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Here’s why you need to be very careful if you’re currently looking for college accommodation

Published 16:31 25 Aug 2015 BST

Updated 16:40 25 Aug 2015 BST

Conor Heneghan
Here’s why you need to be very careful if you’re currently looking for college accommodation

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Don’t get caught out.

The Gardai have issued a warning to third-level students to be aware of rental accommodation scams at a time of year when students are either returning to college or going there for the first time. Thousands of students will have been seeking accommodation for the term ahead in towns and cities across the country in recent weeks and Gardai have warned them to be on the lookout for scams, offering a number of tips to ensure they don’t get caught out.
Gardaí are advising people to be wary of accommodation rental scams, particularly at this time of year when students are... Posted by An Garda Síochána on Tuesday, 25 August 2015
The guidelines, which you can read in full here, are pretty straightforward (meet the landlord, ask for ID etc.) but they’re still well worth a read if you are currently seeking accommodation. Demand can be quite high and some accommodation-seekers are likely to become increasingly desperate the closer it gets to the start of term and there will be sharks out there looking to capitalise. For more information, check out the Private Residential Tenancies Board website.

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Here’s why you need to be very careful if you’re currently looking for college accommodation