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Landlord insists on rent paid by cheque....tax avoidance??

suzy_g
suzy_g Posts: 732 Forumite
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My Son's landlord insists he pays by cheque even though he has asked if he can pay by standing order. I just find it bizarre that anyone would choose to wait 5 days for the funds to clear.
Also should he have had receipts?
Thank you
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  • Lokolo
    Lokolo Posts: 20,861 Forumite
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    Receipts would be good.

    There wouldn't be any tax avoidance if he were to pay by cheque or Standing Order, obviously the LL should be declaring everything but this could happen by cheque or SO.

    I imagine he's just old fashioned!
  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,169 Forumite
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    Not tax avoidance he is going to have to bank it.

    You don't get receipts for rent paid monthly but should have a rent book if weekly rent.
  • MegaMiniMouse
    MegaMiniMouse Posts: 595 Forumite
    He should have receipts, and a lot more besides!

    This landlord is clearly dodgy, but if the rent is cheap, then maybe you have a reasonable deal

    MMM
  • Lokolo
    Lokolo Posts: 20,861 Forumite
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    MegaMiniMouse wrote: »
    He should have receipts, and a lot more besides!

    This landlord is clearly dodgy, but if the rent is cheap, then maybe you have a reasonable deal

    MMM

    Because he wants to be paid by cheques he's dodgy? :/
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Just old fashioned gets my vote too.

    Receipts would be good but a cheque stub with the cheque no on is also good so when his cheque book is finished with tell him to file it and not throw it away.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • BitterAndTwisted
    BitterAndTwisted Posts: 22,492 Forumite
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    You don't need a receipt for making a payment by cheque. There could be any number of reasons why this person prefers to be paid by cheque and none of them automatically mean tax-avoidance
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    MegaMiniMouse wrote: »
    He should have receipts, and a lot more besides!

    This landlord is clearly dodgy, but if the rent is cheap, then maybe you have a reasonable deal

    MMM

    nonesense, just because he wants a cheque in his hand certainly doesnt mean he is dodgy, just the opposite in fact.

    What do you mean by 'a lot more besides?
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • suzy_g
    suzy_g Posts: 732 Forumite
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    Its just that when he fisrt signed the contracts and paperworkk etc they asked him to fill out a standing order form which he did but when it came to the day the first rent was due they knocked on the door asn asked for a cheque and have done so ever since (been 2 years) he asked them why they aren't going ahead with standing order but they just said "oh well we will see" and kind of brushed him off
  • MegaMiniMouse
    MegaMiniMouse Posts: 595 Forumite
    Lokolo wrote: »
    Because he wants to be paid by cheques he's dodgy? :/

    Yes, contrary to conventional wisdom, HMRC does not find it easy to follow the paper trail of cheques

    A cheque-book stub, filled in by the payer, is less than worthless

    MMM
  • suzy_g
    suzy_g Posts: 732 Forumite
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    I think I am just a very suspicious person then! I thought maybe they could pay it into different bank accounts.
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