SYH4free (sell your house for free) scam or real?

g_attrill

handyman1970 wrote: »

I contacted this company after seeing there ad many times in THE SUN newspaper, thought a big organisation like that may have did a bit research to see the quality and integrity of its advertisers, or I may be wrong?

I am reasonbly sure that a newspaper won't run many (or any) checks on an advertiser. They might run a credit checking/company search to ensure it's a real company, but possibly not even that if the advertiser pays up-front.

They would have somebody who looks over the adverts, but that would only be checking that it's not advertising anything outright illegal/immoral, and probably advising advertisers if it might breach the ASA codes.

binnybin

handyman1970 wrote: »

Hi all, im in process of being scammed by this lot after having paid my 1%, the buyers on to his 3rd lot of solicitors but ive been given a date for completion which will probably never arrive, but ive just had a thought, I contacted this company after seeing there ad many times in THE SUN newspaper, thought a big organisation like that may have did a bit research to see the quality and integrity of its advertisers, or I may be wrong?

It might be worth contacting the Sun's advertising department and pointing them at this thread.

binnybin

ILW wrote: »

Seems that thread has been deleted.

No its here

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2243639

binnybin

handyman1970 wrote: »

Hi all, im in process of being scammed by this lot after having paid my 1%, the buyers on to his 3rd lot of solicitors but ive been given a date for completion which will probably never arrive, but ive just had a thought, I contacted this company after seeing there ad many times in THE SUN newspaper, thought a big organisation like that may have did a bit research to see the quality and integrity of its advertisers, or I may be wrong?

Details to contact the Sun here, again theres power in numbers so the more that write the more likely we will get a result.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/article296174.ece

handyman1970

Confused now, just spoke to my solicitor who has just spoke to my buyers solicitors who have confirmed they are acting on his behalf on the sale of my house, and got another letter this morning from SYH with a completion date, I also recieved my 10% of my 1% deposit after 14 days so dont know whats going on.

binnybin

If you don't mind me asking when is your completion date and would you keep the forum updated as to what the outcome is?

maninthestreet

handyman1970:

You may find the buyer's solicitor is an employee or business associate of SYH4FREE. Do you know the name and address of the buyer? Don't post them on this forum, just state whether you have them or not.

100mel

Did you receive this payment in the form of a cheque? Let us know if it clears

handyman1970

Yes to the name, didnt ask or get the address and yes the payment was a cheque which cleared,

Cissi

Just a thought: presumably by now SYH4Free are aware of this thread (it does rank highly in Google) and there is nothing stopping them registering here to post supposed "success stories"...