Rental scams are becoming more sophisticated as falling housing stock leaves tenants vulnerable to fraudsters operating on marketplace platforms.

Tenancy fraud is costing UK landlords £266m a month, with most unable to recover losses, new data shows.

Garrett Foxon, CEO of LettsPay, explores how tenants are increasingly misusing APP fraud claims to dispute routine tenancy matters, bypassing established redress schemes and creating...

Neil Williams, CTO at Credas Technologies, explores how rising consumer expectations, regulatory pressure and advancing technology are driving the property sector toward reusable...

Despite 62% of UK homebuyers expressing concern about AI-driven identity theft, the same proportion continue to share identity documents via email.

857,432 property alerts have been registered since the scheme began in 2013.

Recently, nearly 200 estate agents were fined over £1 million for breaches of anti-money laundering regulations.

With the peak rental season underway, young renters are being urged to watch for signs of increasingly sophisticated scams targeting those searching for accommodation.

Scott Morris, advisory board member at Skillcast, explores how property businesses must prepare for the upcoming ‘failure to prevent fraud’ rules under the ECCTA, which...

£27 million in property value was illegally transferred in 2024