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Which? Flags Fake 10 Downing Street Booking.com Listing

9/2/2026

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Booking.com UK listed 10 Downing Street as a holiday rental.
Which? Travel created the fake listing on 18 June, pricing it at £55 per night.
Fourteen inquiries arrived within the first 20 minutes the listing was open.
The listing remained live for six weeks before removal on 27 August.
Which? watchdog called the case systemic security failures and asked Ofcom to investigate.

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Story summary

Booking.com UK listed 10 Downing Street as a holiday rental.
Which? Travel created the fake listing on 18 June, pricing it at £55 per night.
Fourteen inquiries arrived within the first 20 minutes the listing was open.
The listing remained live for six weeks before removal on 27 August.
Which? watchdog called the case systemic security failures and asked Ofcom to investigate.