Trying to find a room but coming across scams…
I’m mid-20’s, just finished my master’s and moving to Preston. I’m looking to rent a room, and I had two viewings set up through SpareRoom for tomorrow after work.
One was for a room that had ‘female roommates only’ in the title, which made sense since the ad said just one person lived there alone, a woman. I asked to have a call this evening to confirm the woman I was talking to was who she said as I’ve had a bad experience before.
She delayed a bit, then agreed to a call. The person who ended up ringing me was a man, and when I asked where the woman I’d been talking to was, he said she was his wife and asked if I wanted to talk to her. I hung up 😭
The person with the second viewing got cagey when I asked them to confirm who they were or show me any more pictures/videos of the place than on the ad (even though they said they currently live there & were at home).
So I’m a bit stuck. Is SpareRoom not the best place to find a room in Preston? Any recommendations of where to look?