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Homeppl launches two new technologies aimed at taking down rental fraud 

The UK has been grappling with rising rental fraud since the onset of the pandemic as tenants whose income, credit and employment have been affected by the economic fallout of COVID-19. A number of UK referencing firms tasked with checking applications disclosed in the first half of 2021, up to a 72% increase in the number of fraudulent tenancy application attempts, the Independent reported.