We found the property on a website, OnTheMarket.com, in July 2015. We viewed the property and was told by Ian Bowden that in order for him to remove property from the market, we would need to pay a deposit and reference fees. He took a few months to gain the references and we finally had an agreed date to move in on the 1st October 2015. Movers were booked, we were packed and all changes made when moving house. He called us the Friday before moving to tell us that the current tenants will not be moving until the day after our move date! We panicked and decided to try to call the owner of the property directly. The owner told us that he knew nothing about us and that he was not renting the property. We now knew we were in trouble and homeless. We have since got most of the money back by being very persistent, calling, emailing, visiting, etc. We have now reported Mr Ian Bowden and his company Mckenzie Bowden or Acorn Property for Fraud. He should not be allowed to treat people this way and should not be working in this or any other industry. He's a very dishonest man.