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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...

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

The Housing Ombudsman - currently active in the social housing sector but tipped to take a wider role involving private renting...

Increasing numbers of landlords are considering instructing lettings agents for the first time because of increased red tape and the complexity...

The Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team is one of two new non-executive directors at The Property Ombudsman. Louise Baxter...

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...

The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let.  A...

Short lets platform Airbnb - increasingly used by landlords acting as hosts - has issued a warning to consumer users about...

Letting agents have been told they must have the right technology to reduce the risk of fraud. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk...

A leading lettings agent has warned tenants against using social media to find rental properties.  David Alexander - head of DJ Alexander,...

A scam in one city has reportedly seen scores of individuals robbed of thousands of pounds as short lets have been...

Student rent has increased almost 20 per cent over the last year.  In data released as part of the 2021 NatWest Student...

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

The Citizens Advice consumer charity is warning that fake investment scams are amongst the fraudulent activity that’s on the rise across...

The online lettings platform Mashroom has set out a list of guidelines it’s offering to prospective tenants to avoid them falling...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team is appealing to the industry to be eagle-eyed for scams. This follows the...

A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...

A series of fake scams allegedly advertising apartments to rent have appeared on Zoopla and other property websites. The Edinburgh Live news...

The Deposit Protection Scheme is warning of a possible online scam affecting agents, landlords and tenants A statement on the DPS website...

An inventories supplier is advising that the growing number of sub-letting scams can be reduced by regular property visits by agents...

A leading London lettings agent wants increased regulation over Airbnb in a bid to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. Martin Bikhit, managing...

Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar has warned about the dangers of short let scams after an American family was apparently conned out...

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

We’re grateful to The Property Group, an agency in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, for alerting us to an incident involving its Mayfair Town...

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

Channel 5 has commissioned a third series of Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords with eviction specialist Landlord Action at the heart of...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

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

The Local Government Association, representing 370 councils across England and Wales, is calling on the public to speak out against rogue...

The internet classified listings service Gumtree will meet with the Residential Landlords Association to discuss scams in which fraudsters posing as...

An industry body has asked classified listings online service Gumtree to issue its users clear warnings about possible scams involving fake...

The total number of evictions last year reached a record high of 42,728 according to data from the Ministry of Justice.  Whilst...

The specialist eviction company Landlord Action says it is in full support of the government’s latest proposal to crack down on...

A prime central London letting agency says there has been a rise in the number of subletting scams in that part...

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

Channel 5 tomorrow airs the first episode of Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords, a six-part series which starts with the story of...