Canopy's Features & Benefits

Identifying high-quality tenants has never been quicker, easier, or more reliable

Shorten void periods. Reduce rent arrears. Cut overhead.

If you’re a lettings agent or landlord, these are high on the list of priorities, and they all depend on the same thing: finding good tenants as quickly and cost-efficiently as possible.

Enter Canopy, the game-changing digital tenant referencing platform. Using Experian and Open Banking technology, we give you instant access to robust, real-time tenant data, so you can make faster, better, more confident lettings decisions—and we do it all for less.

Want to know more? Here are all the ways Canopy can benefit you and your bottom line.

We provide better data

We don’t simply output Open Banking data, we scrub it and contextualise it so that it’s optimally relevant and helpful to you.

Here’s just a taste of what’s included in our free screening reports:

• ID (tenant name), date of birth (identity verification)
• 3-year address history
• Soft credit check and Experian credit score banding
• Adverse financial history (CCJs, AML, IVA, bankruptcy, insolvency, PEP, and sanctions)
• Anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC)
• Income verification
• Past rental payments verification
• Algorithmic rental affordability based on multiple sources of income
• Right-2-Rent checks

We offer more protection against arrears, damage, loss of income, and legal expenses

With DepositFree™, Canopy’s easy and affordable insurance product paid for by tenants, landlords get a full 8 weeks of rent and damage protection (compared to the 5-week standard). Any risk covered by a traditional cash deposit is covered by Canopy DepositFree™.

Are you worried about loss of rent in uncertain times?

For many landlords, their rental income is a key source of their financial stability. Canopy Rent & Legal protection policy protects landlords against loss of income.

The rent and legal protection insurance policy covers for:

• Rent protection; up to 12 months’ rent paid in full should the tenant fall into arrears
• Property damage
• Expenses related to eviction or squatters, along with legal proceedings
• Legal expenses up to £50,000

The policy also features 24/7 support for agents and landlords through DAS UK’s legal advice helpline.