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Bank draft, transfer or cheque which is safest?

I hope this is the right place to ask this.........

I am purchasing 2 weeks rental of someones flat in Spain, they don't accept credit cards but can take bank draft, transfer or cheque, whichever suits me best. I don't know which is safest....any advice please?

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  • cifpower
    cifpower Posts: 6,502 Forumite
    I would say transfer as the other two could get lost in the post
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,306 Ambassador
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    None of them give you any protection at all if the owener turns out to be dodgy, so just use whatever is cheapest for you.
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