Renting aparment in london, how do I avoid getting scammed?

[Numbr2intheWorld]

I'm trying to rent a apartment in London through craigslist for the wsopE and ept london and I'm worried about getting scammed. I'm in contact with a guy who a) is renting his place out for pretty damn cheap and b) wants to do a western union transfer to get him the money. How do i assure that I don't get scammed here?

[UnbelievableJeff]

I hate to shamelessly plug my company, but I do know a lot of people who have bad experiences with craigslist in the UK.

Try going through a reputable direct to owner rental place - and since an opportunity is an opportunity, check out my site, sent in PM to you. We have a few apartments up for rent in London that might be an acceptable price for you during WSOPE and all are guaranteed legit.

[spoonitnow]

in before dwarfashack part 3

[ensign_lee]

anything that involves western union money overseas to someone you don't know and don't necessarily trust is usually bad.

and when I say usually, I mean like 98% usually. Sooooo -ev to do this.

[Micro2Macro]

'cheap' and 'london' in same sentence.

does not compute.

be careful.

[UG]

don't do it if it doesn't feel right or you have any sort of reservations at all

[Monsieur_chat]

Yeah this sounds like a scam to me.

The property rental sector in this city is booming. A quick search under 'short term lets London' brings up dozens of legitimate companies who I'm sure can meet your needs.

Otherwise if you must use a listings site, be very very careful. I don't 100% agree with M2M - it is possible to find some good deals in London, but as a general rule of thumb, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

[Numbr2intheWorld]

Yeah, turns out it was probably a scam. I'm just gonna move on and take no risks. Hopefully I can find something instead of having to stay in a hotel.

[Keith]

just a suggestion , but have you thought about seeing if theres any london based FTRers with a spare room in exchange for a bit of coaching?

[WillburForce]

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[Monsieur_chat]

just a suggestion , but have you thought about seeing if theres any london based FTRers with a spare room in exchange for a bit of coaching?

This is such an awesome idea. I wish I were in a position to make such an offer, but alas no spare room.

[Keith]

you could offer him your bed and sleep on the sofa.

[UnbelievableJeff]

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This is the exact industry I work in, so I can tell you that Holiday Rentals are extremely legit and you will guaranteed not have a problem with them... London Holiday Flats not so much.

[Hawk]

I work for Holiday Rentals

fyp

[spoonitnow]

LOL DWARFASHACKED

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[UnbelievableJeff]

fyp

I don't work for Holiday Rentals, I run a rival site. But in the interest of not looking like a spammer, I have just PM'ed the link to OP

[Tasha]

Tell him you want to meet up with him first to see the place or that a friend of yours can meet him to have a look at it. See what he does.

[boost]

Tell him you want to meet up with him first to see the place or that a friend of yours can meet him to have a look at it. See what he does.

obvious scam is obvious. Why put anymore time or effort into the pursuit of this nonexistent apartment?

[Tasha]

obvious scam is obvious. Why put anymore time or effort into the pursuit of this nonexistent apartment?

True, but his response might be entertaining.

OP, further to the suggestion of finding a FTR member have you considered couch-surfing?

[Numbr2intheWorld]

I ended up finding a nice apartment on a reputable site, nyhabitat.com. The scammer stopped emailing me so i dont think i can pull off anything funny