The classified ad website Gumtree is issuing an alert about what it claims is the growing threat of rental fraud. It says...
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05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fake Agents and Landlords - renters face fraud threats online](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Homeowners%20driving%20Google%20search%20Weekend%20Estate%20agent%20AgentOnline-400x310.png)
New figures suggest soaring numbers of tenants are at risk from criminals taking advantage of the tough rental market. Scammers place fake...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fake lettings agent almost conned £1,500 out of tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
A fake lettings agent has been caught trying to cheat prospective tenants out of £1,500 which she claimed was a deposit...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Van parked in residential street advertised To Let at £200 a month](/img/default/lat.png)
A yellow minibus-style van parked in a residential street has been advertised on small ads site Gumtree as being to let for...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove site given go-ahead after experts investigate lettings scam](/img/default/lat.png)
Security experts interviewed by ITV London have given the green light to the Rightmove site after it was apparently being used...
18 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Trade body to meet with Gumtree over 'fake lettings ads' scandal](/img/default/lat.png)
The internet classified listings service Gumtree will meet with the Residential Landlords Association to discuss scams in which fraudsters posing as...
07 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Industry group asks Gumtree to issue public warning over letting scams](/img/default/lat.png)
An industry body has asked classified listings online service Gumtree to issue its users clear warnings about possible scams involving fake...
19 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Blunt letting agent advertises sh**y rooms to let](/img/default/lat.png)
A letting agent in London has ditched the usual euphemisms and gone for the blunt approach by describing rooms to let...