... and her boyfriend is at it, too
LETTING agents often rent out Airbnb properties without the landlord knowing.
The Mail on Sunday rented a studio flat at a three-storey house in Daventry Street, Central London, for two nights from Essam Bakry, 25 – the boyfriend of party girl Natali Rossi (see above).
Mr Bakry, from Egypt, who is in the UK on a student visa, had 11 Airbnb listings at the time of our booking.
Our reporter had to collect the key to the property from the office of AGP Properties, a letting agent near Paddington station. There was no mention on the Airbnb listing that the property was being let by an agent. When we tracked down the owner of the home they told us they had no idea it was on the website.
After being confronted by the MoS, Mr Bakry removed all his listings from Airbnb. Alfred Greza, of AGP Properties, said: ‘Essam does not work for us. He has got his own business. The apartment is a long term rental.’
Mr Bakry and Ms Rossi leave positive reviews for each other’s properties, as if they do not know each other. One review by Ms Rossi said: ‘Thank you Essam for letting us discover this hidden gem.’