Rental fraud is income fraud. Applicants inflate deposits to hit three times rent. Statements prove or break the claim.
Ask for PDFs, not screenshots. Screenshots crop balances and dates. PDFs carry full rows and metadata.
Read rent-to-income first. Verified monthly income divided by rent. Below 3x needs a guarantor or more deposit.
Return an annotated bank statement. Mark each income line with payer and month. Mark transfers as transfers. Share it back so both sides cite one page.
Check edits before signing. Balance breaks, font changes, missing pages. The analyser flags each in seconds on a paid plan.