Attention all Tenants. A new scam has been brought to light by the Deposit Protection Service (DPS) involving property that is advertised to rent on certain private-to-list websites. Scam artists posing to be Landlords are using sites like Gumtree and are asking unsuspecting tenants to prove that they can afford to pay the deposit and [...]
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Tenants warned of latest deposit scam
Preparing the Property to Rent
According to the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) – most deposit disputes result from cleaning problems at the end of the agreement. Source: J. Daines – LettingaProperty.com These problems can be overcome if you set out your stall right from the start. All I can say as a private landlord myself is, pay for a professional [...]
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