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Question 1

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I am in canada, i have a offer on the table to rent a 2 bdrm, apt in canada here but the owner lives in london, uk... he has advised me that he will use zoopla as a third party so we can trust each other. can you please advise a little bit more details to me as to the security of this transaction many thanks debra

Answer · 2015-12-07T04:15Z

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This is a scam for sure. I had a realtor look into it for me and the rental property in question is actually on the market for sale, not rent. They post pics of market listings for sale and then make the deal look like its a rental unit. I almost fell for it myself. Watch out! Not Real :(

By Christine K. over a year old

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Question 2

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I am renting an apartment in canada. the landlord says he lives in uk, and that i pay zoopla my first and last months rent as a third party... then he takes keys to zoopla who mail me keys. is he honest? I am renting an apartment in canada. the landlord says he lives in uk, and that i pay zoopla my first and last months rent as a third party... then he takes keys to zoopla who mail me keys. is he honest?

Answer · 2016-07-04T06:28Z

Why exactly would you want to pay someone first and then MAIL the keys? I've seen these rental scams on other free-for-all websites, and this guy was literally spamming the same scam with different properties. He claims that he's living in the UK and the money sent over then will mail the keys. It's basic logics that you should be taking more precautions than this.

Question 3

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Hey guys, so i'm looking at a place in brampton, ontario canada and the landlord/owner lives in the uk for a few years and i'm looking at renting it from him while he is away but i'm pretty suspicious, the deal seems almost too good to be true. how do i know the website won't screw me over and keep my money or charge me or things like that...? anyone has ever been in a similar situation? can we trust this site for transactions? Hey guys, so i'm looking at a place in brampton, ontario canada and the landlord/owner lives in the uk for a few years and i'm looking at renting it from him while he is away but i'm pretty suspicious, the deal seems almost too good to be true. how do i know the website won't screw me over and keep my money or charge me or things like that...? anyone has ever been in a similar situation? can we trust this site for transactions?

Answer · 2016-04-08T11:40Z

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It's a scam.

By Suzanne w. over a year old

Question 4

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This is a question for debra, i am in the same position as you regarding the "landlord" living in the uk and wanting to use this company as a third party. my concern is that with the property i am inquiring about, how do i know it is not going to be rented to someone else at the same time and there is no one to sort out this potential delema... do u happen to be inquiring about a place in kamloops, bc? This is a question for debra, i am in the same position as you regarding the "landlord" living in the uk and wanting to use this company as a third party. my concern is that with the property i am inquiring about, how do i know it is not going to be rented to someone else at the same time and there is no one to sort out this potential delema... do u happen to be inquiring about a place in kamloops, bc?

Answer · 2015-12-06T04:01Z

Hi there, did you end up getting an answer to your question? We're also inquiring about a 2 bedroom property in Canada with the "landlord" living in the UK wanting to use Zoopla as a third party. We're extremely suspicious! Thanks

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