{"id":3653,"date":"2014-01-28T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/landlords-in-the-spotlight-how-tenants-can-avoid-getting-stung\/"},"modified":"2016-02-04T12:39:14","modified_gmt":"2016-02-04T05:39:14","slug":"landlords-in-the-spotlight-how-tenants-can-avoid-getting-stung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/landlords-in-the-spotlight-how-tenants-can-avoid-getting-stung\/","title":{"rendered":"Landlords in the spotlight \u2013 how tenants can avoid getting stung"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLandlords can run checks on potential tenants, but tenants can’t do likewise. However, with a little conscientious research would-be renters can avoid some major pitfalls\u2022 How are rising housing costs affecting you?It’s not just high rents that tenants have to worry about \u2013 there are also an increasing number of fraudsters intent on relieving them of their hard-earned cash.In December, a New Zealand couple looking to rent in Swansea told the local paper how they had been conned out of \u00a33,000 in advance rent after answering an advert for a one-bedroom flat. They signed a contract with the “landlord” who showed them the apartment, only for the real owner to visit after they had moved in and inform them the contract was fraudulent. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Landlords can run checks on potential tenants, but tenants can’t do likewise. 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