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Companies House has new powers from this week to combat fraud. These are measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...

Propertymark is telling member agents to be aware of potential risks and help educate tenants to lookout for common scams, especially...

The Housing Ombudsman - currently active in the social housing sector but tipped to take a wider role involving private renting...

New figures suggest soaring numbers of tenants are at risk from criminals taking advantage of the tough rental market. Scammers place fake...

An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...

A leading lettings agent has warned tenants against using social media to find rental properties.  David Alexander - head of DJ Alexander,...

More and more people are committing tenancy fraud and it’s having a massive impact on the industryAs a lettings agency, you...

There’s a new warning the rental fraud could be on the rise. Due diligence firm Homeppl says the combination of possible job...

A police force is warning potential tenants to check before handing over money after scammers conned people into making rent pre-payments...

The growing chorus of calls to professionalise the short lets sector has won influential backing from a senior PropTech entrepreneur. Neil Cobbold...

Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar has warned about the dangers of short let scams after an American family was apparently conned out...

We’re grateful to The Property Group, an agency in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, for alerting us to an incident involving its Mayfair Town...

Mydeposits says it is aware of a new scam from what it calls “a fraudulent company” imitating mydeposits and getting in...

An industry body has asked classified listings online service Gumtree to issue its users clear warnings about possible scams involving fake...

New student tenants have been urged to be vigilent and not fall victim to fake online letting agents and landlords. The National...