Gumtree's been in and out of the news over the years as a Mecca for rental scam. This Is London highlights three groups who've paid two and half grand, each, to conmen who "rented" them a two-bedroom West Hampstead garden flat they didn't own. The conmen are said to be two brothers named Kahn; Land Registry data suggests he owner lives in France and has no idea about the scam. More here.

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