Tag: Scam

Airbnb scam alert? A landlord’s tale of deceit, tenant troubles and growing costs

Author: Readers Question

2nd May 2023, 3 years ago | 10

Hello, I am writing to report a situation regarding the leasing of my flat in South West London. I enlisted the...

London Housing Solutions Rips off Landlords and LHA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2014, 12 years ago | 2

This report from Channel 4 investigates London Housing Solutions, a Rent to Rent company which is believed to have ripped...

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Property hijacks prompt fraud alert from the FSA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Financial watchdog is alerting landlords to watch out for property hijacking by fraudsters and crooked mortgage brokers. The Financial Services...

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Is your name listed in the fraudster’s phone book?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Property investors targeted by fraudsters are about to receive a letter or email from financial watchdogs warning them crooks are...

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Crooked landlord admits stealing student deposits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

A university had to take on extra staff to deal with complaints about a landlord who stole deposits on student...

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Buy to let property scam netted £450,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2012, 14 years ago | 5

A sham property investment company that conned landlords out of £450,000 has been wound up by the Insolvency Service. Modo...

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Buy to let fraudsters target landlords and letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Police are warning about fraudsters who are ripping off landlords and tenants by posing as bogus letting agents. Scotland Yard...

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Landlord and his Lover Conned £20,000 in Benefits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A landlord moved his tenant lover in to his home while she carried on fraudulently claiming benefits for his buy...

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‘Rescue Schemes’ Closed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Nine Leeds-based companies have been shutdown after they preyed on investors already duped by landbanking scams. Each company claimed to...

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2.4 Million Homeowners Row with Builders Over Shoddy Work

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

More than 2,000 householders a day have a row with builders and decorators – with many forced to turn to...

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SCAM ALERT – please tell your tenants and landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd July 2011, 15 years ago | 5

Thank you to Susanne, a landlord known to us via the Property tribes forum, for sharing the following story with...

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Mortgage fraudster stole landlord IDs to con lenders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A mortgage adviser who stole buy to let landlord’s identities to con lenders out of £3 million has started a...

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Rogue letting agent closes owing clients up to £500,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th July 2011, 15 years ago | 19

Police are seeking a letting agent who has disappeared owing landlords and tenants hundreds of thousands in rents and deposits....

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Property investors mount Inside Track legal challenge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let property investors are set to challenge collapsed property firms Inside Track and Instant Access Properties over misselling...

What to do if your letting agent goes bust

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th June 2011, 15 years ago | 6

Landlords are regularly falling victim to rogue letting agents who suddenly shut up shop and take their money and run....

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Landlord conman had 32 false identities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A property investor set up a web of false identities as ghost tenants at shared houses as part of a...

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Directors banned for £3 million landbanking con

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Three landbanking scammers were disqualified as directors after they sold worthless farm plots at hugely inflated prices with the fake...

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How property crooks cheat landlords out of cash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Fraud investigators are warning landlords to watch out for crooks trying to cheat them out of cash. The overseas gangs...

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Brokers warned about buy to let mortgage fraudsters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords and first time buyers are in the firing line as the main perpetrators of mortgage fraud....