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Rental scams
No, we’re not in trouble :) I was recently invited, along with representatives from City of London Police, to discuss "fake landlord" rental fraud on BBC One’s Crimewatch Roadshow. I spoke a bit about my own experience as a victim to this type of scam (which you
Landlords
When you hear the term rental fraud it’s usually associated with renters [https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/oct/24/crooked-landlords-cheat-desperate-renters-competition-properties-fraudsters-pitfalls] , however landlords are increasingly the victims too. In a survey of 500 landlords across the UK we found that 6% (equivalent of 150,000 in total) had been
Landlords
When you hear the term rental fraud it’s usually associated with renters [https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/oct/24/crooked-landlords-cheat-desperate-renters-competition-properties-fraudsters-pitfalls] , however landlords are increasingly the victims too. In a survey of 500 landlords across the UK we found that 6% (equivalent of 150,000 in total) had been
Rental scams
The advice that Action Fraud [http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/fraud-az-rental-fraud] and commentators sometimes provide such as in today’s Guardian story [https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/oct/24/crooked-landlords-cheat-desperate-renters-competition-properties-fraudsters-pitfalls] can help against the chances of being scammed but it’s not enough in the fight against professional fraudsters
Products
We’re pleased to announce the launch of RentProfile [https://www.rentprofile.co] - the UK’s first online landlord checking service. A few years ago my Co-Founder (and brother) David was the victim of a rental scam. It was this experience that led us to research the scale of