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 Topic: My Paid featured ADVERT HAS BEEN REMOVED !!!! |
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| Mr_X Replies: 9 Views: 537 |
 Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:41 am Subject: My Paid featured ADVERT HAS BEEN REMOVED !!!! |
| If it doesn't appear it doesn't necessarily mean that it has been removed.
Many people pay for featured ads, and therefore the ads are displayed on a "rota-basis". I am sure if someon ... |
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| Topic: Letting Agent - TA & DPC issues |
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| Mr_X Replies: 6 Views: 559 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:58 pm Subject: Letting Agent - TA & DPC issues |
| In addition to a deposit protection certificate, you should have received a document called "Prescribed Information".
The Prescribed Information contains name and address of the deposit ... |
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| Topic: Tenancy Deposit Scheme & Lodgers |
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| Mr_X Replies: 3 Views: 640 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:11 am Subject: Tenancy Deposit Scheme & Lodgers |
| Nope
Deposit Protection under a non-AST or tenancies exceeding £25K pa is entirely optional |
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| Topic: Accomodation Scams |
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| Mr_X Replies: 4 Views: 838 |
Forum: Gumtree Tips Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:59 pm Subject: Accomodation Scams |
| Oh Yes, I forgot.
What scammers usually do is tell you not to send money to them, but to a friend / relative just to "prove them" that you have the funds. Then they ask you to scan t ... |
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| Topic: Accomodation Scams |
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| Mr_X Replies: 4 Views: 838 |
Forum: Gumtree Tips Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:54 pm Subject: Accomodation Scams |
| A scam ad response that I got ages ago:
Thank's so much for the email signifying your interest in my property. My name is Elora and I have the flat for rent. The rent is 660£ per month including al ... |
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| Topic: Is Gumtree Accomodation section finished? |
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| Mr_X Replies: 34 Views: 5221 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:22 pm Subject: Is Gumtree Accomodation section finished? |
| No worries I'll head over there in a sec | |
| Topic: Is Gumtree Accomodation section finished? |
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| Mr_X Replies: 34 Views: 5221 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:07 pm Subject: Is Gumtree Accomodation section finished? |
| Thanks joinin
To answer the above yes, it is easy to spot the scams They post flats in very desirable areas, mostly central London. Knightsbridge, South Kensington, Islington, etc. They post ... |
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| Topic: Is Gumtree Accomodation section finished? |
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| Mr_X Replies: 34 Views: 5221 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:37 pm Subject: Is Gumtree Accomodation section finished? |
| No problem.
I do that everyday. Browse through the ads and report all the scams . |
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| Topic: Is Gumtree Accomodation section finished? |
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| Mr_X Replies: 34 Views: 5221 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:48 am Subject: Is Gumtree Accomodation section finished? |
| Yeah this poor website gets analysed to the trees and back. If there were drops offs in activity in any section, we would no about it and do something about it.
Spam is drastically down since we st ... |
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| Topic: Looking for place in SW that's not a scam. |
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| Mr_X Replies: 4 Views: 1574 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:22 am Subject: Looking for place in SW that's not a scam. |
| Of Course, if you look for a 1 bed in putney, richmond, clapham everything you will find is a scam.
Yes you are being too optimistic. With this budget you can probably get a room in a flat or hous ... |
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| Topic: Reference Checks |
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| Mr_X Replies: 13 Views: 2682 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:37 am Subject: Reference Checks |
| Hello
See if you can find out who the Landlord is and see if you can do a deal direct with Him / Her ! I hope that helps. Colin 
I would seriously advise against this. The agent int ... |
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| Topic: Advice wanted on cheap, safe area to rent in London |
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| Mr_X Replies: 8 Views: 2372 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:20 am Subject: Advice wanted on cheap, safe area to rent in London |
I've never heard the words London and cheap in the same sentence
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| Topic: Reference Checks |
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| Mr_X Replies: 13 Views: 2682 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:08 am Subject: Reference Checks |
| Do you know what referencing company did the estate agent use?
I usually don't do credit checks on my tenants, just a credit score from Homelet. To my understanding if the property is £1,300 pm ... |
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| Topic: Recession Movie Titles |
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| Mr_X Replies: 0 Views: 580 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:12 pm Subject: Recession Movie Titles |
| Star Wars: The Empire Cuts Back
The Devil Wears Primark Bin City 1 Dalmatian Alice in Poundland Northern Rocky IV The Shawshank Redundancy Good Will Job Hunting Trainhopping Iceland Age P.S ... |
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| Topic: Is this dodgy? |
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| Mr_X Replies: 4 Views: 1005 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:30 pm Subject: Is this dodgy? |
| Dashwood Bond .com registered to:
Romer Verushka with address: 57 Meersbrook Park Rd. Sheffield, UK S8 9FN GB And number: +44.1142496529 WHO also owns Petsmiles.com That is registered ... |
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| Topic: Gumtree's got the scammers under control |
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| Mr_X Replies: 3 Views: 1211 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:28 am Subject: Gumtree's got the scammers under control |
| sorry scrap that first one
http://www.gumtree.com/london/62/43060262.html that's a legit ad |
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| Topic: Gumtree's got the scammers under control |
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| Mr_X Replies: 3 Views: 1211 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:17 am Subject: Gumtree's got the scammers under control |
| As the main gumtree site does not seem to be working properly, and I can't hit the report the ad button, the following SCAM ads were found in the 1 bedroom - North of The River - section
http://www ... |
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| Topic: Gumtree's got the scammers under control |
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| Mr_X Replies: 3 Views: 1211 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:25 pm Subject: Gumtree's got the scammers under control |
| Ads reported only today in a space of 15 mins
(and as of now, 18:25 they haven't been deleted) http://www.gumtree.com/london/79/43066879.html http://www.gumtree.com/london/01/43066801.html htt ... |
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| Topic: Is Gumtree Accomodation section finished? |
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| Mr_X Replies: 34 Views: 5221 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:27 am Subject: Is Gumtree Accomodation section finished? |
| could be.
Today I reported 45 Scam ads, and that's only in the Long Term one bedroom flats (north of the river) sections |
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| Topic: New Record |
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| Mr_X Replies: 8 Views: 1160 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:43 pm Subject: New Record |
| Also, Flatlands and Interlet post under the "private" landlord. I know they claim to act on behalf of private landlords but in my opinion, if you have to pay a fee to view a flat, this shoul ... | |
| Topic: *****Do flatland actually have bedsits for 70-90 pounds?**** |
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| Mr_X Replies: 2 Views: 1185 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:42 pm Subject: Re: *****Do flatland actually have bedsits for 70-90 pounds? |
| I'm getting desperate and I'm thinking of using them.
Any advice?
They PREY on desperate people 
Similar Threads http://forums.gumtree.com/topic28787.html http://fo ... |
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| Topic: New Record |
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| Mr_X Replies: 8 Views: 1160 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:15 pm Subject: New Record |
| Just found a nice example, the site is full of these ads
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/3350/scamtree.th.jpg |
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| Topic: New Record |
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| Mr_X Replies: 8 Views: 1160 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:01 pm Subject: New Record |
| Typical scam format
Shows pictures of a stunning property, followed by a very desirable London area, combined by an extremely ridiculous price, with no contact details except email. IE 2 bed ... |
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| Topic: New Record |
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| Mr_X Replies: 8 Views: 1160 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:31 am Subject: New Record |
| 37 Scam Ads in 2 bedroom section | |
| Topic: New Record |
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| Mr_X Replies: 8 Views: 1160 |
Forum: Accommodation Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:09 am Subject: New Record |
| I just reported 46 Scam Ads, just in the first pages of 1 Bedroom Flat North of The River
It is getting out of hand now |
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