In plain English
References are information from people or organisations who can speak about a housing applicant. This status shows that those people or organisations have been asked for that information.
In context
Here, it marks the stage where people or organisations able to give information about the applicant have been asked to provide it.
- Situation
- Browsing rental listings, arranging viewings, applying, and reading availability
- What it communicates
- marks the stage where references have been asked for
Meaning limits
This term alone does not say whether any references have been received or what they contain.
Examples
“The housing application is references requested, but no references have been received yet.”
“Once the agent has asked the applicant’s former landlord and employer for information, the case remains references requested.”