Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has issued a warning to the rental sector about scams based on energy efficiency measures. An increase...
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The majority of private landlords would consider switching to a letting agency because of the current complexity of buy to let. A...
10 March 2023
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The BBC Radio 4 consumer affairs programme You and Yours says 4,746 rental scams have been reported to the police and...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s a new warning to landlords purchasing properties about a spike in scams which have seen victims defrauded out of hundreds...
29 October 2021
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Landlords, letting agents and tenants in South Yorkshire are being warned about an increase in rental fraud. Local police there say they...
20 September 2021
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Landlords with student tenants, as well as the growing number of institutional landlords of purpose built student accommodation, appear to be...
06 August 2021
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The Citizens Advice consumer charity is warning that fake investment scams are amongst the fraudulent activity that’s on the rise across...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Scams involving fake landlords and bogus lettings agents are rife in the private rentals sector, and may have been made worse...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The Generation Rent campaign says a mandatory landlord register is necessary - and would have stopped the actions of a rogue...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The National Landlords Association (NLA) is reminding would-be tenants to be vigilant when looking for somewhere new to live and to...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Having a poor performing rental property or one you simply wish to get rid of quickly can be a real drain...
08 June 2018
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With July being Fraud Awareness Month, the subject of online rental fraud has been brought into the spotlight by Nick Marr,...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Private tenants can now verify a landlord's credentials for any UK rental opportunity following the launch of a new landlord checking...
20 October 2016
From: Breaking News
Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...
05 August 2016
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Bosses at internet listings site Gumtree will meet with the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) to discuss scam in which fraudsters posing...
03 March 2016
From: Breaking News
The total number of evictions last year reached a record high of 42,728 according to data from the Ministry of Justice. Whilst...
16 February 2016
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A tenant eviction specialist has warned that the Government’s proposal to introduce minimum room sizes will not prevent subletting scams which...
11 November 2015
From: Breaking News
Stay tuned tomorrow evening at 9pm for the first in a six-part Channel 5 series about subletting. ‘Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords’ follows...