• View properties in person.
BathTab.co.uk is a Bath community site and we encourage face-to-face, direct, and local dealings. People willing to rent a property without seeing it/or the prospective tenant first, even if they claim that it is because they are currently overseas, are unlikely to be legitimate. For personal ease and safety, always ensure you take someone with you, or if you are inviting someone into your home, ask to see personal identification first.

• It is illegal for agencies in the UK to charge fees for viewing properties/property listings.
Please Contact Us with information regarding any agencies advertising on BathTab.co.uk that ask for fees upfront.

• Never send or wire money to landlords.
This includes never mailing a cheque or using payment services like BidPay, Western Union, or MoneyGram to pay for items found on BathTab.co.uk. It is our belief that these forms of funds transfer are favoured by fraudsters.

• BathTab.co.uk doesn’t offer any sort of buyer protection/payment programs.
Any e-mails that talk about such systems are scams, even if they may have the BathTab.co.uk logo. If you receive any e-mails promoting these services, please Contact Us immediately.

• Never provide your personal or banking information (e.g. credit card number) to others over the Internet.

• Make yourself aware of common scams and fraud.
Do not believe the promise of large sums of money for your help in any task.

• Report any attempted fraud, suspicious e-mails, ads, or other dodgy activity.
Please Contact Us so that we can keep our community safe. In case of fraud, we also recommend that you report it to the police as soon as possible.

• Use common sense.
If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. So always think smart, and be smart.