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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...

Two London agents who traded fraudulently through their lettings business and scammed victims out of over £24,000 have been sentenced. After a...

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...

New figures suggest soaring numbers of tenants are at risk from criminals taking advantage of the tough rental market. Scammers place fake...

A lettings agent has told the BBC that he has spotted illegal rental scams using online platforms, but the police have...