Rental fraud

News

Rental fraud shows it’s time for mandatory digital identify checks

Shahid Hanif, CEO at Shufti, discusses the urgent need for digital identity verification in the property rental sector following BBC Panorama’s investigation into widespread rental fraud.

Opinion 27 Jul 2026

Rental Market

HomeLet identifies surge in fraudulent tenancy applications amid market pressures

HomeLet reports nearly 200 fraudulent tenancy applications daily, attributing the rise to market conditions and the cost-of-living crisis.

19 Feb 2024

Buy-to-let Mortgages

An estimated £82.7bn worth of rental properties occupied by fraudsters

Previous research estimates that 5% of all rental stock is being let to criminals, this equates to an estimated 279,497 properties. 

15 Nov 2022