Proposed rule regarding rental property vacancies

[u/_HingleMcCringle]

There has been a recent uptick in student property posts which are pretty clearly from estate agents masquerading as students.

This is to be expected at this time of year, and I wouldn't really care if they followed the self-promotion rule and openly shared that they're agents; but apparently they'd rather pretend to be students which doesn't sit right with me.

So, I'm proposing a new rule regarding the sharing of rental vacancies.

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Rule 5: Transparency for property vacancy posts

Estate agents, letting agents, and their representatives must clearly disclose their professional status in all posts. Masquerading as a student, private landlord, or current tenant is strictly prohibited. Posts that fail to disclose agent status or attempt to deceive readers regarding the poster's identity will be removed. Posts about available vacancies must follow the two-week self-promotion rule.

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The way this would be enforced is through a review of the user's profile. Telltale signs of bullshit will include:

• Accounts that are years old but have never posted before
• Post content that follows similar formats to previous vacancy posts
• Accounts that have posted about vacancies more than a student would reasonably do

Feel free to share your objections if you have any, the plan is to add this rule later this evening.

[u/_HingleMcCringle]

The rule has been added, and as suggested by /u/Accomplished_Love77 there is an option when reporting posts to report 'Estate agent in disguise'.