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Dodgy Letting Agent

  • 03-08-2014 05:39PM
    #1
    hippies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi Guys,

    Just been to see an apartment, paid a small holding deposit, got a receipt etc. when I checked the company out later I found that it was actually different to the Agent who had posted the ad on Daft. Furthermore, this company had been disolved last year. Obviously checked a bit more, tried to contact the letting agency Head office to confirm this guy was legitimate and found that the offices are closed down and number is disconnected.
    Obviously this is sounding incredibly dodgy, anybody reckon there could be any sort of reasonable explanation for this?
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  • #2
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    report your suspicions to the regulatory body for estate agents.

    http://www.psr.ie/website/npsra/npsraweb.nsf/page/index-en


  • #3
    odds_on
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,869 ✭✭✭odds_on


    Check and see if they are listed by the Property Services Regulatory Authority

    http://www.npsra.ie/website/npsra/npsraweb.nsf/page/index-en


  • #4
    hippies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭hippies


    Much appreciated.
    an update have tracked down the letting agent using the PRS database, they're in the renewal process, trading under a slightly different name in a different location. Will contact tuesday to confirm if this guy is actually dealing on their behalf. Still a bit fishy about the letterhead though...


  • #5
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,308 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    hippies wrote: »
    Just been to see an apartment, paid a small holding deposit, got a receipt etc. when I checked the company out later I found that it was actually different to the Agent who had posted the ad on Daft.
    Not to frighten you, but it sounds like an old scam, whereby multiple people give a deposit to someone for an apartment, but no-one gets it, and the person leaves town with the cash...


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