Tag Archive: scams

Possible scam with tenants’ deposit money

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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…

A new landlord scam

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A new landlord scam has been highlighted on the Directgov web-site. Tenants answering ads on web-sites such as Gumtree, fish4 of Craig’s List are being asked to ‘prove that they have enough money’ by transferring money to a friend or relative. They are then asked to send a scanned copy of the transaction receipt to…