Fake lettings sites, automatically "scraping" genuine websites for data, are responsible for illegally separating would-be tenants from their deposits, according to this. Overseas clients are particularly at risk. ARLA advice tenants to to demand safety certificates and other address-related documents and send a friend to actually visit the bricks-and-mortar with the landlord before entering into any kind of arrangement.

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