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Feels dodgy. Why would anyone want that?
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Out tenants had to pay 7 months up front as they had just moved from Australia and had temporary contracts for employment. They then had to pay the next 5 months in full after 6 months, this was something the letting agents insisted on. However our tenants decided to keep it up after the first year because they preferred it. I don't quite understand why but they seem to like it.
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I’ve offered it in return for a discount in the past- did they ask for that?
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Speaking from experience paying up front like that is often to do with a lack of guarantor etc. I've lived in two places where we've paid 6 months upfront then the following 6 months in one chunk too
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Prospective new tenant wants to pay 12 months in advance.
It's a scam of some sort, right? Or they're going to set up a growing operation / knocking shop...