Are there scam agents on Rightmove/Zoopla

howisthisriskfree

Actually the only think I could possibly think of is that these guys masquerade as a real agent, and then pass you on to a real estate agent, therefore creaming off a referral fee or something. (similar to how private sellers could sell mobile contracts on ebay).

Is that a common mode of business for property portals?

Cakeguts

What I would say about the property in the link is that it looks as if it is in Endersleigh Road on the side that backs onto the railway line but I am suspicious about it a bit because there is no photo of the front of the house and both the street view and the google map locations on Zoopla are wrong.

eddddy

It looks like it's two people who were/are running this company: http://www.gordonslettings.com/ - and have set up a new company.

They probably work from home and are renting a postal address (but maybe didn't google the postal address to see which other companies used it).

My guess is that they're just very amateurish, rather than scammers. But who knows.



FWIW, here's a couple of pieces of the jigsaw:
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07635764/officers
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10656900/persons-with-significant-control

anwnevns

Hi there,

I'm in a similar boat with this same agent. The companies house website has made me cautious, although I can see the agent has used Zoopla and Rightmove for many months and appears to be letting properties. They are PRS and TPO members.

How did this work out for you, with this agent? I can't find much online about them,

The agent I saw's LinkedIn says he used to work for Parker's, but is now at another agency.