacting a professional skip tracing agency such as Vilcol to locate your missing tenant.