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The Story of Scammers Ltd
Dishonest letting agents are a fact of life in many larger towns. Ben gives some examples of their methods of operation.
Tenants – if your agent lets you down, can you bring a claim against him?
When there are problems in a rented property, the general rule is that it is the landlord who is liable for this, and not the agent. The agent is the middle man, facilitating the agreement between the landlord and the tenant, and getting paid for this. He is not personally liable. Or is he? In…
Tenants legal help – avoiding the scammers
Landlord scammers There is a big campaign on just now by Shelter (reported by the Observer) to make people aware of the scams and deceits practiced by some landlords. It should be said first that the vast majority of landlords are honourable and law abiding and provide a good service. However there is no doubt…
Fraudsters target student tenants
Most students living away from home will need to find living accommodation. And where better to do this than one of the many online property services advertising properties to rent? There is just one problem though. That property you really love, may not actually exist! There is a growing problem of criminals advertising fictional properties…
Possible scam with tenants’ deposit money
There has been quite a bit of publicity over the last few months about agents and the unjust charges they impose on both tenants and also the landlords they represent. The CAB did a report on this which I wrote about here. I have now been contacted by a tenant telling me about what he…
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The Advance Payment Scan – another internet scam to watch out for
We have written on the Landlord Law Blog about scammers before. Ben Reeve has kindly drawn my attention to this article on the BBC web-site which warns of yet another internet scam, the “advance fee fraud”. This is where you are asked to wire money to a friend or relative to prove that you can…