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Avoid rental scams

Warning signs and precautions to help you avoid being scammed.

Golden rule. Never pay before visiting. Beware of unusually low rents and 'abroad' landlords. Always use a traceable payment method.

Warning signs

  • Rent that is unusually low compared with the local market.
  • A landlord who says they are abroad and refuses all viewings.
  • A request for a bank transfer, money order or prepaid cards before signing.
  • Generic photos or photos reused from other listings.
  • Pressure to pay immediately to reserve the property.

Sensible precautions

  • Visit the property, or ask someone you trust to visit it for you.
  • Ask for a written lease and a dated, signed inventory.
  • Only use traceable payment methods.
  • Verify the landlord's identity and check that the documents are consistent.

If in doubt

Do not pay anything and report the listing to the relevant platform. A genuine rental offer should not require payment before a viewing and a contract.

Nidora lists CROUS student residences from the official open dataset published on data.gouv.fr. We handle neither booking nor payment: every application is made on the official CROUS website.