What Does LejLet.nu Verify – and What Don't We?

Last updated October 10, 2026

Short answer: Companies get the "Verified landlord" badge once their CVR number is active and we've manually approved that the account holder represents the company. It doesn't confirm the company owns the specific home. Private landlords aren't identity-verified, and we check neither ownership nor tenants' finances. The listing wizard caps the deposit and prepaid rent at 3 months' rent each.

We'd rather be honest about where we stand than give you a false sense of security. Here's exactly what LejLet.nu checks today – and what you need to keep an eye on yourself.

What Does the "Verified Landlord" Badge Mean?

The badge (in Danish, "Godkendt udlejer") appears as a green tick next to the landlord's name in the "About the landlord" box on the listing page. It can only be given to companies, and it requires two things:

The CVR number is active. When a company creates an account or a listing, we look up its CVR number (Danish company registration number) in the CVR register's data. Only companies with an active CVR number are considered. A company name on a listing isn't a guarantee in itself – only the badge shows that we've approved the account.
We've approved it manually. A valid CVR number only proves that the company exists – not that the person behind the account is allowed to act on its behalf. So we review every company manually, and only once we've approved that the person behind the account represents the company does the account get the badge.

The badge doesn't confirm that the company owns or has the right to rent out the specific home you're looking at, and it's no guarantee that the tenancy is in order.

What Else Do We Check Automatically?

The address is chosen from the address register. In our listing form, the address is chosen from Denmark's official address register via Adressevælgeren, the address service run by the Danish Agency for Climate Data. That says nothing, however, about whether the person behind the listing has the right to rent the home out.
The 3-month cap. The listing wizard rejects a deposit or prepaid rent of more than 3 months' rent each. But the law has one more cap: prepaid rent may not exceed the rent the tenant has to pay during their notice period (section 59(3) of the Danish Rent Act, lejeloven). If you rent a room in the landlord's own home with 1 month's notice, for example, prepaid rent may be at most 1 month's rent – and we don't check that.
A cap on new listings. A private account can only create a limited number of listings per day, so one fake account can't flood the site.
That listings don't linger. A listing is active for 30 days and has to be renewed by the landlord to stay up.
That your messages are private. Other users can't see your messages – only you and the person you're writing to.

What Don't We Check?

Private landlords' identity. There's no MitID (Denmark's national digital ID) verification or other identity check of private landlords.
Ownership. We don't check the tingbog (the Danish land registry) – neither for private landlords nor for companies.
That the home is available and the price is genuine.
Tenants. We don't run background or credit checks on tenants.
Payments. LejLet.nu doesn't process any payments. Rent, deposit and prepaid rent are agreed and paid directly between tenant and landlord.

What Does This Mean for You as a Tenant?

The same common sense you'd use with a stranger offline applies here too – also when the landlord has the "Verified landlord" badge. See the home in person before you pay anything. Check who owns it on tinglysning.dk or boligejer.dk. Sign a lease before any money changes hands, and only transfer money to a Danish bank account. You can see the typical signs of fraud in 7 Signs of a Rental Scam.

What Does This Mean for You as a Landlord?

If you're a company, you enter your CVR number when you create your account or a listing. Your account then awaits our manual approval before the badge appears. If you're a private landlord, there's no badge – but a thorough listing with real photos, a viewing and quick, clear replies in the messaging feature build trust. And since we don't screen tenants for you, you can read how to do it yourself in How to Find a Good Tenant.

What Should You Do If Something Looks Wrong?

Report the listing with "Report listing" on the listing page, or report and block a user directly from the conversation. We review reports manually and can remove a listing that turns out to be misleading or a scam. If you've already paid, contact your bank and the police right away.