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IN FOCUS: HOW TO STAY AWAY FROM PROPERTY SCAMS IN UK

You’ve started a new job that is far from where you’re currently living. After considering the time spent commuting, daily travel expenses, and post-work me-time, you decide to relocate to a property closer to the workplace. During your property search, you encounter a man who introduces himself as the landlord (but is a tenant who is supposed to leave). He shows you the property and successfully convinces you that everything is in order. The deposit is then collected upfront from you. On the day you decide to move into your new home, you discover that you have been duped.