Bizarre Landlord - What do you think?!

Enfieldian

Looks fine. Go for it.

unhappy_with_ecar

Looks like a scam, but send me some money via western union and I'll drive past and have a look for you lol

theartfullodger

He says he's a Christian: Don't go anywhere near him...

Cheers!

Lodger

adg1

Little points. 100pw is £433.33 per calendar month not £400.

Basically, I work along the following lines - "...if it looks too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true...".

I would think that, in most parts of the UK, you can barely get a room for £100pw, so a whole flat is pushing it! Check out the value of other, comparable, properties inthe local area and see whether (as I suspect it does) this falls into the very cheap sector.

And, er, avoid.

poppysarah

adg1 wrote: »

I would think that, in most parts of the UK, you can barely get a room for £100pw, so a whole flat is pushing it!

2 bed places for a little over 400 a month up north you know.

If it's too cheap for the area it's almost certainly a scam though.

It's written in a strange way so I'd avoid for that reason.

trumpton

This is a well-known Gumtree scam, I'm afraid. He will be asking you to send deposit and id details next. Report it to Gumtree.

adg1

poppysarah wrote: »

2 bed places for a little over 400 a month up north you know.

:eek:

Holy macaroons! I'm living in the wrong area!

Will_K

Thanks for your views. I've reported the ad to GumTree.

lincroft1710

Some 4 bed houses don't even measure 1250 sq ft. But don't tell the landlord, or else his next ad could be more believable.

re-born

Will_K wrote: »

I was looking for a rental property on GumTree and found one that looked good so I sent a message asking for more details and got this reply...

"I am Alan by name, a psychologist and a christian, i have a daughter who does not stay with me and I was once a widower but later re-married, but since my wife passed away i have ensured the future of our only dauther and it has been a success which was my wife's priority to see her out of school and stand next to her when she'll graduate, but time never allowed her which i believe God knows best about her sudden exit from the earth surface, also the nature of my work has made me much of a traveller and has really exposed me to different types of race and i have learnt that there is so much attached to this life than laughter. Anyways below is the address of the place in which you are interested.
[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]Address: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, England , United Kingdom[/FONT]

[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]This unit is Available immediately Modern 1 bedroom 1 bathroom, 1250 square foot
Flat is strategically located in a very cool and lovely environment with five (5)
appliances including dish washer with in suite laundry room and plenty of storage
space. Professional and mature neighbours ensure peaceful living arrangements.
Freshly painted and immaculately clean.[/FONT]

[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]The rent per month is £100 pw( £400 for a month and no deposit required) and also this
Flat can only be given to you with a good reference so a couple of good reference will
be highly appreciated from you. Kindly take your time to swing by the exterior of the
building as i am not presently in town to show you around the place, but i'm pretty
sure you'd like the exterior and incase you wish to proceed further I can forward you
the full interior pictures for you to have an idea how beautiful and spacious the inside
looks and we can proceed to the application process.[/FONT]

[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif]Thanks for taking your time in writting me and hope to hear back from you.
Regards."

The property seems too good to be true for the area and he seems like a bit of a weirdo. I think he might be trying a scam or something, but would be good to hear other opinions.
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i contacted a flat going for £100 a week and was in the area i needed and gave me full address...i emailed them and explained my finantial situation and wondered if i could make some sort of arrangment. the couple said if i could come up with the £300 security deposit or atleast half of that then i was to send it over to western union and they would then send keys and documents. The guy i spoke to first ( a christian guy) said he was in china on a cruissade and mission for god and the wife (who i have been speaking to) is in the states and would deal with her. when i asked for a number she said she had an accident wich left her un able to hear but gave me a +***** number to call her husband on. not got proof yet but some of these forums seem very alike. please let me know if any one comes across a similar thing. this also came frm gumtree.