For estate and letting agents
Stop deposit and completion fraud before it happens.
Agents move large sums on predictable dates and hold ID, referencing and anti-money laundering records. Brightlock Cyber gets you ready for Cyber Essentials and UK GDPR, and helps you stop the payment fraud that targets property.
The risks we see most in estate and letting agents
Bank detail change fraud
Criminals send convincing emails that change the bank details for deposits, rent or sale proceeds. The money is often gone within hours.
ID and referencing documents
Passports, payslips and right to rent documents kept in inboxes or downloads folders are a data breach waiting to happen.
Anti-money laundering records
AML checks must be kept securely for five years, and supervisors can ask to see how you protect them.
Checks written for estate and letting agents
Every readiness report covers the five Cyber Essentials controls and UK GDPR. Choose "Estate and letting agents" and we add these extra checks for your industry:
- 1Do you confirm bank details by phone before sending deposits, rent or sale money to a client?
- 2Are tenant referencing and right to rent documents stored securely and deleted on schedule?
- 3Are anti-money laundering checks recorded securely and kept for five years after the business relationship ends?
Who's asking for Cyber Essentials?
- Landlords and buyers asking how you protect their money and data
- Professional indemnity insurers
- Corporate and institutional landlords' supplier checks
What you get from Brightlock Cyber
- A free 2-minute health check
- A Brightlock Cyber Score out of 1,000, like a credit score for your cyber security
- Step-by-step fixes for the devices and apps you use
- Policies and tender answers written for your business
- Help from us or a partner if you'd rather not do it alone
Read the guide: Cyber security and data protection for letting and estate agents
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