PROPERTY SAFETY
Check before you pay, visit or commit.
Simple precautions for property searches, enquiries, viewings, rentals and purchases.
Verify the advertiser and property
- Confirm the publisher’s identity and authority to advertise.
- For external references, verify all details on the original source page.
- Use a qualified conveyancer or solicitor before a purchase or legal commitment.
Protect your money
- Do not send deposits merely because somebody creates urgency.
- Check bank details independently before transferring money.
- For rentals, confirm the required deposit-protection arrangements.
Attend viewings safely
- Tell somebody where you are going and who you are meeting.
- Consider taking another person with you.
- Leave and report the situation if anything appears misleading or unsafe.