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Consumer organisation Which? claims there are some 1,000 reports of rental fraud scams a month at this time of year. It says...

A prominent industry expert says lettings agents and other property sector insiders should be extra-vigilant over cybersecurity breaches. Neil Cobbold, managing director...

The classified ad website Gumtree is issuing an alert about what it claims is the growing threat of rental fraud. It says...

PropTech company Homeppl has launched two products that it calls “revolutionary fraud detection tools” for letting agents. One of the two technologies...

A PropTech platform which uses Open Banking to help with tenant due diligence has raised another £1m in funding. Homeppl - which...

Agents using Reapit now have access to tenant due diligence and guarantee firm Homeppl, which will assist in combating rental fraud. Homeppl...

There’s a new warning the rental fraud could be on the rise. Due diligence firm Homeppl says the combination of possible job...

Prospective tenants are being warned about a fraud scam that cons people into paying an advance fee to rent a property. The...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has agreed a partnership with property marketplace TheHouseShop. The website is now one of the NLA's recognised...

A survey of 1,000 tenants and landlords has provided evidence of what many agents already know - that the growing complexity...

ARLA is stepping up its call for letting agents to have professional qualifications in a bid to combat fraud.   In a contribution...

New student tenants have been urged to be vigilent and not fall victim to fake online letting agents and landlords. The National...