Scams in Student Accommodation Search

The college term is fast approaching and the scramble for student accommodation is once more underway. We now do more of our business online than ever before. This, combined with a shortage of rental accommodation has left students under severe pressure to find a place to live, creating the perfect storm for a surge in rental scams.

One third of all accommodation fraud reports occur during August and September each year according to An Garda Síochána, with the annual spike occurring during the return-to-college timeframe.

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