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Heads Up: Watch Out for Rental Scams
Some people out there are trying to trick renters out of serious money. Don't be one of them.
Before handing over cash or keys, read our guide on avoiding scams. If you see something sketchy, let us know — we take reports very seriously.
SmartShanghai does not perform background full checks on the listings or users. Therefore, you are engaging with this apartment and its lister at your own risk. Read more about renting through SmartShanghai here.
If you contacted this user, and they appear
to be a rental agency or have commercial interests such as professionally renting out multiple
rooms, please report them to us.
SmartShanghai Housing has been the most established English-language rental platform in Shanghai for over 20 years. We are not an agency — we don’t rent or manage properties ourselves. Instead, we provide a trusted platform where both private users and verified property agencies can post listings.
Because we’ve been around this long, we take verification seriously: every listing goes through basic checks before it’s published. Still, we cannot take responsibility for disputes with landlords, agencies, other users, or the accuracy of every detail in the listings.
Curious about safety concerns or whether prices on our site are inflated?
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