A scam in one city has reportedly seen scores of individuals robbed of thousands of pounds as short lets have been ‘disguised’ as conventional long term rental units.
The BBC says a key target is the Edinburgh student population; the city has an acute shortage of property and it has previously been claimed one in eight city centre homes has been on Airbnb or similar platforms.
The BBC’s research has uncovered a number of individuals willing to discuss scams in which they lost, combined, thousands of pounds.
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